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"Then, if you are pleased with me, mother, will you do me a favor?" "What is that?" "Stephanotie Miller has never been at our house." "Stephanotie Miller. What an outlandish name! Who is she?" "She is a dear, jolly, sweet, handsome American girl. She came to school last term, and she is in the same form with Nora and me; and we both adore her, yes we do.
She was dressed in rich brown velveteen, made to fit her lissome figure. Her hair was of an almost fiery red, and surrounded her face like a halo; her eyes were very bright china-blue, and she had a dazzlingly fair complexion. There were people who thought Stephanotie pretty; there were others who did not admire her at all.
"Is it quite settled that Stephanotie is to come to-morrow?" "By the way, I was going to ask you about her, Linda. What sort of girl is she?" "I do not wish to say anything against my schoolfellows, mother; but if you could only see her " Mrs. Hartrick raised her eyebrows in alarm. "Molly has taken so violently to her," she answered, "and so has Nora; and I thought that just for once "
I shan't mind a bit if you are not going quite to take her from me. After all, she can be friends with both of us. I'll run into the house this moment, and ask mother if we may have Stephanotie to tea." Molly rushed into the house. Her mother was seated in the morning room, busily writing. "Well, my dear, well?" she said. "I hear you you need not bang the door. What is it, Molly?"
"And you are certain Stephanotie can lend us the money?" "We can but ask her. If she refuses we must only come back again and make the best of things." "I will never come back," said Nora. "I will go to the first pawnbroker's and pawn everything of value I possess; but go to my father I will." "I admire your courage," said Molly. "Now then, go back to your room and wait for my signal."
At the eleventh hour there had come a great surprise to Nora and Molly; for Mrs. Hartrick and Linda were bringing Stephanotie with them. How this came to pass was more than either girl could possibly conjecture; but they both felt that it was the final crown of their happiness.
But Stephanotie had never taken to Linda, and she had taken to Molly, and still more had she taken to Nora; and, in consequence, Linda pretended to hate her, and whenever she had an opportunity used to run her down.
"And so am I that's the best of the fun," said Stephanotie; "and I mean to give her something to remember me by." "Whom do you mean?" said Rose. "Why, my good, respected hostess, Mrs. Hartrick." "What do you mean to give her?" asked Rose. "This. How do you like it? It's full of bon-bons." Rose, notwithstanding her virtuous and commonplace mind, had a secret leaning toward bon-bons.
Linda and her friends, Rose and Mabel Armitage, with several other girls, formed quite a clique in the school against Stephanotie and what she termed her "set"; and now to think that this very objectionable American girl was to spend the next day at The Laurels because Molly, forsooth! wished it, was quite intolerable.
I have won my way for once," said Molly. "Stephanotie is coming tomorrow to spend the whole afternoon." "Stephanotie that horrid Yankee?" said Linda. "Horrid Yankee yourself!" was Molly's vulgar retort. "But she cannot come. I have asked Mabel and Rose Armitage, and you know they cannot stand Stephanotie."
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