Is it good, bad or indifferent ?" "How did you guess that I had news ?" inquired Miriam.

Then without waiting for an answer she went on.

"I certainly have, and very unpleasant news, at that." "Out with it," said Nora, "and don't keep us in suspense." "Well," said Miriam, "I suppose you all noticed how the juniors outwitted us at every point last Saturday?
We put up a hard fight, too.

The reason of it was that they knew every one of our signals." "How dreadful!" "How did they get their information ?" "Who told you so ?" were the exclamations that rose from the assembled girls.
Grace had raised herself to a sitting position and was steadily regarding Miriam, who, well aware of that keen, searching gaze, deliberately continued: "What makes the matter so much worse is the fact that we were betrayed by a member of our own class." "Oh, Miriam, you don't mean that ?" said Jessica.
"I am sorry to say that it is true," replied Miriam, "and I am going to put the matter before the class." "Tell us who it is, Miriam," cried the girls.

"We'll fix her!" "Miriam," said Grace in a tone of quiet command that made every girl look toward her, "you are to mention no names while in my house." Miriam's face flamed.