ted.

"I suppose you all think I invited you here to-night for the express
purpose of having a good time," she said. "So I did. But now that you are
here, I want to talk to you about a plan that I hope you will like. It
rests with you whether or not it materializes. You know that we have a
cottage at Lake George, although we do not always spend our summers there.
But I want to go there this year, and you can make it possible for me to
do so."

"We'll carry your luggage and put you on the train, if that will help you
out any," volunteered Hippy.

Miriam laughed. "That isn't enough," she said. "I want every one of you to
go, too, Now don't say a word until I'm through. Mother has given her
consent to a house party, and will chaperon us. Don't one of you refuse,
for I shall pay no attention to you. You simply must come. We are to
start next Tuesday, and stay as long as we like. So you'll have to make
your preparations in a hurry. We'll meet at the station next Tuesday
morning at 9.30. That's all."

Then what a babble arose. Grace and Nora were in high glee over the
proposed trip. They were sure of going. Anne was rather dubious at first,
but Grace overruled her objections, and made fun of Jessica for saying she
had promised to visit her aunt.

"Go and visit your aunt afterwards, Jessica. Remember, she is a secondary
matter when compared to us," she said laughingly.

"I shall take my car," said Tom. "That will help things along."

"Mother has promised me one," remarked David, "so we'll have plenty of
means of conveyance.

"How sorry I am that you can't go, too, Aunt Rose," exclaimed Tom
regretfully.

"Nonsense," replied his aunt, "you don't want an old woman at your heels
all the time. Besides, I must visit my brother in California this summer.
I haven't seen him for several years."

"Let's drink to the success of the house party," cried Reddy, "and pledge
ourselves to be on time next Tuesday morning. Drink her down."

When next we meet our Oakdale boys and girls, they will have returned to
their books after a long happy summer. In "GRACE HARLOWE'S JUNIOR YEAR AT
HIGH SCHOOL"; Or, "FAST FRIENDS IN THE SORORITIES," the girl chums will
appear as members of a High School sorority. Here the reader will make the
acquaintance of Eleanor Savell, a clever but exceedingly wilful girl,
whose advent in Oakdale High School brings about a series of happenings
that make the story one of absorbing interest. The doings of a ri