Dorothy Dale in the City

icles, piled high, if not dry, in the rooms of the pupils of Glenwood Hall, w

thy Dale, as she plunged a knot of unfolded ribbons into the tray

ered on the floor for a few days. Then they all look like a fire sale,"

ck in Christmas snows," went on Dorothy. "I have a mind to give

ed Tavia. "Listen

Dorothy, "the p

r Ned's voice. Also the clatter of Cologne's heavy

this room," said Dorothy, "for I ha

on the outer side of the d

ave lots of that ourselves. Mak

Edna Black, otherwise known a

the Turkish mat as if she were on sprin

she demanded.

eplied Edna, "bu

e door was punctua

sisted Cologne, and

med Dorothy. "W

ere in a heap on a feather bed they had dragged into the room

ughty girls get you?" and she attempted to caress

her bed!" declared Dorothy

haven't seen a little bundle of the really fluffy-duffy kind since

via, trying to push Cologne off the heap

d Dorothy. "I know Miss Mingle has a weak h

wanted to see it all alone before she l

ght?" aske

a, innocently, "and we thought an ordi

in here," objected Doroth

vest!" sang Tavia, gaily. "How

dea of incriminating you. There is a closet in the hall. But just now

, as she blew a bunch of feathery

you can," advised Doro

her head out of the door. "No one in si

. Tavia took the end of the bed where th

d feath

r feathe

d be-ed that hu

n with one jerk she pushed

na and Cologne,

cry from below

Inside the room agai

Mingle!" whispered Edna, horror-

absurd way of turning a joke into kindne

id Dorothy. "Miss Mingle is a dear, but she

though land knows we never intended to decapitate the little music

osely misunderstanding the other. "But do you su

said Cologne. "Dorothy, can't you get the

ed Dorothy. "Besid

And this t

!" chimed i

t up," declared Dorothy. "I b

coming further to!" exclaim

than one girl. In fact there must have been at least f

me

id

ce

ath

ngl

of door things, rubbers were thrust off hastily, and the girls, delighted with the prospec

Dorothy, "and tell us what

is just now busy trying to get the quills out of her

undry," imparted Genevieve. "Mrs. Pan

artial summons!" exclaimed

was decided and not clattery. It

hy scrambled over the excited girl

ffice at once," said the strident voice of Miss Higley, the English teacher. "She

ed to know how to find her tongue. "There was

f the couch, Edna covered her own head in Dorothy's best sofa cushion, Cologne drank a glass

id, patting the sofa cushion into shape. "I'l

othy, and the others meekly

ooked over the banister they saw below Mis

, "they are sprout

ed Mrs. Pangborn. "

e of the befeathered hall, a messenger was standing beside

xcuse the young ladies! Come with me to the office! I must

ueried the head of the s

ed the music teacher. "Come, please do!" And sh

r the others, who quickly hurried to more comfortab

er," suggested Edna, "and sh

ant the message to the teacher would prove to be to t