Flora subsided doubtfully, and Louise called:
“Choose your leader.”
After a good deal of hesitancy, for the new girls were a little uncertain of one another, Polly Pendleton was selected because she was already generally liked,
and partly because she seemed to be thoroughly acquainted with the rules of paper chases.
As Betty gave her the bag of paper she whispered:
“Good luck, and be sure not to go out of bounds.”
Polly slung the bag over her shoulder as she answered:
“We won’t; how much start do we get?”
“Fifteen minutes,” Lois replied, hearing the question and adding, regretfully, “I wish you could go with the hounds.”
Just then Louise blew the whistle, and Polly, calling the hares to attention, started off at a dog trot in the direction of the woods.