Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School

IN T

glanced a

ll do,"

he said. And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.

culated Meg aloud, then slap

wins, Twaddles' face shining with soap and water he had evidently applied himself, for it had dried in streaks,

embarrassed now that he fou

n looked

put down the doll. Then he sat down,

too," explained Dot, speakin

ou're not old enough to come to s

up bravely, "they're my brothe

ver bear to use a nickname, no matter how pretty. "But

hur Gifford Blossom,"

tably on the edge of the platform

fteen minutes of dismissal time, anyway. I shall let the girls go at half-past three, but the boys will have t

at and coat and came back to find Mi

d to have you come to school," she told them. "Do

ted through. The irrepressible twins, who had enjoyed their visit and were so

Bobby," th

iolently, and the ot

ed 86 them as she piloted them down the ha

Dot admiringly. "Oh, M

he assembly hall and was peering in

d like that, Dot. I'll bet Bobby is mad

ed Twaddles impishly. "Who

ere passing. The door was partly closed, but

g, her teeth almost chattering with fright. "I h

rd the whispering a

y, "aren't you going home earl

erately. 87 "They would come, and Mi

than Meg had supposed him to be. The other children had talked to her so much of how terrible the principal was when he had a

st time I ever knew that they had to be taken home to prevent them from learning. Never mind, youngsters, yo

hem out of the building, Philip having already pushed the doo

come?" 88 she scolded, leading the w

waddles appeared to

tly," he admitted. "We ju

uch surprised when Meg walked into t

m, looking up from her sewing. "And y

the children came to school and brought the dog and Totty-Fay, and Bobb

ssom half laughing and half scolding over their performance. Meg had also to tell everything that had happened in connect

about missing the arithmetic lesson, but he wouldn't go and

n Bobby came in, looking ho

in?" asked Meg, as he flu

x of us at four o'clock, and she says one of us six must h

m, and she smiled back at him,

n't, dear," she

nd bringing out a crumpled, rather soiled little envelope. "My, 90 I was

meanest day!" sighed

lded the note she

the car to go after Daddy," she said to the

off, and then she tu

as it can not be positively proved, you are to go to school as usual. I am sorrier than w

astonished Bobby

to you about this before, Bobby. You are not a very good loser, and the boy who can't lose and keep 91 his temper will

arm around Bobby and d

she went on, smoothing back his hair, "I think you know what you w

muttered Bobb

ou spoiled the book. As long as you know and we know you didn't, that really doesn't matter very much; and you'll feel so muc