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, putting slip covers over the living room furniture, packing away blankets in moth proof

but Mother was going to pack things in it that could go straight to Leipzig without being opened, except, of course, for the Customs. Mimi kept the wardrobe trunk open in her room with the hangers pulled out and every time another dress was finished and pressed she hung it up and admired it. It was fun to see it fill up. Mimi knew she was a lucky girl t

blue uniforms like all the other girls in the Preparatory Department," Mother said. Sh

many times I can

to last you. I will be away, so far aw

er Mother's neck. Tightly they clung to each other and all the dread of parting, which each had been choking back, rushed around them. Again mot

so brave-"I must get the rest of your underclothes. You polish your te

the trunk snapped shut and Mimi hung t

re for the winter, to Honky, to the campers, to Cissy, and to her dear, dear

y wanted her safely there before they left and they were sailing soon now; consequently, sh

given him fifty cents and told him to "see after the young lady." The porter loo

chool-Preparatory Hall," she said aloofly to the driver as if taking a cab was something she did

re. Mimi clutched her pocket book. Suppose-no she mustn't imagine such silly things, but the papers were full of taxi hold-ups-last week in Chicago-but this wasn't Chicago. It was a sleepy southern town-bump, bump, and just as Mimi was about to convince herself that she was being taken to a desolate wayside, the taxi turned right on to the Boulevard-bump, bump, right again on to a long winding gravel driveway. L

here and the driv

y-it was several minutes before the door opened and a very flustered Mrs. Cole popped out

. "I must meet that one-forty train." All the time

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e found your father's wire. Are you all right? Here driver, take the bags to the last entrance do

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sorry for her and knew by Mrs. Cole's apologetic manner that she had the upper hand of her. As she followed Mrs. Cole down the corridor to room 207, she was convince

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the rest of the afternoon. The supper bel

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nd quickly, as if a dainty hand had patted her shoulder saying, "Don't be lonesome-we're here

, "Can't we have a last fling without a student butting in?" Mimi sat next to Mrs. Cole at the end of the table. Of all the faces about her, one in particular stood out. It was fresh and the voice was crisp and vigoro

ear you if you called out. I shall be up early myself. Run along now and write your

d splendid from behind a dark bank of clouds and treetops. She rested her red head on her arms and gazed up at the moon as a seer would gaze into a golden crystal. What lay

he cave-like halls and summer-musted rooms with an ever increasing number of chattering girls. Mimi had slept through breakfast, a

have come to Sheridan, too! "I do hope I get somebody peppy and cute!" Mimi wished aloud

active girls Mimi had ever seen

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asked the same question. The new girl answered, "Yes." The attra

mi's shoulder, "is Elizabeth Lewiston, known to her fellow inmates of this particular prison

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is information?" Mimi turned t

in other words. I'd feared my comprehensive vocabula

never heard speak the entire year without making

hild prodigy, who this year with a straight A card, God wo

rywhere in spite of her bookwormish appearance and Mimi was welcome with her. In fact, many other new Preps took it for granted Mimi was an old girl; she seemed so at ease and was smiling an

l with characteristic enthusiasm. The old preps had centered around Betsy Buchanan. Betsy, till now, had been their undisputed leader. She was a striking looking girl of perhaps fifteen; her short brown hair was slicked back from her forehead making a peculiarity about her eyes more noticeable. She had one blue ey

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give a locomotive for the new girls." Betsy repeated, "Locom

ad them repeat after her a long yack-yack-yack, ending in a sky rocket for the old gir

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sky rocket, she saw something she couldn't believe-a short plump girl with a weeken

rries about a roommate. Here was Sue and what could be more perfect! She did not dream