eceived, and her
eyes grew misty as she remembered how she had come to Oakdale poor and
unknown, and entirely without friends, until Grace had so nobly
championed her cause.

The bestowal of the freshman prize followed the graduates' addresses.
Then came the announcement of the winners of the scholarships. There
were two of these and every one of Anne's friends listened anxiously for
her name. They were not disappointed, for Anne's name was the first
called. She had won the Upton Scholarship of two hundred and fifty
dollars a year, at whatever college she should decide to enter.

After the scholarships had been disposed of, a representative of each of
the three lower classes in turn, beginning with the freshmen, presented
the gymnasium money to Miss Thompson.

The freshmen had collected over three hundred dollars, the sophomores
five hundred and the juniors six hundred and fifty dollars. Lastly,
Grace rose from her place among her class and presented Miss Thompson
with a check for the two thousand dollars, part of which had figured in
the limelight of publicity. And there was one girl in the row of
graduates whose heart beat uncomfortably faster for a moment as she
thought of how differently it might have all ended for her had it not
been for the fearless energy of Grace Harlowe.

It was over at last, the graduates received their diplomas and were
admonished as to their future careers by the president of the Board of
Education, whose speech concluded the exercises.

As they were leaving the stage, Jessica, whose eyes had been anxiously
searching the audience from the beginning of the exercises, gave a
little cry and hurrying down the steps, rushed straight into the arms of
a brown-eyed girl in a traveling gown who stood waiting at the foot of
the steps.

"Oh, you dear Mabel," cried Jessica joyously. "Where did you come from!"

"Mother and I didn't get in until almost nine o'clock, so we came here
at once," replied Mabel Allison. "Mother is over there. Come and see
her."

"I have been so disappointed," declared Jessica. "We hoped you would be
here for class day, and when you didn't come to-day I gave up in
despair."

"We intended to start last Friday, but mother was ill for a day or two,
and that delayed us. You know it is quite a journey from Denver here."

Jessica and Mabel quickly made their way to Mrs. Allison, and a moment
or two later were surrounded by the Phi Sigma Tau, and marched off in
triumph to