Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore

before daylight,

things," she said in a voi

' always, but it's sure to wind up in a scrape. I plan how

and Vera gave her shou

and help me plan what we'd better sa

rt enough to say something when she stare

ence, and Vera turned over wi

awake and worry, while Elf could sleep; in

trees when we're away in

near, I can always make him get me down, but Bob isn't here to get me o

ling for Elf to be so sleepy. Her ch

now. I don't see how they manage to have such good times without ever getting mixed up in something that's hard to explain. And Betty

heir own room they found that in their haste to arrive at

assure her that two other girls were in hiding somewhere in the room, doubtless the two whose light had been left burning. She thought it clever to let them think that they had escaped notice. Their surprise would be greater when she sent them to Mrs. Marvin the next morning. Daylight found Vera

he had been reprimanded, and even gentle Mrs.

er mother, always weak-willed, would say: "Vera, dear, I wonder if you

the fact that thus she would lose a deal of fun that she

ot remain at Glenmore, when she would throw pride to the winds, and plead, yes, even beg t

in school who has anything

r girl was quite as worried as Vera, but it was a very different

hool had opened, and was rather a quiet girl,

vine had added that as he lived in "N'York," and as her mother also lived there, she, of course, knew him,

money. Just think of that!" Patricia had said, an

cause Mrs. Levine and old Mr. Mayo lived in New York they

must be acquainted.

ht to be friendly, nor did she make any effort t

es. It was Dorothy Dainty who seemed to hold her attention, and onc

then added, "I guess it's be

as fresh and fair. That evening in her little room, she looked in disgust at her

having a few of last summer's freckl

r that she cast lessons aside and commenced reading a story in a new magazine. The heroine was describ

da, "and that's the

tory of the beautiful heroi

ement, next: "Try our patent collar-

know? Who wants their old collar-buttons? And for mercy's sake, ho

upon the couch, when two words in

h frec

hat?" she

he read. "Send fifty cents to us, or obtain our to

prompted her to neglect her lessons, and spend

ient to wait to recei

ot know her, but if any of the Glenmore girls were there, she wou

she saw, upon entering, th

buying a complexion-beautifier, but concluded that she

goodies, and listening to every sound that might be approaching footsteps, Ida Mayo, n

thoroughly into the skin. Let it remain all

face. The directions had said that the skin would probably burn, but the result in the

first faint light appeared she sat up in be

about this burning," she said. "But how," she continued, "can my

ser, and gasped as she looked at her reflection. Even in the dim light of the dawn

y spotty

light enough for me to r

k. At that early hour no on

oor, and it would be lighter there. A gable sh

d throwing on a loose sack, she snatched the hand-mirror from her dres

zza, down the steps, and across the lawn to an open space where nothing could obscure the light. Alrea

e cried, as she stood s

had disappeared, it was because they had

see her from the window, she turned and ran at top speed toward the house. The big door stood open as she had lef

the door an

arting, burning cheeks were enough to bear, but worse than that was

re at her! What would t

right!" she c

Glenmore who had even the slightest reason fo

y about the feast, the two who had planned it, and the

e mail a tart letter to their parents telling the

at the thin, harsh f

ble in a case like this, as

dealt with accordingly. They must be made clearly to

"but I have my opinions, and I can't help

eir mischief been such as would harm, or annoy

ll see them before the school

It has been her habit to keep apart from the other girls. She seems to pr

r since daybreak. Lina thought that she must be ill, and she knocked at the door, but while for

?" Mrs. Marvin said, her fin

but received no reply,

open school for me. Say nothing to the other gi

per hall to the corner room. She paused before tappin

ed. Knocked again, a

your door for me.

ces could be plainly heard. They were singing Ida's

n heard a

t me in, and tell me what

y, or I shall call Ma

the door

see why I could not stay alone in my

lness, but chancing to look toward the dresser, she caught sight of

elve-Hour

beside her, and patiently she listened to the story of t

id, 'Just a bit on the tip of the fingers rubbed into

y you'd be surprised at t

much, a lot of it would do more, so

o tell you, but I can't face tho

ill bring you some cooling ointment to heal your

'Miss Mayo feels so miserable that she'll not come down to

sitive pupil tried to peep into the room as she ent

s ter ketch anythin' wh

or, when at a distance she said:

, 'cause I's had

her. It was a longing to rid herself of her black skin that had tempted her t

rs before, but Ju