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"It will take a short time to count the votes," explained the mistress. "Those girls who wish to go home can do so, but any who like to wait and hear the result can stay." Miss Mitchell and Miss Fanny retired to the study and the meeting broke up. Most of the day-girls put on their hats and coats in readiness to go home, but hung about the hall until the names should be announced.
In this she found an ally in the new vicar who had lately come to the church at Pendlemere, and whose daughters, Meg and Elsie, attended the school as day-girls. Mr. Fleming was an enthusiastic antiquarian, and revelled in the history of the neighbourhood.
They fixed upon a play, shared the cast among them, and held rehearsals in the evenings. Mavis, Merle, and Muriel, the only day-girls on the Committee, were furious. "Where do we come in?" demanded Merle. "It's too cool to settle everything without consulting us! We're as much on the Committee as you are! It's completely out of order!"
As day-girls they had nothing to do with the hostel, and could only go there by special invitation. When afternoon school was over they asked some of the boarders the meaning of the missive. Nobody would explain. "You'll find out when you get there," was Nesta's cryptic reply.
This has nothing to do with the day-girls, but I just mention it, thinking you'd like to know about it. We haven't time for a ballot, so if you'll propose candidates we'll take the voting by a show of hands." An interesting and exciting ten minutes followed, in which the merits and demerits of various nominations were discussed, and the following girls were finally elected to office: GAMES CLUB
Perhaps we may put some of you in a tableau, because that really wouldn't need much preparation." A tableau! The day-girls felt much insulted! Miss Mitchell, who had seen them act in the history class, ought not thus to scout their talents. Merle took the matter particularly to heart because of her adoration for the new mistress.
"Then you must get day-girls to stay for your practice. I've instructions to see that all the boarders come straight back to the hostel after school!" Merle gave way with a very bad grace. She felt that Nesta was interfering out of sheer officiousness. "What a jack-in-office!" she grumbled under her breath. "I believe those boarders may do anything they like until tea-time.
"Oh, what does it matter?" said Nesta, with aggravating easiness. "We can't bother to be always holding meetings. We wanted to set to work at once and rehearse, and there weren't enough parts to include day-girls. Can't you act audience for once? You seem very anxious to show off!" "It's the pot calling the kettle black then, if we do!" retorted Muriel.
Beth, unused to be appraised in this way, blushed and smiled, rather pleased, but confused. "How many girls are there here?" she asked, to change the subject. "Six boarders till you came, but now we are seven," Clara answered. "There are some day-girls too, but they are children, and don't count.
It meant a certain amount of heroism to stick steadily to her books on glorious summer evenings, when even her own family tempted her to play tennis or go out in the car. Most of the other members of the Fifth form showed a marked slacking off in their homework, particularly the day-girls, whose preparation was not regulated.
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