rything has gone beautifully," Louise confided to Grace, when later
she dropped down on the window seat beside her, where the latter had
established herself with a sandwich and a cup of chocolate. "Only one
thing bothered me, and that was the way Miss Reynolds moped. She and
Miss Ward had a quarrel and poor Miss Reynolds still goes about looking
like a red-eyed little ghost. No one can find out her trouble and no one
seems to be able to comfort her. One day last week I almost thought I
saw Miss Ward crying too, but I must have been mistaken. She is too
proud to cry over anything. There are several letters for you, Miss
Harlowe. I put them in the top drawer of your desk in the office."

At the word "letters" Grace had risen to her feet. "You'll excuse me if
I go for them at once, won't you?" she asked.

"Of course," smiled Louise.

A goodly pile of letters met her eyes as she opened the drawer. Grace
ran through the envelopes with eager fingers. The square thin envelope
with the foreign postmark meant a letter from Eleanor Savelli. There was
one from Mabel Ashe and another from Mabel Allison, Arline Thayer and
Ruth Denton were also represented in the collection and on the very
bottom of the pile lay a square envelope addressed in Anne's neat hand.

Grace pounced upon it joyfully, and, laying the others on the slide of
her desk, tore it open and became immediately absorbed in the closely
written sheets. When she had finished reading the letter she laid it
down, then picking it up again turned to a paragraph on the last sheet.

"I promised to try to help Miss Ward," wrote Anne. "Well, I have
practically secured an engagement for her with Mr. Forest. It is an
ingenue part in 'The Reckoning,' which is to run in New York City all
summer, at his theater. If she can come to New York as soon as college
closes Mr. and Miss Southard wish her to stay at their home. We can soon
tell whether she can play the part or not. If she can't, Mr. Southard
will be able to give her 'bits' in his company, but the other part is by
far the best engagement if she can make good in it. Both Mr. and Miss
Southard say, however, that they must have a letter of consent from her
sister before they will undertake launching her in the theatrical world.
They will write her if Miss Ward wishes them to do so. It is a really
great opportunity for her. You know how easily and delightfully I earned
my way through college. Let me know as soon as you can, Grace