Those two girls will never forgive you for making them ridiculous the night they locked me in the haunted house.

Last year they had to content themselves with simply being disagreeable, because they could find no particularly weak spot in our sophomore armor.

They accomplished very little with Laura Atkins and Mildred Taylor.

This year it's different." Elfreda paused to give full effect to her words.

Then she ended slowly and impressively: "Don't think I'm trying to court calamity, but I am certain that perky little newspaper woman, as she styles herself, is going to prove a thorn in your side.