"How about you, Jo?" Nan asked, looking across at the dark-haired girl. "It seemed to me last time we were on the courts that your racket looked a bit seedy. Don't you need a new one?"
"I need lots of things I'm not going to get," said Jo and smiled bravely and skillfully changed the subject.
Before the girls left Jo went up to see Miss Emma and found her still much more cheerful and hopeful than she had been before the fire scare.
When Jo was leaving Miss Harrison told her to put her hand behind the door in the corner of the room and see what she could find there.
Jo obeyed and drew forth a beautiful new racket and a set of balls!
The girl could not speak for a moment, but kept turning the handsome racket over and over in her hands, her eyes misty.
"You are very good to me, Miss Emma," she said at last. "How can I ever repay you?"
"I am very busy repaying you!" laughed Miss Emma, her eyes bright.
Some time later Sadie and Jo walked home through the moonlight in a happy mood.
"Laurel Hall to-morrow," said Sadie in a solemn voice, stopping at her gate.