"You'll be sorry for 'them cruel words' some day," she declared.

"For instance, the next time my services as a chef are desired," and was gone.
Miriam left the dining room a little later, going directly upstairs.
Grace and Anne lingered to talk with the girls still at breakfast, half expecting to hear the news of Ruth's father brought up.

Nothing was said on the subject, however, and Grace wondered if Alberta Wicks and Mary Hampton could possibly have come to their senses and refused to take part in whatever mischief Kathleen had planned.

How glad she would be, she reflected, if the two seniors, who had caused her so many unpleasant thoughts and moments turned out well after all.
After the service that morning she waited for Ruth, who was one of the last of the long procession of girls who filed out of the chapel.

Arline was with her and made a rush for Grace the moment she caught sight of her.