Molly Brown's Junior Days

y evening in the rooms of Margaret and Jessie. It was called on the invitation "A Literary Evening," and was to be in the nature of

o take part in th

n when she ought to be," she said, but she

hairs from the other rooms were brought in to seat the company, who appeared grave and subdued. Most of the girls were dressed to resemble famous poets and authors. Judy was Byron; Margaret Wakefield, Ge

certed at first when she found herself the

hat I could have come in cost

edals," was Margare

great. The medals gleamed like so many solemn eyes. She wondered if the others could read what was inscribed on them, or if it would be necessary to call attention

ith whatever she could recall of Livy and Horace, and filled out occasionally with Latin prose composition. I

subdued approvals when, at last, the speaker took breath and sat down, gazing

ise of Mind," which was skillfully expressed in such deep and intric

resting, indeed,

ul; so clearly put,"

ed her eyes

eir gravity could endure, and when she ended each verse with "Dit le corbeau: jamais plu

at all suspicious. Even then it was the wrong kind of suspicion. She thought that per

Molly stood on a soap box and reci

t famous evening, but still Mine

at Mill Town High S

Molly kindly, feeling that in some way the unf

oem by the same man," she replied, "except t

Bells'?" demanded Edith Wil

n it at lots of sch

he room should be in darkness except the side light whe

ntonations and echoes, according to Cleveland's recitation book, the girls silently collapsed. When she

departed with some of the others, while those who

nerva is beyond teaching. She must remain fore

ess person. We really furnished her with a most delightful e

think. Suppose she had caught on? Do you think it woul

ended not to. The joke would have be

d possibly tell. It was a question long afterwards in dispute whether one person had managed the sequel to the Literary Evening, or whether there had been a

but it's five minutes of ten and I think you'

the knob and tried to open

she exclaimed. "W

orn and a pair of scissors, and at last Jessie, as the smallest, was chosen to climb over the

we work the transom scheme," ejaculated

s and doors and pull stoppers when other p

the other side must have turned the key at this critical moment, for the door flew open and the president tumbled back as if she had been shot from a catapult, knocking a number of surpri

alone had escaped the tumble,

s waited until the danger was over. Then

eaking with difficulty, because her tongu

ime to discuss the mystery, however. She would be coming back in two minutes. Again they waited in silence until they heard the swish of her dress as she we

of Mrs. Pelham was lost in the darkness, and out th

g's adventures

on the top of the door by the arch-imp, whoever she was, fell on Judy's head and deluged her. It contained h

ith somebody," exclaimed

blinds, the night watchman being very vigilant at the dorm

unbound her long hair, light in

ind out what's happened to the Gemini," and wi

did this, she's about the boldest freshman alive to-day. But, afte

must be prepared for a call-down; and if she doesn't take it like a lamb, she'll just have to expect a freeze-out. It's much better f

ould find it out witho

brightest girls in Wellington? Margaret's speech alone was worth all the humiliation Minerva might have f

hough, that it must have been a very ordinary person who could think of them. Ma

ame stalking int

ull of carpet tacks and Mabel Hinton fell over a cord stretched acro

ld have had time to do all t

nd Molly's was one of them-which will not b

d planned it all out beforehand. Besides, it's easy for you to talk, Molly. You didn't bite your tongue, o

Nance's muffled voi

admitted Molly.

!" broke

ea of college and the sorts of

ent ended fo