It may be she hated to tell me the bad news." Hippy Wingate and Reddy Brooks came down the aisle in immaculate attire.
David followed behind, pale and silent.
Did David suspect anything about his sister?
Grace wondered.

Certainly he had directly or indirectly been the means of balking every one of Miriam's schemes for injuring Anne.

Perhaps Miriam had told him she was to win the prize, and he was thinking of Anne's disappointment.

All three boys paused when they saw their friends of the Christmas house party.

Hippy leaned over to say: "Hello, girls! Can you guess what has brought us here to-night, all dressed up in our best ?" "Not unless it was to show off your clothes," replied Nora.
"To see Miss Anne Pierson win the freshman prize.