I never saw the like! Whose is it, and where did it come from ?" No one said a word, for Elnora's question, the reply, and her answer, had been repeated.

Every one knew that the Limberlost girl had come out ahead and Sadie Reed had not been amiable, when the little flourish had been added to Elnora's name in the algebra class.

Elnora's swift glance was pathetic, but no one helped her.

Sadie Reed glanced from the hat to the faces around her and wondered.
"Why, this is the Freshman section, whose hat is it ?" she asked again, this time impatiently.
"That's the tassel of the cornstock," said Elnora with a forced laugh.
The response was genuine.

Every one shouted.