Part 10 (1/2)
”You are hopeless”
”What's up?” asked Mollie, gliding into the roo rather rebelliously from beneath her hat
”Coether, while in a sort of dialogue Betty and Amy told the pathetic little story
”And that's how it stands,” finished Betty ”I wanted to do so--to make Alice Jallow feel--”
”She should be punished--we should all cut her--she ought to be put out of school!” burst out the io to Miss Greene--”
”You'll do nothing of the sort, Billy!” exclaiirl, who had already started from the room ”Amy doesn't wish it
Besides, I think Alice will be sorry enough later for what she has done”
”I had rather you wouldn't go to her,” spoke Aan Mollie ”I do wish I had better control of myself,” she added, rather sadly ”I start to do such rash things--”
”Indeed you do, my dear,” spoke Grace ”But we know you don't mean it
Here--help yourself,” and she extended the candy bag
”I couldn't--I don't feel like it I--I feel all choked up in here!”
exclai her hand on her fir to--to that--cat!” Her eyes filled with tears
”That's what I called her!” said Betty ”But we mustn't let her know that she has annoyed us Sometimes I feel real sorry for Alice She seems rather lonesome”
”I suppose the story will be all over school soon,” went on Grace
”I shan't lad you don't,else--after you get over the sad part of it”
”And I aether the four girls caone home, for vacation days were near, and study hours were shortened on account of examinations
”There she is now,” said Mollie, as they turned a corner
”Who?” questioned Betty
”That Jallow girl and her faood for her”
”Don't notice her,” suggested Betty, ”and don't, for goodness sake, speak to them We don't want a scene Perhaps Alice only did it impulsively--and did not really mean it”
If the reputed author of the anonymous letter, and her close friend, hoped for any demonstration on the part of those they had hoped to wound, they were disappointed
In calm unconsciousness of the twain, the quartette passed on, talking gaily--though it was a bit forced--of their co trip And I must do Alice the justice to say that later she was truly sorry for what she had done