Chapter 30
Week 11, Instructor Calendar December 1898
Yet we must remember that not all the black sheep are killed yet. ~Mrs. John Sherwood
Students and staff returned to campus after the Thanksgiving break in brighter spirits, including Alison Smedley, who had made a full recovery.
Concordia had been wondering what to do about a room for the young lady. Would it be better for her to live completely away from her fellows, in one of the other cottages, or stay with her friends—and enemies—in the farmhouse? Both arrangements were cramped for sleeping and privacy, though the common areas of the farmhouse provided more space to relax. She decided to summon Miss Smedley to her office and allow her to decide her own fate.
“Oh, I want to be with you and all of my friends, Miss Wells,” was he
