xplained Lucy's non-appearance.

"It was no trouble at all. I will surely see Miss Warner tonight. I wish
there was something I could do to help you. I'm afraid I'd make a very
poor secretary." Marjorie smiled at her own lack of secretarial ability.

"There is a service you can do for me. May I ask, have you anything
particular to do before dinner? Something occurred today in the routine
of the business of the college which makes it necessary for me to send a
note to Doctor Matthews or else go over to his home to see him at once.
He has not been at the Hall today, and I feel that I should not let this
matter go over until tomorrow without, at least, sending word to him. I
can't go myself. My work will keep me here until after six. Then I have
a meeting on hand tonight. If you will take a note for me to the Doctor,
I shall be eternally grateful."

"I'd love to," Marjorie responded heartily.

"That is truly a weighty matter off my mind," smiled the registrar.
Immediately she busied herself with the writing of the note to be
intrusted to Marjorie.

"There will be no answer," she said to Marjorie, when, fifteen minutes
later, she handed the letter to the willing messenger. "If Doctor
Matthews is not in, leave it with a member of the family. Please don't
intrust it to the maid. If it should happen that no one is at home, then
you had better come back with it to my office."

"Very well." Feeling quite at home with Miss Humphrey, whom she had
liked on sight, Marjorie drew herself up and saluted. "That is the way I
do at home," she laughed. "My mother is Captain to me and my father
General. I'm First Lieutenant Dean. I'll endeavor to carry out your
order like a good soldier." Wheeling about with military precision,
Marjorie saluted again and left the office. The registrar watched her go
with a smile. She reflected that she had never known so beautiful a girl
as Marjorie to be so utterly unspoiled.

Doctor Matthews' residence was situated at the extreme western end of
the campus. Although Marjorie had passed it many times, she had never
before had occasion to go there. She had never met the president of
Hamilton College personally, and since she had known of Miss Remson's
grievance she had experienced a certain loss of respect for him. She was
therefore indifferent as to whether she delivered the letter to him or
to a member of the family.

As she mounted the steps to his home, which looked like a smaller
edition of Way