Best Friends Again "Best friends" was over. At least so it seemed to Jane, for Nancy had not spoken to her in over a week. She had spoken at her—"Jane is a pain"—but not to her. Not since one night during a game of cops and robbers when Jane had sided with Beatrice in a dispute, instead of siding with Nancy. The dispute arose over a question of boundary. Beatrice had gone past a certain house. Nancy said she should have gone up to that house, not past it. "Shouldn't she have, Jane?" And she appealed to Jane for support. Jane had hesitated before answering, because she liked to agree with Nancy. Then reluctantly she said she thought Beatrice was right. For she did really think so. But Nancy got mad at her and had not spoken since. Today Jane remained in her seat when school was dismissed. The monitor wound up the Victrola, the music started, and Jane listened to the class march out. She had decided to stay and help the teacher clap the erasers and so give Nancy plenty of time to get out of sight before she started for home.
