CHAPTER IX.
THE COMING OF ANNA.
The next week or two were full of change, excitement, and unrest.
No one knew what the next day might bring forth, and the children never felt sure of anything.

Any hour might bring a surprise to them, and it was not likely to be a pleasant surprise--of that they felt sure.
One of the changes decided on was that Dan was to go very soon--the next term, in fact--to a public school as a boarder.
To all but Dan the news came as an overwhelming blow.

Katherine and Elizabeth, as their aunt persisted in calling them, considered it one of the most cruel and treacherous acts that Mrs.Pike could have been guilty of.

Of course they blamed her entirely for it.

"Dan was to be turned out of his home-banished--and by Aunt Pike!" they told each other.
"I expect she will banish us next," said Betty.