[CHAPTER XXI—MARGIT’S MYSTERY]
To the amazement of the girls of Central High—particularly those seven who had been on the early Spring tramp to Fielding and had first seen the Gypsy girl when she ran away from Queen Grace Varey and the other Romany folk—Margit Salgo, as she called herself, appeared suddenly in the class rooms of the school. And, to complete their bewilderment, she appeared as the attendant of Miss Carrington!
Margit spoke little to any of the other girls. She came to Eve and Bobby and told them how she had been made to leave the farmhouse by the Vareys, who had come after her in the night; but how she had finally got away from them, and her connection with Miss Carrington, she would not explain, although Bobby was very curious.
“Well, doesn’t that beat all!” ejaculated Bobby, to Eve Sitz. “And we thought we might be able to help Margit. She seems to have helped herself, all right.”
“I am glad, if she is now in good hands; but I do not understand it,” rejoined Eve.
“Say! there can’t be any mistake about her wanting to get to Miss Carrington before. Now she’s got to Gee Gee, all right. Guess there’s nothing to be said by outside parties, eh?”
“Well, we can wonder—eh?”
“Oh, there’s no law against it. Take it out in wondering. You can be sure that Gee Gee will be as mum as an oyster.”
“But where is Queen Grace—and the others?” added Eve.
“That’s so,” Bobby returned. “If Miss Carrington hasn’t settled with the Romanies and given them what they wanted, you can make sure that they will take a hand in the matter again.”