st week; she could not put into words even to
herself what it had all meant to her, but deep within herself she
realized that Aunt Nell's wish had come true--York Hill was helping her
to be true to the best she knew.

The insistent rhythm of the chorus caught her and held her:

"Follow up! Follow up!
Till the field ring again and again
With the tramp of twenty-two men--
Follow up! Follow up!"

Judith had sung "Forty Years On" many times. It was a favourite for the
Saturday-night sing-songs, but never before had it gripped her like
this. Out into the night floated the golden notes of Kathryn Fleming's
glorious voice--

"Oh, the great days in the distance enchanted,
Days of fresh air in the rain and the sun
How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted,
Hardly believable forty years on.

. . . . . . .

"God give us bases to guard and beleaguer;
Games to play out whether earnest or fun;
Fights for the fearless and goals for the eager:
Twenty, and thirty, and forty years on."

"Follow up" sang the beautiful voice--and then came the answering
refrain from hundreds of York Hill daughters--"Follow up! Follow up!"

A great wave of emotion shook Judith--the pent-up feeling of the last
few days must find expression; with an unconscious dramatic gesture she
turned to the School and held out her hands. "Oh, I WILL have big ideals
and not little ones--I wanted to say a big 'Thank you' the other night,
dear York Hill--and I couldn't--I hadn't the words--and I can't now--but
I will, I WILL follow up."

THE END

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors corrected.

Page 11, "Nancy'" changed to "Nancy's" (Nancy's pet frock)

Page 42, "litle" changed to "little" (blessed little mother)

Page 92, "handerchiefs" changed to "handkerchiefs" (plenty of
handkerchiefs)

Page 109, "though" changed to "thought" (thought Judith, and)

Page 144, "romatic" changed to "romantic" (such a romantic)

Page 150, "Lotos" changed to "Lotus" (The Lotus-Eaters)

Page 158, "scarely" changed to "scarcely" (had scarcely seen)

Page 191, "acadamic" changed to "academic" (academic hoods showed)

Page 192, "Johnston" changed to "Johnson" to match usage in same
paragraph (Dr. Johnson's place)