The drive back to Lakeport was enjoyed as much as the drive to Dalton in the morning. On the way the children began to sing, and the voices mingled sweetly with the sounds of the sleigh bells.
"I shall not forget this outing in a hurry," said Nan, as she leaped to the step and ran into the house.
"I shan't forget it either," answered Bert. "But it turned out differently for me from what I thought it would."
CHAPTER XVIII
A QUARREL IN THE SCHOOLYARD
Three days after the grand sleighing party to Dalton, Nan came down to breakfast looking very pale and worried.
"What is the trouble, Nan?" questioned her mamma. "What has happened?"
"Oh, mamma, I scarcely feel like telling," answered Nan. "I am afraid you'll laugh at me."
"I fancy you had best tell me," went on Mrs. Bobbsey.