year, and she said it was too expensive. I wouldn't give her any rest,
until at last she bought me this dress, and these shoes and I came. It
was awful!"

"Do you live in that beautiful cabin at the northwest end of the swamp?"
asked the Bird Woman.

"Yes," said Elnora.

"I remember the place and a story about it, now. You entered the high
school yesterday?"

"Yes."

"It was rather bad?"

"Rather bad!" echoed Elnora.

The Bird Woman laughed.

"You can't tell me anything about that," she said. "I once entered a
city school straight from the country. My dress was brown calico, and my
shoes were heavy."

The tears began to roll down Elnora's cheeks.

"Did they----?" she faltered.

"They did!" said the Bird Woman. "All of it. I am sure they did not miss
one least little thing."