60 TIE CINDERELLA FROCK.

Hands now were up in all directions and
great was the enthusiasm.

The teacher could not say it would be so,
however—and then she shook her head, and
all the peace advocates dropped their hands
in unison. Rovina had broken their rules,
she said, she was certainly no better than
an outlaw, for the present. It was usual,
too, among grown people, for outlaws to be
shut out from good society; surely, they
would dislike that plan with ¢heir outlaw, for
instead of her making them all evil with ming-
ling with them, might not they hope to make
her good? At any rate how many would
agree to try ? |

Affirmatives were now numberless and the
interest had arisen to such an excited pitch
it was difficult to maintain order.

Well, the law must have its course, but the