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They had heard, of course, of the accident, but how it had happened, and what had become of Tavia, whether she run away or been arrested these and many similar queries kept the excited scholars buzzing about Dorothy like bees about a hive. "I do not know how it happened," she insisted, "I wish I did. We found her under the tree, and helped her home. That is all I know about it."
But the warning came too late, for at that very moment Ned had thrown a picture, frame and all, into the box that Dorothy had started to pack the tea set in. There was a crash, and even the reckless girls paused, for the sound of broken china is as abhorrent to any girl as is the bell for class to the Glenwoods. Tavia dropped the pop gun she had been holding. "Doro, I am so sorry," she said.
"I have had such a queer holiday up to this time that I have simply asked for a great big lump of 'peace' in my stocking." "You deserve it, Doro, dear," and Tavia, to hide the tears that would come into her eyes, placed her arms about Dorothy and hid her face on her shoulder. Dorothy did get peace, and great happiness, too.
"If you are really better, Doro," whispered Roger, kissing her good-night, "we may go to Tanglewood Park for the Christmas tree. Nat promised we could and then perhaps we will see Tavia's ghost." "Tavia's ghost?" repeated his sister. "Oh, you mean the ghost Tavia was telling us about.
What that something might be Dorothy was absolutely at a loss to conjecture. "I know I surprise you," said Miss Brooks, divining her thoughts, "but some girls do strange things. Miss Travers is evidently one of them." Dorothy's cheeks flamed at this remark. Why should she speak so of Tavia? "I have known Miss Travers since she was a child," flashed Dorothy, "and I have never thought her strange."
That's the way to fly," and the strange girl threw her arms up and down, until Tavia wondered whether she could be fooling, or was really insane. "I have never tried to fly," replied Tavia, feeling very silly, "but lots of people have gone crazy over it." The moment she had said "crazy" she felt that she had made a mistake. The girl turned on her as if to strike her. "Crazy! You call flying crazy!
"Now, really, if you do, Tavia, I shall be positively angry," and Dorothy frowned indignantly. "When we are exchanging confidences I don't think it fair to betray them." "Oh, all right, if you feel that way about it. But I really do think these two boys quite an acquisition. They will help out wonderfully."
Turning quickly Tavia saw the man's form rolling in the deep grass. "He has fallen over the big stump," she said, "and has rolled into the thick briars. Hurry now, we will get out all right." And, with renewed courage, the girls ran on, reaching the end of the lane in full view of houses, before the "tramp" could possibly overtake them. "That was the same fellow," declared Tavia.
"If there is one thing I simply cannot stand it is a secret that threatens to pop out every time one turns around," and with that satisfying assurance Tavia was able to put aside her worry for the time being, and was soon sitting comfortably beside Dorothy in the city express, awake at last to the joys of holiday shopping and the prospect of being able, after all, to get some gifts for dear ones, "and perhaps," she pondered, "the old five dollars will stop haunting me."
"I've fixed all that," stammered Tavia. "I won't have to get anything to send home." "I didn't want to take her money," Tavia tried to tell herself, "and I was willing to tell her all about it, but she wouldn't listen. Now, if only I can manage to get Nat to keep quiet. But, at any rate, I did not mean to deceive Dorothy."
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