Ruth Fielding At College; or, The Missing Examination Papers

rganization of the fre

grounds some time after bedtime one evening and before the rising bell rang the next morning

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any other hue save the herewith designated color, to wit: Baby Blue. This order is for the mental and spiritual good of the incoming

seniors and juniors passed by with dignified bearing, and without comment. The sopho

louder," Helen declared, as the three friends walke

ose seniors!" ejaculated Jennie.

of yours, Heavy?" asked Ruth, slily. "I

eshy girl, "baby blue is

," said Ru

ing to give right in-s

h said. "You can wager that most of our class will

cried, in haste, "and see if we can find three of baby blu

!" wailed Helen, who

'Eventually, so why not now?' We'll have to come t

see no reason, either, for not following her chum's lead. The three girls t

the freshmen, like Helen, wished to display their inde

ed that three days were allowed the freshm

little car. "Why, it will take the stores in Greenburg

uth, "we'd better go bareheaded until

xclaimed, the next moment, and before they were out of the

she has read the no

hasn'

th herself so much. Nobody seems to b

" exclaimed Helen, "bot

Ruth, demurely. "

Ruth!" cr

es' apparel. Oh, yes, indeed! the proprietor had tam-o'-shanters of just the required shade, baby blue. The friends

"window shopping." And in every store seeking trade from

What do you suppose it means? Did you ever see so

agreed Ruth. Yet

he tradespeople? It looks as though the storekeepers had bought a superabundance of baby

e storekeepers had been notified by the senior "powers that be" to be ready

ad already bought their tam-o'-shanters. "For vy, I haf a who

?" demanded Helen

A peau-ti

rium." "This is going to affect my brain, girls. Did the seniors know the storekeepers had

hey got into the waiting car. "We've got our t

g showed that our trio of freshmen were not the only members of their class who c

ued to rage. Many girls declared they had

were already assisted by nature. But get together, f

lboards," sniffed Helen Cameron. "Don't

ring girls should become more quickly riveted into a compact body. How the

of establishing a clique of three, if they had but known it. N

r class on that corridor of Dale Hall should flock to them. They thus became the nucleus at this side of the campus of the freshman cl

l of the Red Mill for president of the freshman class. This honor Ruth did not desire. There were several girls w

ore, girls like Edith Phelps would consider her a particularly bright target. Sh