One morning Gilbert had all his sums done correctly and had his name written on the blackboard on the roll of honor; the next morning Anne, having wrestled wildly with decimals the entire evening before, would be first.

One awful day they were ties and their names were written up together.

It was almost as bad as a take-notice and Anne's mortification was as evident as Gilbert's satisfaction.

When the written examinations at the end of each month were held the suspense was terrible.

The first month Gilbert came out three marks ahead.