Dorothy Dale's School Rivals

had sunk

dragged her down, until she lay he

dark it

led Dorothy. "This

tly every girl, whether leading or following, was

he black, wet bog as if sh

on to offer, but stood gaz

to find a firm footing from which

ement, ran this way and that, in hope of finding some sort of board or plank to make a way to Amy, their shouts of fright an

iled Tavia. "I should not h

may get a fence rail. I see some old black stuff, like wood, over there," and she did

ear the spring until the others called to her that she would presently be worse off than Amy. A pile of light travelling co

-covered fence rail on her shoulder, and the other end upon Tav

he rail over22 the swamp-like pit,

thy, "now see if it

ait for orders. Throwing her arms firmly over the rail she dragged h

old tight, and we will all pul

ical, and the girls lost no opportunity of cheerin

s way," suggested Nita Brant, "you are

ll get the use of my ankles for a month," replied Amy. "My

Ned, who, on account of her injured

id Dorothy. "Listen! That was a tra

an, who23 had held back. "That's w

of contempt, and e

there was a chance for sarcasm, "for that is the wrecking train, I think,

ly dressed girl riding on

'm going to run after that whistle

outed Tavia, and, as she spoke, a

eclared Dorothy. "If only we

"There come two men with

said Dorothy, but she was no

rain, and, as the girls came within hearing of som

came from your school to24 get you, and is now driving all

egged Tavia. "If I don't cry within the next

Dorothy was the next to mount

ied. I could scarcely keep mother from going after you," and the handsome elderly lad

Molly's ear. "Lost again, but I think h

other passengers heard of the accident, and beheld Amy's almost

r half of it, for you young ladies for the night. As there are no cha

gh she hardly knew what to do or say. "This is awful! And25 to think that we

sage away from here," replied the other. "

ted Dorothy. "Mrs. Pangborn probably heard of the

her with you?" and the young man quickly picked up his cap, leavi

once more conscious of the loneliness of being "just girls." Men kno