across the room, and, catching the grasshopper in her
hand, put it safely out of the window, then turned again to her agitated
class.

"Order!" she said sternly; and after waiting a few moments until her
pupils had regained their self-control, she continued: "Who let loose
that grasshopper?"

"I did, Miss Rowe," replied Enid, promptly.

"Then you will leave the room at once, Enid. You will take a bad mark
for conduct, and you will learn two pages of Greek chronology, and
repeat them to me to-morrow morning before nine o'clock. Go
immediately!"

Enid obeyed with as much noise as she could; she was in a naughty frame
of mind, and enjoyed banging the door after her. She did not greatly
care about either the bad mark for conduct or the Greek chronology,
though she had an uncomfortable qualm when it occurred to her that the
episode might possibly come to Miss Lincoln's ears. For this once,
however, she was safe. Miss Rowe was anxious to manage her troublesome
class without constant reference to the headmistress, and thought it
better not to report the affair. She determined, nevertheless, that
Enid, being the centre of so much mischief, should move from her desk,
and, instead of sitting in the second row from the back, should be in
front, directly under her teacher's eye. She mentioned her wish to Miss
Harper, who ordered Enid to change places with Beatrice Wynne, and to
transfer her books to her new desk before the next morning. Enid was
furious.

"I won't go!" she declared to her companions. "Not unless Miss Rowe
drags me there."

"You'll have to!" said Avis.

"I don't know about that. No one can force me to do a thing I don't
want, not even Miss Lincoln."

"Miss Lincoln would expel you if you didn't do what you were told."

"I shouldn't care!"

"Oh, Enid, don't be silly! It can't make such a difference where you
sit. I'll help you to move all your books, and put your new desk tidy,"
said Patty, hoping to pour oil on the troubled waters, and adding:
"You'll have one advantage. You'll be close to Miss Harper in the botany
class, and she'll hand you the specimens first. I wish I might change
instead of you. I always envied Beatrice when she was pulling off
petals, and we were craning our necks to try and look."

"It's easy enough to see the bright side for somebody else," grumbled
Enid.

"Let us have our removal now," continued Patty, wisely taking no notice.
"Beatrice is quite ready; aren't you, Beatrice? W