The problem of being forced to live together compels Pixie and Molly to become unwilling allies. After arriving in Willsford, the girls first task is to arrange to get the room they want at Pixie's grandmother's house which means finding a way to get young Jimmy out of the spacious veranda room.

Poor Molly. Homesickness, eternal quarrels with Pixie, and the meanness of the sneaky little Jimmy have gradually driven Molly to despair. She borrows Captain Jack's horse and heads back home but on the way she encounters her classmate Louise whose unwitting advice turns her around. Pixie's friendship with Marguerite leaves Molly out in the cold and in cahoots with Louise on a missfiring practical joke.