The Girls of Central High on the Stage

class in modern history

rgrew, in the ears of her chums. "Gee Gee is g

now?" demanded Dora Lo

nt up Moscow on the map of Russia. Now! you k

. "You will never do anything in school but ma

ed Bobby to Dora and Dorothy. "Don't you thin

you in his, or her, class, is bound to earn al

scarum. "You're just as bad as Freddie Atkinson. Dimple asked hi

Noah!' snap

imed Fred. 'I thought N

ame up briskly. Laura and Jess were near at hand, and in a moment a group

ung," declared Eve, who came in every morning from the country on the

ozen?" dem

ant you to all come over on Saturday aftern

said Nellie Agnew; "I should think your father and

ve to have young folks around. Now, remember! Saturday at noon the

ied Bobby. "I

ow! he may sin

ff, 'cause it soaks

rs. Kerrick didn't offer a prize f

ty. "I may surprise you all yet. I am capable o

are getting," murmured Nell

ery gravely. "Listen here. Here is what I call 'Th

eside those that had gone before,

s way from her heart, throbb

-a single heartbreaking shriek, which seemed to w

cut, cut

ay another eg

xclaimed Laura. "Aren't

ear-r-r-t," croaked Bobby. "You don

right, Eve. We'll come on Saturday. Chet will see Mr. Purcell about the big car. Lake Luna

he heart to join the skating party. But the sum realized was sufficient to settle with Mr. Closewick, pay

g urged Jess very strongly to be his guest on Saturday, and there was really no reason why Jess should not go. Her mother had seen Mr. Prentice and begu

elding house thought little of the cold, however. There were warm robes and blankets in the Belding auto and in the sightseeing machine that Mr. Purcell had sent. Chet, i

o was of the party, "you look howwidly fewocious, doncher know! I wouldn

ty," responded Chet "So, if you were fla

a fur-edged velvet cap that it really took courage to wear, and fur-topped boots. And his gloves! they were marvels. One of them lyin

ed at her and tried to put her out of t

Bobby Hargrew. "One end

every angle. And they "rigged" him sorely. But the exquisite was used t

And, weally, one should pay some attention to the st

ing had retired to her own room until the "devastation of the barbarians," as she called it, was past;

nie, w'en yo' was oberflowin' wid de s

lowed quite so boisterou

he old black woman. "But Mars' Chet an' Miss Laura, and dem friends

hine struck a fast pace when once they had cleared the city. There was lots of fun in the autos on the way

orld. Eve's mother had a great heap of hot cakes ready fo

ather and Otto are somewhere down in the woods already. This cold weather coming on marks the time for hog killing, and some of the porkers have been running in the woods, fattening on the mast.

round, was a comical genius and the boys knew him well.

kate your

declared Pat; "barrin' that I niver had thim murderin' knives on

over this statement of the Irishman. "He was planting potatoes in the upper field, and all by himself,

know,' say

are they?' repe

he, and Hurley came to the house roaring wit

and oaks, would have made a splendid coastin

ora Lockwood, "if the pond is still fr

Eve reassured them. "And there isn't a sp

d a big bonfire burning on the edge of the pond. Meanwhile the other boys

ate of glass, and so clear in places that they could s

rting a hockey game at the far end, and the girls cir

al instructor, says we ought to le

y good fun, to

down and tore your dress?" suggested Nellie.

hat isn't the spirit of athletics. Didn't we le

mes learned that

the brush the girls saw an animal charging directly for the pond. Patric

g hog!" cr

ugly, too, I believe." Then she raised her voice in war

harging sow. "It's not afraid I be of the likes of a pig. 'Tis too many

ilt. There wasn't time for the Irishman to dodge; but he di