[Grace Harlowe’s Senior Year at High School by Jessie Graham Flower]@TWC D-Link bookGrace Harlowe’s Senior Year at High School CHAPTER XXIII 2/28
Grace exulted in her heart and dreamed great things for the Phi Sigma Tau when it should be restored to its original number of members. Eleanor had announced herself ready and eager to take her old place in the sorority, while Marian Barber had, with tears in her eyes, humbly petitioned Grace for her old place in the Phi Sigma Tau. "Silly girl," was Grace's answer.
"You can't go back to what you never left, can you ?" No one save Grace, Eleanor and Mr.Harlowe knew of how near Marian had come to being discredited in the eyes of her class and friends, and they could be trusted with the secret. Henry Hammond had left Oakdale the morning after he had been interviewed by Grace and Eleanor, and it was afterwards discovered that the land in which he had persuaded certain guileless citizens to invest money had proved worthless.
The swindled ones joined forces and put the matter in the hands of a detective, but to no purpose, for no clue was found to his whereabouts. The strong box was turned over to the girls and the money, which amounted to five hundred and ten dollars, was deposited in Upton Bank with the five hundred that had caused Marian Barber such anxiety and sorrow. The thief whom Grace had assisted in capturing was found to be a noted crook, known to the police as "Larry the Locksmith," on account of his ability to pick locks.
He was tried and sentenced to a number of years in the penitentiary, and departed from Oakdale stolidly refusing to furnish the police with the identity of his "pal." Easter was drawing near, and Grace was radiantly happy.
Anne, whose engagement had stretched into the eighth week, would be home the following day.
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