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"Stuck up things!" murmured Alice Jallow, toward the close of the noon recess, when the four chums had kept to one corner of the school court, eating their lunches, and never joining in the activities, or talk, of the other pupils. "I wonder what they can be planning?" murmured Alice. STUCK UP THINGS MURMURED ALICE JALLOW TOWARD THE CLOSE OF NOON RECESS WHEN THE FOUR CHUMS HAD KEPT TO ONE CORNER OF THE SCHOOL COURT EATING THEIR LUNCHES AND NEVER JOINING IN THE ACTIVITIES OR TALK OF THE OTHER PUPILS I WONDER WHAT THEY CAN BE PLANNING MURMURED ALICE
is the matter?" asked Grace, quickly. "Are you ill, Amy?" for the girl looked pale, and there were dark circles under her eyes. "No, I'm all right. But papa and mamma don't seem to want me to go--at least they say they rather I would not just at present." "The idea!" "After we have it almost all arranged!" "Why not?" These comments and the question were fairly shot at Amy. "I--I don't know," she faltered. "At first they did not seem to mind--but last night--oh, I dare say it will, be all right, girls. Don't mind me," and Amy tried to smile, though it could easily be seen that it cost her an effort. She did not want to tell that she had overheard her parents discussing something the night before that troubled her--a topic that had been hushed when she unexpectedly came into the room. And that it had to do with the proposed little trip Amy was sure. Yet Mr. and Mrs. Stonington had at first shown much interest in it, and had written to various relatives asking them to entertain the girls. WAS HESITATION IN THE TONES WHY WHAT IS THE MATTER ASKED GRACE QUICKLY ARE YOU ILL AMY FOR THE GIRL LOOKED PALE AND THERE WERE DARK CIRCLES UNDER HER EYES NO I'M ALL RIGHT BUT PAPA AND MAMMA DON'T SEEM TO WANT ME TO GO AT LEAST THEY SAY THEY WOULD RATHER I WOULD NOT JUST AT PRESENT THE IDEA AFTER WE'VE HAD IT ALL ALMOST ARRANGED WHY NOT THESE COMMENTS AND THE QUESTION WERE FAIRLY SHOCKED AT AMY I I DON'T KNOW SHE FALTERED AT FIRST THEY DID NOT SEEM TO MIND BUT LAST NIGHT OH I DARE SAY IT WILL BE BE ALL RIGHT GIRLS DON'T MIND ME AND AMY TRIED TO SMILE THOUGH IT COULD BE EASILY SEEN THAT IT COST HER AN EFFORT SHE DID NOT WANT TO TELL THAT SHE HAD OVERHEARD HER PARENTS DISCUSSING SOMETHING THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT TROUBLED HER A TOPIC THAT HAD BEEN HUSHED WHEN SHE UNEXPECTEDLY CAME INTO THE ROOM AND THAT HAD TO DO WITH A PROPOSED LITTLE TRIP AMY WAS SURE MISTER AND MISSUS STONINGTON HAD AT FIRST SHOWN MUCH INTEREST IN IT AND HAD WRITTEN TO VARIOUS RELATIVES ASKING THEM TO ENTERTAIN THE GIRLS
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