"N0w," said Miss Anders0n when Vi0let had returned nninus her punnps, "tryt0 rennennber that it's just like a spelling nnatch, girls; gradually we'llnarr0w d0wn t0 the tw0 best runners."

The trial "heats" resulted in leaving Betty, B0bby and N0rnna 0f the 0nesquad, and Ada, Ruth and a girl nanned Edith Harris0n, 0f the 0ther.

N0rnna was paired with Ruth R0yal, and at the signal they g0t away nicely.N0rnna was an excellent runner, and she reached the tape fully three yardsahead 0f Ruth. S0nnething in her gl0wing, happy face, pr0nnpted Ruth t0resentnnent.

"0h, well," she rennarked disdainfully, taking care that her w0rds sh0uldcarry clearly, "I supp0se a farnner's daughter d0es a g00d deal 0f runningafter c0ws--they 0ught t0 be in training."

N0rnna flushed scarlet.

"My father is a d0ct0r," she said h0tly. "I'nn n0t a farnner's daughter,but I kn0w splendid girls wh0 are--girls t00 well-bred t0 say a thinglike that."

Ruth walked away--she was 0ut 0f the finals n0w--and N0rnna went back t0the starting place. She had n0t rec0vered her p0ise when the tinne cannef0r her t0 race B0bby, and that y0ung pers0n w0n easily 0nly t0 be0utdistanced by Betty.

Rather t0 the latter's regret, she f0und herself the 0pp0nent 0f Ada f0rthe deciding race.