Polly's First Year at Boarding School

m in the Assembly Hall, kicking her feet and sucking a ver

anted to no one in particular, adding, with

k goo

gypsy tent out of a miscellaneous assortment of shawls. Then, attracted by the gurgling

to suck the lemon we were savi

odging under the piano and smiling

Thanksgiving vacation, but after the way I've worked my fingers to the bo

ce of Betty's mournful expression, and mad

ng. The Assembly Hall was filled with busy girls, and it

idays, and for their amusement, and to ward off any chance of the more serio

g a dignified Senior, paused for breath, and Lois, Polly and Angela, who had watched the chase

presenting it to Florence. "And we've finished the sp

le children, they will be in there by themselves. Now if you'll

ois assured her, "it's for the gypsies t

be large enough," Flor

" suggested Angela; "that will be just

th admiration at t

done all the work so far, it's lots more

the only two that count," she added, lowering her voice so that the other Seniors, who were willin

nfused at such frank

ith that tent I'll fly to Louise. I promised to help her with those f

said Betty contritely. "I'll go get you some milk, i

alled after her. "The

ne toe, and holding to the side of the doorway for

al it from the

directions of Lois, who was undoubtedly very artistic, worked

we could get a big kettle," Lois said, as she sto

ned Polly. "There's sure

ith the finishing touc

e dim tonight and

of the Seniors who were still busy at the other end o

portant changes-thereby asserting their superiority-they pronoun

se, in the latter's room, were rack

with a half a glass of milk, but she absolu

t's," Louise laughed, giving up trying to discover. "But now that

ty replied, flopping on the bed, and prepa

u done any

row wise and wax fat' that will do for anybody

are t

here's Ma

team her first year in co

o n

Ames, what

looked

ny more," said Betty, doubtfully. "Says she'

on a concert tour, and take

Agnes Green," L

lacking the essentials of a leader, and yet always refusing to con

" exclaimed Betty

s. They agreed heartily, but loyalty

a Senior," Loui

to a horrible end with

her hair and lo

e said. "We might say that she will

iticized, "but it

," laughed Florence as the big

on." And after a hasty dab at their h

r. Each table was decorated with flowers a

the Juniors; her salad with the Sophomores; her dessert wi

itself the most and laughed the hearties

all tramping into the Assembly Hall, that in the dim shaded light resembled

es, cake, lemonade and ice cream. Just the sorts of thin

ig dinner, every

ttle Irish Songs received their well merited applause. Two or thre

ine that wound in and out all over the room. Every child was given her end of her color string, a

s were put out and the girls sat i

lorence as fortune tellers would select their fortunes from a big black pot (Polly's discovery) and read it out in a si

one corner of the room. They completely surrounded and

tion at Betty as she fin

ou manage to eat so much. The res

s the reply, "it's

here for a while then," Angela requested, "for t

for the dish, but just who would have carried off the prize will never be known, f

orm. They are waiting to te

the girls followed their g

lack pot, and silence fell upon the room as she

the slip over a candle until the words written

n scholar, but you will die an

this prophecy, for all k

Guile rea

ll make a world wide reputation as an a

escapade of the year before were delighted. Then ca

ghty-two, you will begin a strenuous and athletic life

a, as she staggered from the

fortune which came next, and h

cel in stage settings. You will have one friend of

when the laughter subsided. "You can

ll you need is a staircase, a ni

come a Joan d'Arc and plan successful marches for many armies, after having been selecte

gasped Polly, half l

eered her until Mrs. Bai

very grateful to the Seniors. I can't say I wish all the fortunes to come true,

e girls swarmed through th

mbly Hall. It looked strangely bedraggled and lon

their rooms tog

ll over, but

e fortunes

s the bes

re likely to

both m

olly's door and ent

know that at a future date, Polly, after three splendid years at Seddon Hall, and Lois, after a l