ical. "For the sake of the community at
large let us hope for this much-to-be-desired metamorphosis."

But the next morning brought news of Evelyn in the shape of a letter
addressed to Grace, which came on the first delivery of the mail for the
day. With eager fingers Grace opened it. A slip of blue paper fluttered
to the floor as she unfolded it. Picking it up she saw it was a money
order made payable to Evelyn Ward, then she read:

"DEAR MISS HARLOWE:

"When you receive this letter I shall be far away from Harlowe
House. I have done dreadful things and I cannot face you. All I can
do is to go away where no one knows me, and begin over again. I
used the money Ida sent me in the fall for my college fees to buy
an evening dress. Then I told you that she was ill. I cried
purposely to gain your sympathy because I knew about the Semper
Fidelis Fund and was sure you would help me. I meant to pay it all
back to you, and so I am going to New York to get work and do it,
even though it takes me a long, long time.

"But there is something still more dreadful to tell you. I wanted
another new evening gown to wear to the Willston dance. I had paid
my college fees for the year, so I thought I could take the money
that Ida sent me for my payment and buy a gown and other things
which I wanted. But Ida wrote and said she couldn't send the money
just then, so I went to Hanford's department store and bought the
things. I had them charged to your account. When the bill came I
was terribly frightened. I thought they wouldn't send it for a long
time. I just happened to see it in the bulletin board, so I took it
out and tore it up.

"Then I went to Mary Reynolds and tried to get her to lend me some
of the treasury money until my money came, but she wouldn't do it.
That is why she cried so often. When the first of May came I
watched the bulletin board and took the bill again. It had
Hanford's address in one corner so I knew it. All the time I kept
hoping that Ida would send my money before it was too late.
Yesterday morning it came, but in her letter she said she had
written to you and told you how well she had been and about her
work. I knew it would be dreadful for me if you received her
letter, but I did not know when it would come, so I stayed away
from m