Betty Gordon at Boarding School; Or, The Treasure of Indian Chasm

n!" trilled Tommy

bred!" chimed

I die-" ca

e dead!" they fi

ligible ditty, they burst into the car

long traveling coat, opening and closing a fitted lunch basket, and arranging and re-arranging several small unwieldy parcels and heavy books that slid persistently to the floor with the jarring of the train. When the conduct

had offered to help her search,

wing over my belongings,

to help it, but he said nothing. Meeting Bet

ntly. "Here, you Timothy, hand me that suitcase

erby, ignoring the jeers of their friends, were deep in two white and gold volumes of poetry. Timothy, Lib

nto the rack over the vinegary lady's unsuspecting head. With a deftness, born it must be confessed of previous practice, he balanced the case

put that up there? If anything goes in that rack,

e glee of the watching young people, as she lifted it to the rack, two china cups, several teaspoons and

broken, and I thought I had them packed so well! Pick

wing them-" began Teddy Tu

softly. "Don't be so mean

ir earnestness, they bumped into the elderly woman's hat box, and

again," was her speech of thanks to them when th

she possessed. Sydney was a great lover of games, and he had brought his pocket checkerboard and men with him.

me pass," said the owne

ust made his

opened again for her when she came back. No one paid any a

woman?" demanded

, scattering his checkers about. Ordinarily sweet-temp

en watching her. She sits there with her watch in her hand, and exactly five minutes apart-I've timed her-s

ydney impatiently. "I can't get anywhere if she is

cker soothingly. "I'll adjus

he might have felt slightly apprehensive. The

ho did not approve of boys. She turned and regarded him hostilely, but he gazed

ered Bobby to Betty. "Tommy can think up

n a very few moments and sauntered back

, and the others, with the exception of Bobby a

d Bobby's arm excitedly.

ther journey to the water cooler. She half rose, an alarmed expression flitted over her

feet, grasped the bell-cord and jerked it twice, then

ame to a sudden stop that sent many of

n the car door angrily. Behind him two a

hat bellcord?" demanded

I," said the elde

bristled, apparently u

t for? Here you've s

the icy reply. "Perhaps you will

hanged perceptibly. "I doubt if there

d the woman commandingly

a loud snort and fell over back

s glance toward him. He had tr

icken one courteously. "There's a doctor at the Junct

ealth and accustomed to normal activity suddenly loses the power to

"my good man," had nettled the conductor

away much more time," he said testily. "I wonder-

hand on her ankle in its neat and smart-looking shoe. Now he took out hi

he informed the patient grimly. "One foot tied to the other,

ected her to wear high-

amazement showing

e victim of this practical joke turned a dull red and the glare she turned on the back of

ed, this was worth all he had dared and suffered. Sydney and Winifred finished their game before the Junctio

r, and as they were all a bit tired from the journey and excitement t

from the window as

ide! Sh