his keen, dark eyes shone
with suppressed humor. A delegation of seniors met him and conducted him
back to the dining-hall, where several hundreds of young persons all in
their very best stood up to receive him. A seat of honor was given to
him at the end of the long table and every girl in the room liked him
immensely, not only for his broad jolly smile, but because at the end
of dinner he arose and, without the slightest embarrassment, made the
most deliciously funny speech ever heard. Then the walls resounded with
the college yell, ending with "What's the matter with Mr. Lufton? He's
all right. Who's all right? Lufton--Lufton--James Lufton." Never was one
unknown and entirely unworthy individual more honored.

CHAPTER XI

THE WAYS OF PROVIDENCE.

Providence had not gone to such lengths to bring Jimmy Lufton to
Wellington and set him in the good graces of the college without some
purpose. It was not only that he had been sent in time to save two
prominent seniors from drowning, but Jimmy's destiny was henceforth to
weave itself like a brightly colored thread in and out of the destinies
of some of Wellington's daughters.

Wherever Jimmy went he brought with him gaiety and good will. The
sympathy and charm of his nature had made him so many friends that of
himself did not know the number. And now he had come down to Wellington
and made a host of new ones eager to show him how much Wellington
thought of courage.

On Sunday morning Jimmy not only met Dodo Green and Andy McLean, but he
was led in and introduced to Professor Green, now sitting up against a
back rest. There was an expression of ineffable happiness on the
Professor's face because his bed had been moved near the window where he
might catch a glimpse of the campus and of an occasional group of
students strolling under the trees. Such are the simple pleasures of the
convalescent.

Furthermore, Jimmy had met Miss Alice Fern, immaculate in white linen,
and now he was carried off to the McLeans' to breakfast where he was to
meet Molly Brown.

This was Molly's first glimpse of the famous hero. She had not gone down
to dinner the evening before, having remained with Nance to minister to
the wants of Margaret and Jessie.

Nance and Judy were at the breakfast, too, and Otoyo Sen, and Lawrence
Upton who had come over on the trolley from Exmoor. It was, indeed, a
meeting of old friends and the genial doctor gave them a gruff and
hearty welcome as they