side, and a garden in the rear, out of which a rustic gate opened into the street where the Hargrews lived. Mr. Belding owned the house and,

d interests any broader than her own home while her children were small, and now that Laura and Chetwood were almost "grown up"-or, at least, fe

exactly the same style of garment both for Laura and myself. No difference save the size, I declar

them worry you, Mother," s

still children," sighed the troubled lady. "But I m

could not go far wrong under such guidance. And Laura was a very sweet tempered and practical girl. Indeed, it was Laura's shrewd

of the ball game that his father

d Doolittle-and Merryweather and Ted Doyle are some punkins with the stick. Why, Ted is a bear-cat! But I believe we Cent

ct for side-show exhibition, or are you 'nature-faking' when you call him a 'bear-cat'? And why should the

dren burst out laughing, a

funny langua

it is," said Mr. Beldin

Such expressions have no relation to good English. But I

own technical phrases, so to speak. You ask Laura to explain. I hear Central High girls

," returned

, daughter?" asked Mr.

the Girls' Branch Athletic Association. Then we can compete for trophies with inter-county and inter-state teams,

sturbance about girls' athleti

It can't, in fact," said the jeweler, "for only those pupils who

ted to have bad luck. She won't be able to join, even if Miss Carrington ha

lding, yet not sternly, for she love

, to think of the water bowl

er your father nor I are caprine, hollow-horned ru

ined Chet. "You won'

," returned Mrs. Belding, though smiling. "And I agree

Belding, with a satisfied smile. "But I'

s Carrington sent her home," Laura said.

et the papers afi

could be otherwise. Thoughtle

y. If she says she didn't, and knows she

tial evidence into considerat

ust couldn't tell a falsehood. It isn't in her. That is why she s

to be barred from athletics if he doesn't have a care. We

ou refer to?" inte

sor Dimp. The professor had written something on the board-I forget the sentence; but it had the word 'whether' in it. Billy

Long saw his mistake r

a-t-h-

er we've had this spring. Recitation zero,' snaps Di

joke. There's some wit to that Professor Dimp, after all. And your friend,

m conversation on Sunday. By Monday morning, when the pupils of Central High gathered for classes, the girls, at least, were in a buzz o

e other girls, surrounded Bobby

do it on

ey going to

harp awfu

oing to have

stions were fired a

down!" squealed Bobby. "Gi

l us!" com

said Bobby, rather sullenly. "And that is the way

what you say if you are positive in y

you to the test. I di

ooked blank. Some of them whisp

're

-i-t

burning

n that basket?" deman

thought you

carried that punk out an

ht have fallen in the ba

nd of the desk when Gee Gee caught me," said Bobby, firmly

r," said Laura, suddenly

lieve me, and if I don't own up to what I didn't do, she says she will 'take it up with Mr. Sharp.' You know what that me