THE HISTORY OF A LEGHORN HAT Kate finished her school in the spring, then went for a visit with Nancy Ellen and Robert, before George Holt returned.

She was thankful to leave Walden without having seen him, for she had decided, without giving the matter much thought, that he was not the man she wanted to marry.

In her heart she regretted having previously contracted for the Walden school another winter because she felt certain that with the influence of Dr.Gray, she could now secure a position in Hartley that would enable her either to live with, or to be near, her sister.

With this thought in mind, she tried to make the acquaintance of teachers in the school who lived in Hartley and she soon became rather intimate with one of them.
It was while visiting with this teacher that Kate spoke of attending Normal again in an effort to prepare herself still better for the work of the coming year.

Her new friend advised against it.