"How do you know, Jessica! How could you tell?"

"Oh, in a hundred different ways. I could tell by the smile on her face
that she took every compliment to herself. Lots of people were watching
her, too, and I couldn't help feeling a little sorry for her, because
she is one of those people who just can't stand losing. When Miss
Thompson reached the place where she was about to ask Anne to step up
and get the prize, Miriam half rose in her seat. Mrs. Nesbit pulled her
back in the nick of time. I honestly believe she would have reached the
stage before Anne did, if her mother hadn't stopped her. Hippy told me
they left before the benediction. I suppose Miriam was not equal to the
mortification."

"I thought perhaps Miss Thompson would have mentioned her name as coming
second in the contest," said Grace. "She usually does, you know. But
there were good reasons, and plenty, why she shouldn't this time, I
suppose. And to think, Jessica, that Miriam need never have done that
dreadful thing. She would probably have passed second in the class
anyway, and copying the papers didn't help her one little bit."

Mrs. Gray reported Anne to be much better. She had taken some nourishing
broth and gone to bed, and she was at that moment sleeping soundly.

So there was no cause for anything but good cheer at the supper party.

And here let us leave them around Mrs. Gray's hospitable table. For, is
it not better to say farewell rejoicing so that no shadows may darken
the memory we shall carry with us during the long months of separation?

Before Oakdale High School welcomes her children back again, David will
sail abroad with his mother and sister; Grace and Anne will set off for
the country to visit Grace's grandmother; the others and their families
will scatter to various summer resorts, while Mrs. Gray will seek a cool
spot in the mountains.

However, in the next volume, which will be entitled, "Grace
Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School; Or, the Record of the Girl
Chums in Work and Athletics," we shall again meet the four girls and
their friends. This book, the record of the girl chums in athletics,
tells of the exciting rivalries of the sophomore and junior basketball
teams, culminating in a final hard-fought battle. Again Grace Harlowe
distinguishes herself by her bravery and good judgment, and again Miriam
Nesbit will do her best to thwart her at every point. And we may learn
what Anne Pierson did with the prize money.