A Dear Little Girl at School

see the little girl, but at her calling "

doing here?" he said. "The bugaboos wi

a stoutly, "and I should be very silly to think so,

ng. "Is that what you are trying to say? If you are not afraid of bugaboos neithe

I will tell you; I heard some college boys t

nd what did

l nab him as he c

ey look like? Did y

, and there was another that I've seen b

d did you come all this

afraid they wan

ou know ab

ied of pneumonia because some of the boys dous

this occasion, I promise you. I think we can circumnav

"Won't they be

w come along and le

ay shall

rn so they won't get a hint of our coming home, for the barn is below the

d to have you get out of

aps they won't be so keen. I thought they had it in

ch used, which brought them out a little distance from the main road which was then

uppose they'd ha

feel safer when

al Trojan to do this for me, and I shall not forget it in a hurry. Lots of big girls and boys, too,

ow. I should have been very unhapp

rned Ben seriously; and the

ng and if Cousin Ben was ever caught

already gathered. One of these was Clara Adams, a little girl whom Edna was sorry to see entering the school that year. She was a spoiled, discontented child who was continually pouting over some fancied grievance, and was what Dorothy and Edna called "fusty." For some reason she was always trying to pick a quarrel with Edna, and by the whispering which went on when Edna entered

low tones. Clara Adams was in the centre and it was she to whom the others were all looking. Clara was a favorite because of he

y are talking about?" sa

t's more I don't care," replie

oing over and whispering to Molly Clark, and she is gettin

of the girls whom Edna and Dorothy liked the best were seen to join the little company of whisperers, and whenever Clar

y when the next day came and they were no nearer to k

on," said Edna. "They are all going to do something

er. Maybe they know so

they are getting hold of nearly all the nicest girls," complained Edna. "Molly Clark, and Ruth Cut

they are going to do?" D

a, but it may

The two younger gir

low voice, "I believe they are

r occurred to either of

t us in it," said E

of you because you always know your lessons and behave yourself, and

u know?" a

othy, and then she shu

sed to like us,"

ter. Celia, we mustn't let those little whippersnappers have it all their own way. Never you mind, children, we'll do something, too. Celia and I will talk it over and let you know

mpioned their cause there was no more reason to be troubled, and t

and Dorothy to count upon, but they did not care after the older girls had taken up their cause, and they cast quite as independent looks at Clara as she did at them. They

hile she left the group and went back to her seat. Dorothy and Edna were out in the school yard playing, but when they came in the ne

ply from the little round-f

re to speak to you and tell you I was at the fair

eased. "I am so glad you have come h

member about Mrs. Ramsey who took so much trouble to get Margaret away from tha

ut how you ran against her in the street and how you won the doll for her and all about her bein

ut of course she isn't very happy about having to be in the class with such little girls. Mrs. MacDonald is talki

thy asked. "I mean did you know

hing more, yet both the other two felt quite sure that there was no likelihood of Jenn

spered Edna before Miss A

anced across at Clara who

sought her sister Celia after dinner when the two had their study hour. "Isn't it nice," said Edna, "Jennie Ramsey has come to school, and she is such a nice little girl. I

think he meant she didn't put

to speak to me, and, oh, sister, we saw one of the other girls go over and try to get her to join Clara's set and she didn't st

ns now for I shall not answer. Now let us get to work or Au

ooks and in a moment was not think

ghter of the rector of the church. Of course Edna was very glad to see Miss Martin, for she was very fond of her, but she did wish she had chosen some other day to call, and not only was Edna required to remain down in the parlor during the whole of recess but she

her and when the dish of rice appeared Edna was obliged to eat it in place of any other dessert. Her ill humor passed away, however, when Uncle Justus looked at her from under his shaggy brows and asked her if she didn't want to go to Captain Doane's with him. This was a place which always delighted her, for Captain Doane had been all over the world and

d think it very stupid to play with shells and other queer things while two old gentlemen talked on politics or some such dry subject.