A Dixie School Girl

d condescend to a Hallowe'en Masquerade each year, and two nights after Beverly's J

than local fame, which was in great demand for miles around. Consequently, the girls would have good music for their frolic and as Mrs. Bonnell looked to the refreshments, everything was satisfactory excepting Miss Woodhull'

alton the gym instructor in the latter. Miss Dalton seemed just like a girl herself, and was, in fact, not many years her pupils' senior. She was in her twenty-fourth year, but looked about nineteen,

d some lightening-like communications had been interchanged. On the way back to Leslie Manor, Beverly, Sally and Aileen had kept somewhat in the rear, Petty an

g were needlessly trying to convince Jefferson of the folly of making

n the two schools were not over cordial. Dr. and Mrs. Kilton had made very gracious overtures to Miss Woodhull when she first opened Leslie Manor, but desiring to keep distantly at arm's length all relations with a school that harbored boys, her response had been as frigid as her New England coast line in February. This was rather fortunate in the present case. Dr. and Mrs. Kilt

The three occupants were dressing, two or three girls were assisting at the rob

and her head covered by a huge Glengarry bonnet. Tiny patent-leather pumps and little blue socks completed the funny makeup. She was as bonny a little lad as one could find, her na

see if we don

ttering black cambric costume, and funny peaked cap, which glowed uncannily when the room was darkened. Sh

ainty "nighties," which, of course, fell straight from her shoulders. Her hair was caught up with every rhinestone pin or buckle she owned or

looked a queen, for she was a v

the girls laughing, talking, jostling each other and in most hilarious mood,

nting bats, owls and all sorts of flying nocturnal creatures. The side walls had been covered with gorgeous autumn foliage, palms and potted rubber plants stood a

anced to become separated. But this they seemed to have no intention of doing. Together they went through the figures of the pretty fancy dance, prancing, twirling, advancing, retreating; arms

es everybody

e? We didn't know there were two girls in the school who ma

tened the questioners. Indeed, neither spoke o

in the jolliest dance eyes ever looked upon, and would have abso

between the tall potted plants and bowers constructed of Autumn leaves, her luminous tatt

No one in the room was so tall. Who could it be? There was just one person in the school who might look as tall if so disguised and that was Miss Stetson, but even the liveliest imagination could hardl

by signs indicated his desire to imitate Tweedle-dum's and Tweedle-dee's per

stroke of nine-thirty when refreshments were served. The revelers were to unmask before partaking o

d the better leader by his partners, and Jack "almost as good as a boy; she was so strong and danced so divinely," though none had as yet guessed the identity of either. Then Miss Woodhull, esc

ormation effected in two minutes after Miss Woodhull's and Miss Baylis' entrance. With the exception of Tweedle-dum, Tweedle-de

he four dancers. She tolerated such frivolity; she was compelled to do so; her sc

r dancing figures. Then turning to Mrs. Bonnell, who

he Jack o' Lantern costume. I did not kn

She came in after the dancing began. She

ing the question. She was a little doubtful of that tall girl. In times gone by some of her pu

e masqueraders, a jolly little Tam

pursuit of him. As well have tried to

nt sprawling, his pumpkin lantern flying out of his hand and breaking into a dozen fragments. Tam was almost upon him, but before he could lay hold Jack was up again, had made a spring, caught one of the flying rings which dangled high above his head, swung like a monkey from that to the next, and so on down the line until he was in range of the gallery, at which he hurled himself bodily, landed u

s closed and guarded and a thorough search made. This matter shall be sifted to the very bottom. No, you will all remain in this room