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

er the following afternoon. Now that they were fairly started on their mission of rescue, they were not quite so confident as to the result. To

" confided Jessica to Grace. "She i

l do all the talking. All we need to do is to tak

d his office, "I see you are prompt in keeping your appointmen

, papa?" shuddered Jessica as they neared the Bra

ked Mr. Bright in mock alarm. "I am glad

t us the other day, when we were coming from school, because she said we were taking up the

d Mr. Bright, as he rang the

k in her shoes when she saw her visitors. "Don't be frightene

sked Mr. Bright courteously, as

woman, with a hard, forbidding face, shoved her a

you want?" sh

. Bright courteously. "Am

n, "and you better state your business now,

by the name of Mabel Allison,

een gettin' into mischief? If she has, I'll tan her

ght, "I hear very good reports of

u've come here to quiz me and pry around about her, you ca

once to business. I have come to take Miss Mabel away with me. She has found friends who

ed the woman mockingly. "Well,

dopted her?" asked

of my house or I'll throw you out and these two s

le to have yourself appointed her guardian. You agreed to pay her for her work, but blows and harsh words are the only payment she has ever received at your hands. She wishes to leave you because she can no longer endure life with you. You haven't the slightest claim upon her, and she is perfectly free

e shan't leave this house," sa

ll wait for you. As for you," turning to Miss Brant, "if you try to stop her, you will soon find yourself in a most unpleasan

of abuse that the rescue party stared in amazement. Never had they seen such an exhibition of temper.

ssed. "I paid for that hat and for the clothes you're wearing, and you'll se

eave This House W

ay any attention to her. She isn't worth bothering over. You can send her back her ridicul

still, looking the angry woman in the face with such open scorn in her gray eyes t

o say to me, Miss Brant, you can always find me at my office on East Main Street. The

recede him, and the party went quietly down the walk, leaving Miss

tle she looked up, and, smiling through her tears, said brokenly: "I can't believe that it's all true-that I shall never have to go back there again.

back to her. Now run along with Jessica and forget all about what has passed. Good-bye, Grace. You see, your rescue

lowly toward Jessica's home. Passersby glanced curiously at the hatless, shabby young girl, as she walked b

e is my street. I must leave yo

er five girls appeared as by magic and gleefully surrounded

emy and they are ours.' Tell us about it quickly. Why didn't you let

estions until Grace said, laughing: "Stop it, girls; let her get

nswered their questions without embarrassment, a

Miriam Nesbit, "and we are your adopted mothers. You

ne, "or she'll run away bef

calmly. "I need Mabel more than do the rest of you, but perhaps if you're good I'll loan

cuing, I suppose we shall have to respect your claim," said Nora, "but