she reaps her new conquests. Dorothy is a
regular winner, Miss Green. You will have to look out if she goes to
Glenwood. She will cut you out with your best friends. She always
makes one fell swoop of the entire outfit!"

A look of deep scorn was the answer Viola made to Tavia's attempt at
raillery. Evidently she had made up her mind that Dorothy Dale would
never "cut her out" at Glenwood.

And Mrs. White had remarked to her brother, Major Dale, that a jealous
girl was a dangerous enemy!

CHAPTER VII

TAVIA'S DANGER

"Whatever can that girl mean?" exclaimed Dorothy, when Alice and Viola
had passed down the walk.

"Mean! The meanest thing I ever met! Did you see her refuse my hand?"
asked Tavia. "Well, it's a good thing to be able to size up a girl
like that at the first meeting; it saves complications. But who cares
for green violets? What I want to know is, are you really going away,
Doro?" and the look on Tavia's face could not be mistaken. She would
be dreadfully grieved if compelled to part with Dorothy's companionship.

"Aunt Winnie thinks I should go, and father has decided it is best. Of
course I shall hate to leave you, Tavia," and Dorothy wound her arm
affectionately around her friend. "In fact I shall never, never, find
any girl to take your place in my heart," and something very like tears
came into Dorothy's voice.

"I knew it! I just knew you would go away when you got that hateful
Indian money. And what in the world will I ever do in Dalton? Now I
have learned how much pleasure I could have, visiting your friends and
riding in automobiles, and then, just when I get to realizing what a
good time we could have, you up and leave me! I might have know better
than to go out of my own limits!" and here Tavia actually burst into
tears, a most remarkable thing for her to do.

"I am so sorry," said Dorothy with a sigh, putting her arm around the
weeping girl.

"There! What a goose I am! Of course I would not have done
differently if I could do it all over again. The good times we have
had are the most precious spots in all my life. And, Doro dear, you
did not drag me out of my shell--I was always running after you for
that matter, so you need not think the loneliness will be any fault of
yours--except that you are such a dreadfully dear girl that no one
could help loving you. You really should try to curb that fault."

Tavia had dried her tears. She was that sort of girl w