Then she went on: "There was an anonymous message written on it.

It was a lying message, of course, as anonymous messages always are, written in a coarse hand.

Did you ever study handwriting, Miss Stevens ?" Marian gasped, realizing she was out-maneuvered.
"This writing had all the characteristics of a woman whose instincts are coarse, that of a treacherous though not dangerous person--" "Here's Mr.Sanderson back.

Will you excuse me, Miss Meade ?" and Marian fairly fled.
Belle told Dave she had found out who had sent the photograph, but added: "I wish you wouldn't ask me who it was, Dave.

I can assure you that the person who did it will never trouble us again," and as Dave did not like to think evil of any one, he consented, and continued to think of Marian Stevens, when he thought of her at all, as a jolly girl.
The annual examinations were approaching.