“Cross my palm with silver and the past and future shall be revealed to you,” she mumbled.
George Baker gazed at her, with suspicious, puzzled eyes. All at once he sprang up.
“I know you now! I knew I had seen you before, but I couldn’t place you. You were the Star of the East!”
“Yes,” admitted Harriet.
“And thhe told your fortune,” chuckled Tommy.
Margery and Hazel giggled. Crazy Jane exclaimed derisively:
“Oh, boys, boys! That’s the time you got your desserts! We paid you back with interest!”
“It was a mean trick,” flared George. “We never would have thought it of you. It was the meanest trick I ever heard of. I’m sorry I made a fool of myself by coming here and apologizing to you.”
“Mr. Baker, don’t lose your temper,” begged Miss Elting, scarcely able to control her voice for laughter. “We have evened our score so let’s shake hands and be friends.”
“No, thank you. I’m sorry to refuse, but you have made fools of us,” retorted George angrily.