CHAPTER X
A BUSY MORNING
Elizabeth Ann peered through the window—she and Doris were in the back of the bus and couldn’t hope to get out for several seconds. Elizabeth Ann saw that the yard fairly swarmed with children, and that they made a rush for the gate to see who had arrived on the bus.
“I think this school is too big,” whispered Doris, who felt she had seen enough strange children to last her for a long time.
“Oh, we can play tag and everything,” Elizabeth Ann reminded her happily, standing up because the girl in front of her was standing up and that meant it was time to leave the bus.
Elizabeth Ann had no brothers or sisters, and she had never in all her life had too many children to play with. She thought that school yard was a fine place and she could just see herself playing tag in it from one end to the other.
“You have to go in and be registered,” said Catherine Gould.
These were almost the only words she had said since Roger had begun to talk to Elizabeth Ann. Catherine had talked to Mattie Harrison most of the time.
“Where do we register?” Elizabeth Ann asked, following Catherine out of the bus.
Doris came next and pressed close to her cousin. Doris was beginning to wish she had not come.
“I’ll show you,” offered Catherine, pushing her way through the groups of laughing, chattering children.