Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College

f to the routine of college life that Grace and her friends could scarcely spare the time to write their home letters. There were twenty-four girls at Wayne Hall. With the exception of four so

s living room, at which quantities of fudge and penuchi wer

akdale friends had felt more at home than at any other time since entering Overton. In the first place, Mabel Ashe, Frances Marlton and Constance King had come over to Wayne Hall in a body on the evening before the dance and offered themselves as escorts. Furthermore, the scores of happy, laughing girls gliding over the gymnas

thrown off freshman shackles, took a lively hand in the affairs of the members of the entering class. It was sophomores who under pretense of sympathetic interest wormed out of unsuspecting freshmen their inmost secrets and gleefully spread them abroad among the upper classes. It was als

more class at the freshman dance, but in reality they had very fe

remarked Grace several evenings before the event, as she and Miriam strolled out of the

iam. "I'm not as over-awed at the

dance is to be given in honor of the freshmen, and it's their duty to turn o

me here, Livy won't stand much chance. We have progressed as far as her twelfth year, and I was just on the point of learning how she survived scarlet fever when the

r the day Mrs. Elwood brought her here. What made you decide to let her s

d a curious feeling that I ought to take J. Elfreda in hand. If it had been you whose room she invaded you wouldn't have hesitated even for a second. Ever since you and I settle

e might stay, I think. But, Miriam, you mustn't hold me up as an exam

et's change the subject,'" said

ith her, and found that she has a room in an old house in the suburbs of the town. She takes care of her own room, boards herself and does any kind of mending she can g

r, she said earnestly, "I'd love to go, Grace. I might know that

d J. Elfreda?" que

h bed was pulled askew and the sofa pillows ornamented the floor. Shoes and stockings were scattered about in wild disorder. Her dressing table looked as though the contents had been stirred up and deposited in a he

to it, laughing. "It looks as thoug

cked up her things ever so many times, but I'm tired of it. Come in here to-night, G

ghed Grace. "I'l

irls began their work. For the time being silence reigned, broken only by the sound of turning leaves or an occasional question on t

thing would be lovely. Still, you're a champion player, too, Miriam, so you've more than your share of accomplishments. Anne, too, excites my envy and admiration. She can act and stand first in her classes, too

not only her own way clearly, but to smooth the pathway of those weaker than herself that was little short of marvelous. She knew,

to yourself about, M

Elfreda Briggs dashed into the room, threw herself face downwa