Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore

g out upon a windswept road, where not even so much

e gaunt trees bent and swayed as

said, "but no one would care to walk in this gale, and

n to the

, it certainly is

at the parcel s

"and look! Miss Fenler is out on the porch,-why, she's actually feeling of it to se

the rule that the girls must not bring large parcels into

burst open, and,-Wel

flowered goods that Patricia had declared was a tea-gown. After a moment, Miss Fenler nodded as if dismissing the matter, and Patricia, her chin very high, passed into the hall. Miss Fenler turn

noisily that several pupils looked out to learn who had arrived. Farther down the hall a door opened, and Betty Chase's laughing face looked out. She, too, had seen Pat

der'? I'd half a mind to s

tricia said, rudely, and

ooked a

aid, "The next time you need sympathy, try t

istently that the pupils from Merrivale had not yet become acquainted with her. Betty had hailed Patricia pleasantly, and she really might have paused for a little chat, but she was one of those unpleasant pers

ajar, she pushed it open,

l, but I wouldn't let her. I guess Miss Sharp-eye

colorless hair emerged from the closet

ooms, and call them names?"

ce, was too sur

la, nor Miss Sharp-eye

a, and rushing from the room, opened the next door on which her own n

asses, picked them up, and setting them upo

ded Patricia, "for I'm 'bout as mad as

or Arabella had put on her hat, a

r left hand over her lips, while with her right she slipped a

nd pushed her toward a chair. Surprised, and calmed by Arabella's silence,

just come in so vexed, and with loads of things t

"and you looked so cross that I just didn't dare

ie!" she cried, "when will you learn that I don't always mean all that I say! Old Sh

aily-flowered cotton, and

st fold was loosed, and six pa

all those things, for I saw her pinching your bundle, and you'd think that she

didn't feel them, for if she had

ssion, should bring no food into the building, the reason being that plenty o

l sorts, but never a thought had she as to wheth

reat" that Patricia had placed upon the little table, and

she must not refuse anything, because Patricia would consider that a sure sign that her "t

much the same trick as that which Patricia had played, only that Vera and Elf h

d, and wondered why she walked so slowly, but as she neared the gateway, it was evident that

ood, laughed, and made a gesture to indicate tha

you suppose the

as big as the one Miss Fenler found Patricia bringing i

dodge Miss Fenl

rom the back way. The back door leads in

ding to get in the back way I do believe. I wonder if she has coaxed one of the maids to help her. Co

eaching the window just in time to see a bulky-looking bundle swinging from a r

the window of their room Elf reached out, desperately s

e somebody sees you." Vera lost no time in doing as Elf said, while Dorothy and Nancy wasted not a mo

room, flew to the window and soon the precious bund

udge, frosted cake!" cried Elf,

e'll have a hot stew to-nigh

can we cook i

rs, and three pints of milk all shaken up together in that two-quart

oil over that gas jet. I guess we'll enjoy takin

ll forget our arms ache when w

not convinced, Elf made no reply. "Come! Help me put these things away," cried Vera. "We don't want any one to k

he closet, where with the big can full of oysters an

own to prepare their le

chum, Valerie Dare, to spend the ev

eard Miss Fenler pass down the hall, and then descend the stairs, they were to open their door softly

r lights were out, when they heard Miss Fenler pass their do

n, or did she pau

and over hers, she afterward said, to hush it so

o which Valerie, who was nearest t

e cautiously opened the door a few inches. A board in the floor creaked, and she shut the door

u let me manage that door, plea

ime be?" whispered

r, and tapped upon the panel with a hat-pin for a knocker. The door opened and they were only too glad to have it close behin

rew a band of ligh

d hung over the door, that no ray of light from the room mi

, that neither coachman nor maid returning

he fun

ertones. Vera, mounted on a cushioned stool, was holding the can

ng," she announced.

"'cause I remember hearing our cook say that the stew was r

y'll have to come and hold this old

and Vera, thus relieved, ran to the closet,

nch-cloth, and when the "goodies" were set upon it, the big can in the center, steamin

into the can, so that while it lacked suffici

share, but so salt was it, tha

caused Valerie to drop her cream-cake. In an instant she had rolled over, crawled under the bed, Betty following, while Vera and Elf sprang into bed,

e she called: "Open

ftly turned the key in the lock, and was back

the door-frame. Crossing the room to light the gas, she put her right foot

caused the two under the bed to nudge ea

ill, the puff drawn up to

the culprits dared not open their eyes, for the face

desperat

is mean?" she

hed heavily, as if

"and I insist that you answer me.

rder than before, Vera a

ed not to reply to-night, I will report you to Mrs. Marv

er increased by their obst