girls, and they determined to go to the Mexican curio shop if they
could obtain permission.

Nan noticed that for once Rhoda seemed interested in what the other
girls were saying. Her brown eyes sparkled and a little color came
and went in her cheeks as the discussion went on.

The girl from Tillbury was tempted to invite Rhoda to go with her
on Saturday. Yet she felt that Rhoda was not in a mood to accept
any overture of peace. The Western girl treated Nan herself well
enough; but Nan could not offend her older friends by showing Rhoda
Hammond many favors.

So many of the girls asked permission to visit Adminster on the
next Saturday afternoon that Mrs. Cupp allowed Miss March, one of
the younger instructors and a favorite of the girls, to accompany
them.

It was quite a party that picked its way down the muddy track into
Freeling's Main Street where the interurban trolley car passed
through toward Adminster. The girls under Miss March's care all but
filled the car when it came along; but they were hardly settled
when they spied Rhoda Hammond already sitting in a corner by
herself.

"Why, Rhoda," said Miss March, rising and going to the Western girl
as the car started, "I did not get your name as one of my party."

"No, Miss March," said Rhoda coolly.