Brenda, Her School and Her Club

me fairly well acquainted with the girls in her classes, she dreaded each recitation. It was no easy task to put her knowledge into the definite form n

h. Belle, on the contrary, was a really fine French scholar. She was fonder, indeed, of introducing French words and phrases into her conversation than should have been the case with a girl who really understood the French language. Edith excelled in mathematics, Nora, strange to say, Nora, who was so careless about most of her lessons, had a real gift for

mere duty, a way in which several months of each year must be spent until they should "come out." Miss Crawdon tried in vain to arouse in most of them something more like a passing interest in their work. Occasionally she found a spark of earnestness in one of her pupils which she was able to fan into ambition. B

from school in a state of

a is going to study Greek! Did

reek?" said her mother. "Why

ver studied Greek before. Julia says she's going

renda,

akes me so

an tha

n who studies Greek.' It sounds so strong-minded to talk of

You ought to be glad that your cousin is so ambitio

'd be comparisons. Oh, dear! It

embled, for her father's "Daughter" was generally the introd

k her head.

e less kind to Julia than you should be. How does it hap

eady when Julia is

habit of tardiness

l. Belle and I get there a ful

ld be better if you and

o go alone. Nora is

spend nearly as much time with your cousin as I had hoped you

t she tell me that she was going to study Greek? The girls all asked me

pied with your own affairs this week. J

ng to college?" i

" smiled Mrs. Barlow. "It

years older than I, and you let her do whatever she wants to. Oh

er even a little more suspicious than she was before. She constantly has the idea

hopelessly spoiled. We did not realize the danger when

after all some change should come to Brenda's point of

d consider her,"

vial things. What her object was in studying Greek she did not disclose fully to any one, but she studied diligently the difficult declensions and

hould think that you would be frightened

ittle easier. I've got to the verbs and

t,-all those queer letters and marks and things. Well, I should feel

though she was conscientious about her school work, she rarely distinguished herself in her recitations. Like Nora, she had beg

aid, "you can learn it if you make

really did try. Papa is disappointed, because he w

d please him and it would do you good.

istmas. Miss Crawdon won't let

verance she really became ashamed of her own

on some bright October afternoon she was very apt t

de Edith to walk with them over the mill-dam. "You never used to make such excuses and I consider it a perfect waste

he gymnasium for an hour with Julia, and that will answe

er pettishly. "Ever since Julia came you seem to prefer spendi

r lost time. I wish that I coul

the name," exclaimed Belle. "Why in th

e I don'

sin. I believe myself that s

ce in you to say tha

hought that you liked them more than an

doesn't follow that she's g

ust see how plainly she dresses, and working so to get into college.

ever thought of taking offence at her. But Belle's words had sunk deeper even than she had intended. Brenda had a certain kind of pride which was easily touched. She felt

nd of unspoken policy of Belle's to be apparently friendly with all girls of whom she was likely to see much. If accused of this failing she would not have admitted that she was two-faced. She merely liked to be popular, and if she sometimes made ill-na