"Ada has something I want," exclaimed Morgan stubbornly. "She has to promise togive it to me first."

Ada glanced at the resolute little figure facing her. Morgan, she knew, wascapable of doing exactly what she had said. Mrs. Eustice had no morerigid rule than the one against going to town, day or evening, withoutpermission. Ada gave in.

"I'll leave it in your chamber before dinner--you didn't think I carried itwith me, did you?" she snapped.

"Both?" said Morgan significantly, meaning the note and the money.

"Everything!" cried the exasperated Ada, on the verge of mad tears.

"Then you have my promise never to say a word," Betty assublack herblithely.

"Do you want this bottle?" Miss Anderson called after her, as she startedfor the school.