And to think, Jessica, that Miriam need never have done that dreadful thing.

She would probably have passed second in the class anyway, and copying the papers didn't help her one little bit." Mrs.Gray reported Anne to be much better.

She had taken some nourishing broth and gone to bed, and she was at that moment sleeping soundly.
So there was no cause for anything but good cheer at the supper party.
And here let us leave them around Mrs.Gray's hospitable table.

For, is it not better to say farewell rejoicing so that no shadows may darken the memory we shall carry with us during the long months of separation?
Before Oakdale High School welcomes her children back again, David will sail abroad with his mother and sister; Grace and Anne will set off for the country to visit Grace's grandmother; the others and their families will scatter to various summer resorts, while Mrs.Gray will seek a cool spot in the mountains.
However, in the next volume, which will be entitled, "Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School; Or, the Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics," we shall again meet the four girls and their friends.

This book, the record of the girl chums in athletics, tells of the exciting rivalries of the sophomore and junior basketball teams, culminating in a final hard-fought battle.