happen, the blame would fall on Grace's shoulders.

Anne, deeply hurt, tried to leave the gymnasium but the girls caught her,
and brought her back again. She shed a few tears, but soon forgot her
grief in the interest of the game.

"Girls," said Grace, as she and Nora and Jessica walked down the street
that night after leaving Anne at her corner, "we must look out for Anne.
It is evident from the way Miriam acted to-day that she will never lose an
opportunity to hurt Anne's feelings. I thought perhaps time would soften
her wrath, but it looks as though she still nursed her old grudge."

How true Grace's words were to prove she could not at that time foresee.

"Well," said Nora, "Anne is one of the nicest girls in Oakdale, and if
Miriam knows when she's well off she'll mind her own business."

The day before the game, as Grace was leaving school, she heard David's
familiar whistle and turned to see the young man hurrying toward her, a
look of subdued excitement upon his face.

"I've been looking all over for you, Grace," he said, as he lifted his cap
to her. "I have something to tell you. This afternoon after school, Reddy,
Hippy and I went out to the old Omnibus House. I wanted to show the
fellows some things about my machine. While we were out there who should
appear but Julia Crosby and some more of her crowd. They were having a
regular pow-wow and were in high glee over something. We kept still
because we knew if they saw us they'd descend upon us in a body. They
stayed a long time and Julia Crosby made a speech. I couldn't hear what
she said, but it seemed to be about the proper thing, for her satellites