Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College

o conduct them to Overton Hall. There they registered and were then sent to the room where the examination in French was to be held. Examinations in the other required su

on as a strictly freshman house, but occasionally sophomores lived there, as the rooms were well-fu

d to room together, while Miriam had by lucky c

r examinations I shouldn't be rooming alone," said Miriam rather so

eated on the bed beside Anne, watched M

poor girl cried all day yesterday and last night. She didn't dare write her father, who, it s

ful to fail and know that one must face not only the humili

either Father nor Mother would have s

other and ask her to send me the money to furnish this room as I please. I'd like to have a davenport bed, and I want a chi

ap! sounded

Miriam frowning at

with a bag and two suit cases, her hat pushed over her eyes, a half-sus

nearest chair. "You're the last people I ever expected to see. Where have you been, anyway? I supposed you'd all flun

supplemente

dale. Foolish name f

ouse just down the street from here, took Miss Briggs because she thought one of her girls wasn't coming back. Now the girl is here and she has no place for Miss Briggs. Of course, if you insist on not having a roommate, my sister and I will see that Miss Briggs

comprehensive survey of her surroundings. "It's all right, Mrs. Elwood," she drawled. "Don't worry about me. I like this room and I guess I can get along with

s though mutely trying to apologize for J.

slow flush to rise to the stout girl's face. Suddenly her face relaxed into a smile of intense amusement,

ught you were going to give me a regular freeze out. You looked like a thunder cloud for a minute. I expect it w

each other will be good practice

bt if we ever practise it,"

oke in Mrs. Elwood. "Then I'll see that this room is made ready

want to, but I warn you that I'll probably buy my own furniture and thro

you wish," Mrs. Elwood responded rather stiff

I'm not worrying about it. It's funny that I should run into you girls, though.

irmative, then Grace asked t

ad a tutor all summer, besides I told you

from the station with two girls when you left the train, and we've seen you twice at a

ed at Anne, her

ly. "Well, I'll tell you three girls about it, because I've go

l anyone," pr

two?" asked t

or both of us,

tell you. Now rememb

irls

em and asked them to show me the way to Ralston House. They picked up my suit cases and we started out. They asked me my name and all sorts of questions and I told them a little about myself," continued the stout girl pompously. "They seemed quite impressed, too. Then one of them said she thought

n?" aske

ong hall, and left me sitting on a seat outside what I supposed was the registrar's office. They said I must wait there and the registrar's clerk would come out and conduct me to the registrar. They s

come out. But there wasn't even a bird came out of that door," continued Elfreda gloomily. "People passed up and down the h

,' she said. 'I thought the registrar was a woman,' I said. She seemed surprised at that and asked what made me think so. I said that two of the students had told me so. Then she looked at me in the queerest way and began to smile. 'Do you want to see the registrar of Overton College?' she asked. 'Of course I do,' I

ptible in them to accept your hospitality and then treat you in tha

hat she did not yearn for J. Elfreda as a roommate.

and hired a carriage to take me to Ralston House. Mrs. Arnold gave me my supper even though it was late, and the next day I saw the registrar in earnest. I told her the whole story a

g to?" questioned Gr

mly. "Do you think I'll let slip a cha

ey will be severely reprimanded and the whol

contended Elfreda. "I'll show those two smart yo

ddenly checked herself. She had no right to criticize J. Elfreda's motives. To her the bare idea of tel

she said slowly. "Perhaps in the rus

Pa in that respect. However, let's change the subject. Now that I'm here, show me where I can put my clothes," she added, address

uit cases and began hauling out its contents. Miriam made a

eady for dinner," said Grace, h

ner of appropriating things and Miriam's resigned air were too much fo

her second," confessed Anne. "Poor Miria

, she added, "I am afraid she is laying up t