Louise, to cover her confusion, called Betty to her and asked if “it” had been fed.
“Fed! It’s been stuffed,” Betty assured her. “But who has the bow for its neck?”
“I have it in my room,” answered Helen Reed. “If you’ll come with me I’ll give it to you.” And the two girls left the gym.
It had been decided that the big team should march into the gym first, followed by the substitutes, Betty leading the still mysterious mascot, and Polly and Lois carrying the huge Seddon Hall banner.
The girls left the gym to await the arrival of the visiting team after Louise had finished talking to them. At quarter past twelve they arrived, and at the first sound of the carry-all’s approach, the Seddon Hall girls started cheering, and Louise, as captain, stepped forward to welcome them.
Lois, Betty and Polly moved a little to one side in order to get a good look at their opponents.
“That girl’s a giant,” whispered Lois, pointing
at one of the Fenwick girls. “I’ll bet she plays home.”
“Seems to me they are all giants,” Betty grumbled. “I suppose that’s their mascot in that basket; well, it can’t beat ours.”
“Why, there are only nine of them,” pointed out Polly excitedly. “That means only three ‘subs.’ What luck!”