g from the orgy of the house-warming given them by the Evans and L

d see us to the train," coaxed Jim

he time! If you knew all we had

the time you have taken to expla

e you stand there and make me. Good-by, old pal, now scat!" Eleano

this time? Oh, I

ile you two were out in the garden hunting for

rom the divan and ran to the door. "If they

nd Eleanor saw Ken and Polly intently stu

e what it is they c

found it over at Old Izaac's," exclaimed Polly, hol

ty," said Eleanor, then suddenly wishing

u girls'd forget about us the minute we were out of sight,

lla pick out what she want

young hearts made merry of the pearls that

a strange stone. "There, I will use it o

as well jump on the car and ta

the four o'clock express to New Haven, as it was four

and talk until five," l

, and we only came thus far to be polite in exchange for the keep-sakes. But

looked forlorn. Then she laughed

by like an old dear, and te

ere my sister

good would that do

t me kiss you goo

r want to kiss her if she was a sister. You wouldn't

g-good-by, boys!" and Eleanor hel

en they had reached the parkway that runs over the car-tunnel, and is known by the

inks we females will run at beck and call for them, they quickly weary of such a game. It i

dly-wise for me. Now I never sho

ever has a beau is just because sh

asn't any beaux is on account of

throws herself at the head of any eligibl

oing to have beaux, so we should worry! W

st End avenue. It was a wonderful Autumn day and the girls pictured how

it at Thirtieth street and leaving it at the corner of Seventy-second street wher

rance, that morning. "For," said she, "first impressions are las

w one of them, No

ld take the head of the line!" r

hey will surely take the head in everyth

een, while she was placed with girls of fourteen years. This caused the temperamental

bing her home in Chicago and the people the Maynards knew. Then she whispered, covertly, how rich Polly Brewster was-she owned a great gold mine all in her own rights. She spoke thrillingly of Rainbow Cliffs an

wer in the group, but the teacher understood that she was exaggerating for Polly's sake. She wanted all the girls to look up to Polly as a subject would to a queen. She kn

had not lost in the repetition. In fact, Anne was sure Eleanor did not say quite all that she was cr

e a bushel of friends witho

h it, and then you can sift out those yo

u, Polly?" qu

acted rather queer this afternoon. I caught some of them whispering about me, an

wouldn't risk Polly's peace or popularity for anything in the

and Rainbow Cliffs, and I wondered if you had made su

lot of 'dog' if you want to make a splash

she hid her face, and Poll

er be considered a nobody than stand in a fal

You can't do anything now without mak

Bob might have done! That's the worst

for you, too!" w

I wanted to cut my own cloth? For goodness' s

omeone, or you will never climb to the top

y Brewster before you ever knew me and I am that same Polly Brewster even after having

o the end seat on the bus, leavi

nne-did I do an

range girls about Polly. You tried to make her appear as if she

New York girls to get it straight from the start that our Pol

Polly, but me also, because I am responsi

ly and you!" g

l, you deliberately thrust yourself forward-take my place, so to speak-and tell all the strangers ther

r goodness' sake l

nch, you must never again say, or do anything, that trespasses on her rights. Remember that each one of us has an individual right to impart what we like ab

her occasion comes up, when Polly and you disagree as you have to-day, I'll wire to your father to come and take y

without prejudice, I'm sure you'll agr

r her thoughtless impulse that day, and fervently pra

r unpleasant episodes, so everything went al

s friends had urged upon him. He was to teach, three times a week, a class in art designing at Cooper Union Institute. And before he said good-night to the ladi

h too much study. But it was found that the work in the art classes und

on to ornamental designing, next taking up the study of architecture in so far as it applied to interior decorating, and at th

al element looked up to Eleanor as their natural leader, while the quiet persistent sort silently fell in line with Polly. Both girls were admired and heartily liked,

aining of her child to Fate. Hence, Elizabeth was the usual product: selfish, proud, arrogant and hypocritical. She was but fifteen, yet she

dership at Wellington's school and she had returned t

ing her school friends' teasing and laughing at her downfall. And she could not leave the school, because her mother had deserted her husband. He was the cashier for all the luxuries Mrs. Dalken and her daughter

would "get square" with those "two nobodys" in short order! She would show those other gir

n, their companions appreciated, more and more, the sterling qualities in their chos

part in amateur theatricals, and knew nothing about them. Had anyone asked her to differentiate between the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian or Composite order of classic periods of architecture, she co

general management of affairs. Eleanor resented the obvious fact that she was completely i

all the time we have planned to give to exhibiti

a, and you must devote your spare time to his entertainment-no

lken believed she was merely pretending that she felt no grudge against the Director of the Play. And

itted free to see genuine antiques of furniture, paintings, tapestries and rugs, plate and ornaments. And with such a marvelous judge to escort them about and explain details that might have escaped othe

stable-studio; and quite often, Mr. Fabian brought in a "treasure" he had picked up at a second-hand book shop. He would read aloud in a cultivated voic

, made them all the more desirable to court. Not but that the two western girls liked fun and frolic as much a

other school-girls were foolishly mincing up and down the Peacock Allies of the large hotels, and sipping tea in company with young men, the two girl ch

ynard arrived and then the routine of

sleep upon the day-bed there. Mr. Maynard wanted to remain at the hotel to save the

ington had to take what she could get, or postpone the date of the play. Elizabeth Dalken was determined to have it on the evening set, and so the poor lady started again, to se

epe paper. The crude stage was decorated with pine branches and palms, and in places where the doors or windows were lo

even the chauffeurs, did the hard work. Polly and Eleanor joined the merry grou

can know nothing about decora

most respected banker of Chicago is visiting us in that stable! And he is my very ow

but Polly dragged her friend away, forci

he pleasant banker from Chicago, and now she smilingly said: "I can

e, however, told him that something had gone wrong, but Mrs. Wellington hoped to check the complaint

believe we are wanted

o her father that will spoil everything. I will look into this matter myself after to-night. Bu

keep peace continually where so many girls were concerned. And she promised to try and calm Elea