to live," thoughtfully approved Marjorie. "Well, I
couldn't afford to have a car here if I wanted one ever so much. The
majority of the girls at Hamilton are probably from families in about
the same circumstances as the Deans. Leila said yesterday that about a
third of the girls here last year had their own automobiles. She said
she would have been terribly lonely during her freshman year if she had
not had her car. She didn't send for it for quite awhile after she
entered college. Vera sent for hers, too, and hardly drove it. Most of
the freshmen they were friendly with had their own cars, so they seldom
needed to drive both cars at the same time."

As she talked, Marjorie had been leisurely but steadily gathering up her
toilet accessories preparatory to making her morning ablutions. Jerry,
who stood idly watching her chum, suddenly realized that time was on the
wing.

"Good gracious!" she exclaimed. "Here I stand like a dummy when I ought
to be hiking for the lavatory myself. We'll both be late for breakfast,
in spite of my early rising, if we stop to talk any longer. After
breakfast we had better 'phone the baggage master about our trunks.
Otherwise they may forget all about us and not deliver them before
tomorrow. I haven't the trusting faith in baggage masters that I might
have."

In the lavatory they encountered Muriel and Ronny. Lucy had already
preceded them and gone to pay Katherine a morning call. Presently the
Five Travelers and Katherine trooped down the wide stairway to
breakfast, their bright, youthful faces and clear, laughing tones
lending new life to staid Wayland Hall. At the foot of the stairway
they met Miss Remson and hailed her with a concerted "Good morning."

Her small, shrewd eyes softened, as she received the gay salute with a
smile and returned it. Her liking for this particular sextette of
students was very sincere.

"Girls," she began abruptly, her smile fading, to be replaced by an
expression of sternness, "Will you come into my office after breakfast?
I have something to show you and also something to tell you." Her lips
tightened to grimness as she made this announcement. "That's all." With
a little nod she passed them and hurried on up the staircase.

As she had been busily engaged with the affairs of the Hall on their
arrival of the preceding afternoon, they had had opportunity only to
greet her and be assigned to their old rooms and places at table.

Entering the dining room, V