"Dear old Kit! You show them!" said Bet with a smile of encouragement.
In a few moments Kit had a place at the long library table and was writing for all she was worth. Miss Owens and Mr. Sills never left the room while Kit's pen flew over the paper. Spurred on by the excitement, the girl never seemed to hesitate even for a word.
Miss Elder and Bet met the girls outside. "Oh I think Miss Owens is terrible!" exclaimed Joy.
"Why no, Joy. Miss Owens looks heart-broken. She is harder hit than any of us. She had taken such pride in Kit's work. Then to find the key in her desk! You know that's a terrible shock." Miss Elder tried to soothe the girls.
"But just the same she ought to know that Kit couldn't do it," protested Shirley.
"Whose book is it, anyway? Who put it in Kit's desk?" asked Joy.
"No one seems to know or if they do, they won't tell," said Bet. "But it's up to the Merriweather Girls to find out."
"Let's go into the club meeting, we almost forgot it!" Shirley led the way.
The three girls arrived just in time to hear a discussion regarding Kit Patten's behavior. Vivian Long, Edith Whalen's friend, was talking.
"I think after such a disgraceful thing, Kit Patten should be asked to resign from the club."