Excitement because of the great advent; fear, because the sky had been overcast since earl

from her mirror over to the window and back again, "it's to be all pr

pink flowered dress she had decided to wear to the parade. It was not only a pretty dress, but was very

ook and eye on the dress she had intended to wear

the window and regarded h

iven Eliza Dilks because she always followed Amanda as closely as a shadow does) succeeded in getting thems

se. "They told me so," she said, in answer to the unspoken question. "They have some sort of relati

nviting her. Look-oh, look!" she cried in such a different tone that the girls stare

or all that," complained Vi, as Laura cau

good-nature again now that the sun had appear

e pink flowered dress upon the bed. "And we're not going to le

girls who had been lucky enough to receive invitations from the cadets of Boxton Military Academy, and as the girls, looking like gay-colored butterflies in

ether we'll be in the first or second," V

er voice. "Here come Amanda and Eliza. Did you ev

etty, delicate-colored dresses of the other girls look pale and washed-out by comparison. If Amanda's and Eliza's desire was

musement, and there was great excitement and noise and gigg

, and these the driver promised to

ura confided to Billie. "I never

s ever since the boys invited us. It's because it's all so

in Shelling," Connie leaned across Vi to say. "From wh

," said Laura slyly, and

e up Vi. "She doesn't like Paul Martinson any

egan Laura, but Bill

k-look--" Words failed her, and she just stared wonderingly at the sight that

rt where the cadets were to march. Girls in bright-colored dresses and boys in trim uniforms wer

the boys, but the groups were mostly made up of young pe

rrying little baskets filled with ribbon-tied packages. Some of these packages contained candy, some just

the ground they were surprised to find that their nervousness, i

ng just what to do next and wishing some one woul

called to a couple of his friends, and came running down

e all the other girls look like nothing at all." He was supposed

not. She was looking beyond Paul to where three bo

if they had never been nervous in their lives, an

rts beating wildly, a delicious wave of patriotism thrilling to their finger tips. And when it was over the girl

d Amanda and their escorts-who did not look like bad boys at

ver to the ice cream booth for refreshments, the other b

unter when Eliza Dilks deliberatel

angry, but before she could say any

who had charge of this part of the refreshments. "Some of t

lie her ice cream over Eliza's head while Eliza, with a glance at Billie

Billie under her breath. "I could

r to the dancing pavilion on the outside of which they

hed Billie in supreme content. "Such music would

d Teddy, swinging her on to the floor and g

t seem crowded, to the best of music, with a partner who was a perfect dancer, and-though Billie did

inally the girls had been tucked into the carryall and were once more back at Three