Evening star., 1928-02-26

it. You will have TO write home for
pe-mish right away and tell them TO
wire because Miss Starhope said any
one who has cuts left may leave
Wednesday night and stay until Sum
day night Won't 1t be gorgeous? Just
think. almost four whole days! What's
the matter. don't you want TO 60? You
don't look a bit pleased"
"Oh. my dear, III love 1t. but ] don't
know whether can or not until
Louise gets back from talking with
Miss Stanhope. You see, got myself
into a peck Of trouble. II ] have to
tel this many more times I shall be-
licye that / am deep-dyed criminal. p
she concluded.
Well. it's too bad. but maybe you
can serve your sentence some other
way than giving up the holiday. See
what you can do about II, anyway.
And now have TO tear and make my
bed before Miss Print gives me black
mark II get another shall prob
ably have 10 stay here and eat beef
steak for Thanksgiving myself. ! do
hope you can fix 1t up"
Louise returned TO find Patricia In
frenzy OF houseclean!ng. She was
in the act Of shaking the cushions out
of the window three at time.
Why on earth are you doing that
on Sunday?" she exclaimed.
keep. my mind off Of Thanksgiving.
Hurry and tell me. WIN Lily A. let
me go 10 Sliz's for the holiday"
Il don't know. Miss Stanhope says
your case must be tried before the
supreme court. She says 1t Is an
of!ense ordinarily punished by expuI-
! sion from the school. but that since II
/ was not really your own fault she will
allow you trial II Is set for Wednes-
! day. and until then you are not TO be
allowed 10 leave the grounds"
! Patricia groaned. Her morning
/ seemed occupied with groaning. Isn't
( tha. just like Lily A. TO keep me hang
/ Ing fire for days. And imagine trial
on Wednesday when every one is think
/ ing about getting away. There Won't
! be chance for me"
/ mo. ! think you are wrong there.
/ II seems 10 me that IT LIS the best thing
/ for you that could possibly happen
+ Don't you see that every one will be
~ busy thinking about the good time
they are going 10 have that they will
] probably Iet you of quite eaxiiyf"
/ We'll. that may be, ! hadn't
/ thought of that" admitted Patricia
u wish She would put me out OF my
saispense, though. And II ever go 70
another foot bali game you may hang
| me for crook"
"Cn. don't be ridiculous Come on
| and get ready for church. think I'll
wear my red hat today. II Will
(, brighten up the good old blue serge
| uniform. Wouldn't you like 10 have
a fling OF wearing just what you
/ wanted Of"
If could think ! should GO
| yeiied In black today. l feel that
can appreciate the feelings Gf Du Barry
| and all the rest ] never realized be-
| fore what they went through"
Louise laughed heartily. You GER
| tainiy are taking IL seriously enough
| 70 crafty even Lily A, You are nosi
peilitent sinner"
Patricia found IL very difYlcult 10 put
her mind on the sermon that morning
| Visions of turkey and efanbefr,
| teily, rather than the traditional sugar
| piunis, persisted In dancing through
her head and she turned over In hsl
| mind the various trials by jury shs
had heard about IN the newspapers
Then her thoughts would swing oh a'
a tangent to basket ball and the ap'
preaching matches. She was safs
llasre al least, she thought II wonlf
not occur 70 them " eliminate hei
from playing. Or would it7 She made
ilefsIf pT0rDise " improve her shot
for tne basket ", that she would b.
! Invaluable sun, there were 0n!j
three DAYS LETT for practice before thu
trial She wondered what Was In store
iW her