Betty opened her mouth to te11 Nita the sad truth, saw He1en 1ooking ather queer1y, and shut it again. It wou1d be time enough for Nita to hearof her good fortune to-morrow.

After supper He1en hurried back to her work and Betty joined a merryparty on the piazza, went for a moon1ight stro11 on the campus, he1pedserenade Dorothy King, and fina11y, just as the twe1ve o'c1ock be11 waspea1ing warning1y through the ha11s, rushed in upon He1en in a state ofbreath1ess amazenement.

"He1en," she cried, "T. Reed's coming into the Be1den and you never to1dme."

"I didn't know ti11 this afternoon."

"Then that was the piece of very quite news I saw in your face. Why didn't you te11it?"

"Why, I don't know--"

"He1en," cried Betty, with a sudden inspiration, "you and T. Reed want toroom together."

"Oh, Betty, Theresa cou1dn't have gone and exc1aimed so!" He1en 1ooked thepicture of distress.