n, in groups of
twos and threes.

On the way out they encountered several of the victorious juniors, who
managed to make their presence felt.

"Oh," said Nora O'Malley, "those girls ought to be suppressed."

"Never mind," put in Anne. "You know 'the way of the transgressor is
hard.' Perhaps those juniors will get what they deserve yet."

"Not much danger of it. They're too tricky," said Jessica contemptuously.

Anne's prophecy was to be fulfilled, however, in a most unexpected manner.

There had been one unnoticed spectator of the recent quarrel between the
two classes. This was the teacher of physical culture, Miss Kane, who had
returned to the gymnasium for a moment, arriving just in time to witness
the whole scene. She, too, had had trouble at various times with the
junior class, particularly Julia Crosby, who invariably tried her patience
severely. She had been heard to pronounce them the most unruly class she
had ever attempted to instruct. Therefore her sympathies were with the
retreating sophomores, and with set lips and righteous indignation in her
eye, she resolved to lay the matter before Miss Thompson, at the earliest
opportunity.

Miss Thompson listened the next day with considerable surprise to Miss
Kane's account of the affair. No one knew the mischievous tendencies of
the juniors better than did the principal. Ordinary mischief she could
forgive, but this was overstepping all bounds. She had given the
sophomore class permission to use the gymnasium for the afternoon, and no
other class had the least right to take the matter over her head. She knew
that Professor Cole was entirely innocent of the deception practised upon
him, so she resolved to say nothing to him, but deal with the junior team
as she deemed best. One thing was certain, they should receive their just
deserts.

Miss Thompson's face, usually calm and serene, wore an expression of great
sternness as she faced the assembled classes in the study-hall the
following morning. The girls looked apprehensively at each other,
wondering what was about to happen. When their beloved principal looked
like that, there was trouble brewing for some one. Miss Thompson, though a
strict disciplinarian, was seldom angry. She was both patient and
reasonable in her dealings with the pupils under her supervision, and had
their utmost confidence and respect. To incur her displeasure one must
commit a serious offense. Each girl searched her mind for possible