Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times

k Nina if her cousin was to be a pupil, and it h

Mollie, who, with Nina, was hiding behind a large rose

she wh

Nina, "but why has she brough

red Mollie, "it's likely her

ey saw the two go along the

und the house, and the others "ran in," R

ey had all got in free. Then they commenced to ta

hrill, piping voice could be plainly heard, but the ch

e reached the door, she drew something fro

e she's giving her

at both she and Nina had been laughing at Arabella and her aunt. Mollie's cheeks flushed, and she looked down

e, but she saw nothing amusing in laughing at a playmate, o

et the little silver bell tinkling, and th

upon her desk, and she looked at the pupils as they filed in, peeping first over her glasses,

ool, she might listen to the recitations, and on the next day

tch the pupils, and as she did not smile, one could

ooks, but Reginald kept his blue eyes fixed upo

a time she moved restlessly on her seat, and wrig

out so much as blinking. She glanced at the clock, and then, as if just remembering something, took a small bottle from her pock

ing at?" she w

spered, not a

st needn't,"

replied the small

" she

re funny," R

uld any girl be pleased to have a small boy wa

t class in reading, and Reginald hastily snatc

said Aunt Charlotte; "you ma

is first term at school, but his mother had found pleasure in teac

graph, Reginald," s

the highway, the sun gli

r seen, and he frowned until an odd l

ned upon his,'"-again he paused. The word looked no e

ounce that wo

the word that puzzles you, pronounce it as y

ing in evident delight at his discomfiture. He resolved to rush through the reading in a way that wou

he highway, the sun glisten

at the droll error, but Ara

r!" said Aun

is chariot

e girls wondered why Arabella was not reproved for rudeness. The arithmetic lesson

idn't speak to Arabella," said Ni

the street to get home before any of us could talk with her. And I do wonder Aunt Charlotte didn't speak to

didn't mean to be disagree

she never could bear to hea

that Arabella likes to be unpleasant," sai

ey thought that it was not at all nice of the girls to sp

her the very first day," Nancy said, and Nina and Mol

med, for once, to h

cousin Katie Dean and Jeanette Ear

the blue sky and floating clouds. Reginald saw one just ahead, and laughed softly. Katie and Je

as coming to school this

first of next we

her name?"

dle now, and Reginald with a hop la

aid Katie; "just look at my new shoes! See the

ald, "I didn't spoil the puddle; it looks

ion had not been answered,

name is," said Jeanette; "he

ed Reginald, who still rem

said Nina, who hastened to rep

like?" ask

when you see he

ee her next wee

, and nothing unusual hap

learned that there was but one way

which they chose never pleased her, and when Friday came, Reginald spoke his mind. They were walking

oked after

n old fussbud

you know that we all promised D

t to her," said Regin

were always to be a gentleman, and that you must be 'specia

en a boy I would have shaken her this morning, when she sneered and called me a pretty boy. B

d all because Arabella had called him pretty. Reginald, who never could

d Nancy were skipping along the

here was Monday with the bright blue sky overh

week," said Dorothy, "and I mean

I can, if Arabella doesn't m

she ought to,

me one was kind enough to just show her how. Then I can't seem to be unkind, and the minute I say I'll help her, she pushes

te like to have yo

her about it yet. I don't want

s anything but independent when she doesn't do her examples herself. It's puzzling, though; mamma says we mustn't not

nd Jeanette running toward them. A third girl clasped their hands

she was to join the class, and Nancy was quite as pleased. It was early for scho

stone wall, and like a row of

e had played at the school where she had been a pupil, and they w

s way across the street, just a litt

sleeve; Jeanette nodded, and looked toward the gi

r, and called

Won't you come and me

to stare at the new pupil. Then turn

talk; I've got

y would not fini

so rude to Dorothy, and vexed that the

she?" Lo

she's in our class, and I wish-" she stoppe

ed to loo

going to say?

say that I wis