feel a little guilty, however, because she had not
hurried to leave the auditorium. Those killing
boys! And Betty was proud of the Lyon High
band, nearly fifty pieces, and “playing like pro-
fessional musicians” under their instructor and
leader, as one optimistic article in the school
paper had declared. She gave a little skip as
she thought of it, but slowed her step to enter
her home room sedately.

Dotty Bradshaw, the same old Dotty, made
big eyes at her, pretending to look shocked.
Carolyn Gwynne, darling, precious Carolyn, still
Betty's dearest among the girls, scarcely ex-
cepting Kathryn Allen, gave Betty a demure
look as she passed in front of her desk to report
to Miss Heath. As Betty and Carolyn sat on
front seats, across the aisle from each other,
Carolyn could hear everything that Betty said,
though her tone was low as she talked to Miss
Heath.

“I'd been wondering what had become of
you,” said Carolyn, when in a few minutes the
girls of the home room were in semi-order on
their way to the auditorium.

“It was fine to 'traverse these sacred halls'
just like a teacher. O, Carolyn, I've something

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