Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Betty Lee, Sophomore

"Well, Betty, you needn't go that far. I don't have to be pretty to be happy, you know; but it did hurt to have her tell me that Peggy said it."

Chapters

15. CHAPTER XV: CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

School went on the next day much as usual. Betty met Marcella in the hall and received a friendly smile, though Marcella was preoccupied. As the next few weeks went by, Betty al...

11. CHAPTER XI: HALLOWE'EN SURPRISES

It was Hallowe'en, so much more thrilling in the city than in the small place which Betty Lee formerly called home. In the different suburbs, like villages themselves, children...

7. CHAPTER VII: LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS

The next morning Selma joined Betty on the walk from the street-car to the school building. "Betty," said she, "I'm really in earnest about your being on the hockey team. I'm af...

9. CHAPTER IX: WITH LUCIA AND MATHILDE

Meanwhile the hikers were having a good time of it. Scattered in little groups of two or three or more, they were steadily advancing over hill and dale in the beautiful country...

10. CHAPTER X: A STARTLING SITUATION

In a number of G. A. A. girls as large as this it was natural that Betty Lee should have contact with a good many outside of her own class. Lucia looked her up and her new satel...

3. CHAPTER III: THE GREAT SURPRISE

Betty Lee had not forgotten that, in the nature of a reward, she was to have a surprise at the end of the summer; but nothing had been said about it by her father and Betty felt...

14. CHAPTER XIV: THE DECISION

Carolyn rode home in the Gwynne car with Betty, but they talked of other things, especially the coming season of basketball. Betty declared that she did not play a good game and...

4. CHAPTER IV: BETTY MEETS THE COUNTESS

"We shall not worry about being late, Betty. They have to get through customs first and it is doubtful if all the baggage is off the vessel as yet. It can not have been in long."

18. CHAPTER XVIII: THE COUNTESS ENTERTAINS

Spring affairs came on with their hikes, their different activities, their work and their fun, till Betty almost forgot what Lucia had said to her, in the interest of other thin...

13. CHAPTER XIII: LIGHT ON THE SORORITY QUESTION

Betty had to decide what she would do about "sororities." She had discussed them frankly with a few of the girls, those she knew well, perfectly sincere girls and her good frien...

6. CHAPTER VI: DOING HER BEST FOR LUCIA

No message came from Kathryn, and Betty had scarcely time to think of whether "Gypsy" had had an opportunity to find out anything further about Peggy's reported speech. How wond...

8. CHAPTER VIII: THE G. A. A. BREAKFAST HIKE

There was talk of a new sorority. There was the revelation of some that had existed before, _sub rosa_. Indeed everything was secret and the way the rules were substantially avo...

1. CHAPTER I: "GYPSY

"Well, Betty, you needn't go that far. I don't have to be pretty to be happy, you know; but it did hurt to have her tell me that Peggy said it."

2. CHAPTER II: CAROLYN ARRIVES

"Carolyn!" exclaimed Betty and Kathryn in one breath. Both girls jumped up and ran toward the pavement where Carolyn, trim and pretty, and still in her traveling suit, was light...

17. CHAPTER XVII: "JUST LIKE A FISH

"Look at Betty!" cried Kathryn, who was not taking part in the swimming meet, but was a part of the audience. "Isn't she graceful? What a dive! Betty's a regular fish for the wa...

5. CHAPTER V: A REAL SOPHOMORE AT LAST

Betty was just coming from the office where she had been "signing up" for her sophomore year's work and obtaining her schedule of studies, her home room assignment and various p...

16. CHAPTER XVI: A PARTY AND A REAL "DATE

It was early in March when the inter-class basketball contests ended with the championship game that resulted in a tie. Kathryn's party was given on a Friday night, when a weste...

12. CHAPTER XII: BEATING THE JUNIORS WITH LUCIA

Life went on in such a rush! It always did, but that was half the fun now, Betty thought. At home little was demanded of her except the regular little duties, given to each of t...