Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School / Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities

ee chums to bind themselves together as a sorority. As charter members, they would initiate four other girls, as soon as proper rites could be thought of. It should be a Greek letter socie

ow her plans were practically perfected. All that remained to be done was to tell her th

llen and Eleanor Savell were chosen as candidates and promptly notified to report at Jessica's home the ne

t, stopping directly in front of Grace Harlowe as she hur

ittle curtsy and recited, "I'm goi

, my pretty maid?'" rep

wed there, si

e a sorority is about to come to the surfa

u can't come, so you might as well be resigned to fate," retorted Gr

u. Tell her she has my sym

. "She is spared the ordeals of initiation. But Miriam w

ied to find out where she was going, but she wouldn't tell me. By the wa

too well what would happen if you boys traced us to our lair. But I must go or I shal

merciful to the candidates." Lifting his cap, the young m

it until he thinks I am far enough up the street and then he'll follow me. As soon as he finds out where I am go

he could easily leave the library by the side entrance and cut across Putnam Square. Tha

he city hall clock, and she did not wish to be late. The girls had agreed to be there by half past seven. She was almost across the square when her ear caught the sound of a low sob. Grace glanced quickly about. The square was practically de

freshman prize girl. The glare from the neighboring light revealed her tear-swollen eyes and quivering l

I can be of some service to you. I've wanted to know you ever since you won the freshma

could not sufficiently

r voice. A moment more and Mabel Allison began to speak in

le High School knows you. I have heard so much about

out me. I'm very glad to know you, Miss Allison, but I am sorry to find you so unhappy. Can't you tell

ce and said: "Yes; I will tell you, although no one can help me. I

ing her head, "but I'd be

"I'm an orphan, and I liv

lives in that ugly yellow house on Elm Stre

her, but the matron said I was old enough to work, that I'd have a good home with her and that I should be paid for my work. She promis

nded almost

e reputation of being one of the most hateful women in Oakda

next month, and exempt from the school law. So she is going to make me stop school and go to work in the silk mill. I wo

tly. "Haven't you any relatives at all, Miss All

hook he

autifully dressed. She always believed that I had been stolen. She said that I could tell my name, 'Mabel Isabel Allison,' and that I would be three years old in November, but that I couldn't tell where I lived. Whenever they asked me I cried and said I didn't know. She wanted to save my clothes for me, th

stood in G

ething for you. You shan't stop school if I can help it. I can't stay with you any longer,

e a little c

. I am still carrying the marks from the last whipping she gave me. She sent me out on an errand, b

ipping in my life! I won't keep you another minute, but wait for me outside

und Grace's neck and said, "I do love you, and I feel that some one cares about me at la

rself. "I think it's high time we organized a soro

e to come?" were the cries that greeted her f

id Grace as she handed Jessica h

unded Grace, who began with her meeting with Da

those boys yet, have you?" sh

"but never fear, the

for the first time that Eleanor was not present

when the maid let me in, and how she can play! She wanted me to stay there with her and didn't seem to understand why I couldn't b

the study hall every morning after opening

though her ideas about punctuality and school rules are somewhat hazy as yet. She lives at 'Heartsease,' Mrs. Gray's prop

should begin the initiation?" asked Nora. "It is after

Grace. "Blindfol

the chums were about to lead them to the initiation chambe

aid Jessica. "Shall I tell t

o the door, while Anne and I stay here with our

wly, and saw-not the three boys-but Eleanor. She smiled serenely

you changed your mind and came. The initiation is about

. "But now that I'm here

this

this is Eleanor Savell. You can't see her yet, but you may all

e others and graciously allowed Nora

and the eight girls solemnly pro