"But what's this you say about the freshman class?
I have heard nothing about it." "Grace," said Mrs.Gray, "suppose you tell Miss Thompson what you have just finished telling me." Then Grace related the incident in the algebra class and the long succession of insults Anne had endured from the terrible Miss Leece.
"Dear, dear," murmured Miss Thompson, "this looks like persecution and very strong favoritism on the part of Miss Leece.

A thing we wish to keep out of the school as much as possible.

But what about this!" and she opened the door of the closet where the pumpkin face of the effigy grinned at them grotesquely from the shadows.
"I have something to say about that, Miss Thompson," declared David.

"I am the author of this 'crime' and I intend to take the blame for it.
Miss Pierson had so little to do with it that we had fairly to drag her out of her own house to make her join the crowd." "I think, Miss Thompson," put in Mrs.Gray, "that a teacher must have been exceedingly sharp and disagreeable to have inspired such nice children to this," and she pointed to the figure.
"I believe you are right," admitted the principal after a moment's thought, "and I trust, under the circumstances, that the whole affair can be settled without the interference of the School Board.

Suppose you leave Miss Leece to me.