for eavesdroppers," she added, with biting sarcasm.

"The door is closed, Miss Remson." Having complied with the manager's
request, Helen seated herself beside Jerry on a wide walnut bench which
took up almost a side of the room.

"Thank you. You know, my dear young friends," Miss Remson began, with
out further preliminary, "that, last March, after Miss Dean's trouble
with the Sans Soucians, I expressed myself as being heartily sick of
their lawless behavior. I stated then that I should take up the matter
with President Matthews. I believed he would respect my point of view. I
had made up my mind that I did not wish them to return to the Hall this
year. Wayland Hall is the oldest and finest house on the campus.
Naturally, it is hard to obtain board here. I have been here longer than
any other manager of any other Hamilton campus house. I have rarely made
complaint against a student. Miss Dean was anxious that I should not put
her case before President Matthews. I could only respect her wishes, as
the matter was strictly personal. There were many other reasons why the
Sans Soucians, as they call themselves, were undesirable boarders."

Miss Remson ceased speaking momentarily, as she separated a letter from
two or three others on her desk.

"These girls, of whom I disapproved, made the usual application to
retain their rooms. I made a list of the undesirables and went over to
the president's house to have a confidential talk with him. I have known
him and his family for years. Unfortunately, he was not at home. He had
been invited to make an address at the Commencement of Newbold, a
western college for women, and would be away for a week. As his return
would be so near Commencement here, I decided to write him and ask for an
early appointment. I wrote to him as soon as he returned. He answered
my note personally and made an appointment with me.

"I laid my complaint before him," she continued, "and he was indignant
at the way I had been treated. He asked me to leave with him the names
of the young women against whom I had made complaint. He promised they
should be reprimanded by him and notified to make other arrangements for
this college year. Further, they would also be warned that any new
complaints against them from another manager would mean a second summons
to his office, with a more severe penalty attached.

"I waited, expecting a storm when these girls received their
notification and learned what I had done.