books, they gather leaves
only to throw them into the air."

"Some of them will take a trip up into the air this year if they don't
mind their own affairs," threatened Jerry. "The freshman crop was small
today. We garnered two and the Sans one. I suppose there were some
others who were met by students besides ourselves. Marjorie thinks we
ought to meet two trains a day, at least. The rest of our committee
ought to be here. We could divide up the trains among us. You and Vera
are really doing the work of the absent members."

"Say nothing about it. There is little to do this week. Vera and I were
talking last night. We should have done this last year. We did not."
Leila shrugged disapproval of her own former lack of interest in the
welfare of other students.

"Leila," Marjorie leaned forward and called out, "Miss Severn is going
to Acasia House. Do you know where Miss Towne is to go?"

"Somewhere off the campus," returned Leila. "Vera has her and her
address. We are to take her to her boarding place first."

Miss Towne's boarding house turned out to be a modest two-story brick
house about half a mile off the campus. It was one of a scattered row,
there being only a few houses in the immediate vicinity of the college.
Muriel and Katherine helped her to the door with her luggage. Her
friendly escort called her a cordial good-bye from the automobiles,
after promising to look her up as soon as she should be fairly settled.
She went to her new quarters in a daze of sheer happiness, feeling much
as Cinderella must have when she unexpectedly found a fairy God-mother.

Acasia House being Miss Severn's destination, the two cars wound their
way in and out of the beautiful campus driveway. At the center drive
they separated, Vera taking her car straight to Wayland Hall on account
of Selma, Nella and Hortense. Muriel went with them, declining to be
parted from her recently regained room-mate.

Leila drove slowly toward Acasia House, endeavoring to give their
freshman charge full opportunity to see the campus in its early autumn
glory. Brimming with eager enthusiasm, Marjorie pointed out the various
halls, the library, the chapel and the campus houses. She was pleased to
find her freshman no less enthusiastic than herself over the campus
itself. Marjorie took that as another good sign. No one who was really
sincere at heart could fail to be impressed by the campus.

CHAPTER VIII.

HER FATHER'S METHODS.

"There is