The referee's whistle sounded sharply, and the eighteen girls of Central High engaged in playing basketball, as well as an equal number strung along the side lines, stopped instantly and turned their eyes on Mrs. Case, the physical instructor. "Hester Grimes you are deliberately delaying the game. I have reprimanded you twice. The third time I will take you out of the team for the week--" "I didn't, either " cried the person addressed, a rather heavily built girl for her age, with a sturdy body and long arms-well developed in a muscular way, but without much grace. She had very high color, too, and at the present moment her natural ruddiness was heightened by anger.