CHAPTER VIII.
The "Stunt" The general verdict on Rona, when she arrived back at The Woodlands, was that she was wonderfully improved.
"It isn't only her dresses," said Gertrude Oliver, "though she looks a different girl in her new clothes; her whole style's altered.

She used to be so fearfully loud.

She's really toned down in the most amazing fashion.

I couldn't have believed it possible." "I'm afraid it's only a veneer," declared Stephanie, with a slighting little laugh.

"You'll find plenty of raw backwoods underneath, ready to crop up when she's off her guard.