Ruth Fielding At College; or, The Missing Examination Papers

demanded Helen, pinching the very c

elen! You know you're pinchin

un in trying to make an imp

the fruit-stand man printed on his sign: 'If you musta pincha da fr

ue, Heavy," declared Hel

demanded the fleshy gir

g upon their gay and usually thoughtless friend. "Y

s to make up if you di

p," said Jenn

avy, what sport!" cried Helen, under

ne. "I have feelings, as well as other folk,

Heavy," said Ruth. "You must

ere when you wrote to us down South," Hel

er with Aunt Kate. She agreed with me that, if I had finished schoo

sped Ruth and

what I did the first month. Nothing to do, you s

something to do?" deman

a spot that is. And in winter in the city it

r!" cried Helen. "A new rea

y, "I missed the gym work and

e?" gasped Ru

g. Everything in our house is big and well stuffed and comfortable-cha

Helen, while Rut

is cots to sleep on? Cots, mind! Goodness! when I try to turn over I roll right out on the flo

you come

eady has advised me about my diet. She says vegetables are best for me. I ate a peck of string beans t

ll the vegetables there were, did she?"

ll I couldn't get down another one. I sha'n't

Of course, they were not the best rooms in the hall, for the seniors had first choice,

Helen's rooms, as they had hoped, and Je

all right," said the fleshy girl. "Fo

have a strenuous time h

mong the sophs who will try to make our sweet young lives miserable. That Edie Phelps, for

account. We shall have to be particularly nic

uth, just because you wrote that scen

can't bother me. 'Sticks and stones may break my b

id, morosely, "that Edie P

oclaimed Helen, who had no

"We are freshmen. Next year we will be sophomores, and can take it out on the new

n't be as bad at college as it was du

nie Stone. "Besides, I fancy the sophs need us freshmen-our good will and help, I

h. "I hoped we had come he

n this world that you don't have to fight for yo

he rest of the day the trio were very busy. At least, Ruth and Helen were bus

was delivered, occupied until almost dinner time. Heavy had been on the ground long enough, as she said, to know most of th

attended Briarwood altogether. This was, indeed, a

selves-and the trio of girls had been among the ol

a girl on this corridor-at the other end, thank

ers rooming at Dare. Only the housekeeper downstairs. But you'll find a

st place, these rooms were smaller, and the furniture was very plain. As Jennie had warned them, there were only cots to sl

sted at the start. "Let's make one room

ea," agre

well-furnished study. They had brought with them all the pennants and other keepsakes

paratory school. They had rugs, too, and one big lounging chair, purchas

ighed the fleshy girl when the warning be

Ruth, commiseratingly.

d tacking up pictures," proclaimed Jennie. "

y, it will only be from thinking up new and touching menus. Come on, now, we're g