The principal was at a loss as to its import.

She wisely decided to ignore it, but stored it up in her memory for future reference.
The sorority that Eleanor had mentioned in her letter to the Phi Sigma Tau, was now in full flower.

The seven girls who had accompanied her to the Omnibus House were the chosen members.

They wore pins in the shape of skulls and cross bones, and went about making mysterious signs to each other whenever they met.

The very name of the society was shrouded in mystery, though Nora O'Malley was heard to declare that she had no doubt it was a branch of the "Black Hand." Eleanor was the acknowledged leader, but Edna Wright became a close second, and between them they managed to disseminate a spirit of mischief throughout the school that the teachers found hard to combat.
Grace Harlowe watched the trend that affairs were taking with considerable anxiety.