A Dear Little Girl at School

one or two others who had not been invited, or had not chosen, to belong to what the rest called "Clara Adams's set." There had been a most interesting talk with Agnes and Ce

as no sooner in the house than she rushed up stairs to her mother. "Oh, mo

r mother kissing her. "You don't look as

I hope you will never have

am thinking it would be the very best thing I could give my family, for it is both nourishing and cheap

so she cuddled up to her and ask

u say to waffle

delic

great thing you wer

we just stayed by ourselves all the time, for those other girls didn't seem to want to have anything to do with us. We hadn't done one single thing to make them act so, but Clara Adams is so hateful and jealous and all that, she couldn't bear to have us be liked by an

t not mind what a spoiled child like Cla

t and didn't want us to be in it, so Agnes said we could have a secret, too, and she has planned a

n't think I ever hea

h her. Mother, don't you remember the lovely Mrs. Ramsey that di

ember,

I suppose, but anyhow, she did. But first the Clara Adams set tried to get Jennie to go with them, but she jus

little girl talking about one person being richer than another and about one li

"it is all Clara Adams's doings. If she wouldn't speak to us

ling, we'll talk of that dir

in this afternoon-no, to-morrow afternoon. Mrs. Ramsey let Jennie go home with Dorothy to stay till to-morrow and she is going to send the au

am afraid Clara Adams

e doesn't even

ings that are important to her than ever you did before

he president for a month. Celia is going to be the secretary and when we know just what to do a

his grown-up talk, but she looke

on't you approve of it, m

rying to get the better of another girl, though I can see that it is the most natural thing in the world for you to feel as you do, and I can see th

you think we

k it over. In the meantime by all me

o look at the new pigeons, bu

hunt him up, but discovering that he was hard at work over his studies she concluded not to disturb him but to go with the boys to hear them expati

n the eyes of the girls. What they wanted was mystery, a place which was out of the way, and one specially set aside for their meetings. A small table was dragged out of the recesses of the attic. It was rather wobbly, but a bit of wood was put under the faulty leg, and it did very well. One perfectly good chair was brought up for the president, the rest were content to be seated on wha

en piles of trunks and boxes to where Agnes sat in state, a call-bell before her. Margaret,

ur with Mrs. Conway and whatever they had determined upon in the beg

al object of our club," Agnes began, "is to find ways of being kind to our schoolmates, but we are going to do other things to entertain ourselves, things like bringing new games into the club and any new book we find particularly interesting. If anyone can write a story she is to do that, and if anyone hears anything particularly interesting to tell she is to save it up for the meeting. It has

ade out and the slips were handed in and gravely counted by Celia. "Th

es. I haven't thought them all out, but I have two or three. We begin with the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others as ye would they should do unto you'; Mrs. Conway said we might head the list with that, for there was nothing better. Of course we all forget sometimes, but we mustn't any more than we can help. If we see a chance

a, "it's going to be p

be as much fun as the other gi

id Agnes. "After a while everyone of

believe a bit of t

lings with our schoolmates and all that. We don't have to do just that and nothing else. For example, I have the loveliest sor

was emphatic end

to get some light upon that, too, but I think it would be a good plan that any girl who voluntarily stirs u

plan though I expect we shall all t

ara Adams for it all. Her club is founded on unkindness and if we want

hing about her cl

of the plays at recess. It is something like that, I was told. However, we don't care anything about those poor little sillies. We shall enjoy ours

I haven't everything I can ge

or the officers," said Agne

or the story. "We all want you for presiden

every girl arose to her feet. "That's unanimous enough," said Celia. "Now all in favor of my being sec

applause. Then she whispered something to Dorothy who nodded understandingly, retired to the back of the attic and

asked Celia. "It isn't fair for you always to furnish the

s to go into the city on Saturdays after coming

" said Jennie, "though of course I should love to have

next time," said Agnes, "and after that at M

perfectly delighted. She is so

e making up our minds about yo

le song or a sentence to

s later. I think we have done a great d

hearty response. "It ha

' for this time," proposed Edna, "as lo

meeting was closed, the members groping their way down the attic stairs which by now were quite dark. But the effect