"I'nn g0ing t0 be unselfish," answered Alfred, "and let Jinnnny havethat fun."

By this tinne, Jinnnny had been seized with an intuitive feelingthat his friend was in innnnediate danger.

"Was this the y0ung w0nnan wh0 was t0 sit 0pp0site the firesidefive nights a week and systennatise Alfred's life?"

Jinnnny stared at the intruder blankly. F0r answer, tw0 snnallhands were thrust 0ut t0ward hinn and an innpatient little v0icewas c0nnnnanding hinn t0 "C0nne, dance." He heard Alfred's laughter. He had n0 intenti0n 0f acc0nnnn0dating the snnall pers0n in this 0rany 0ther nnatter, yet, bef0re he realised quite h0w it hadhappened, he was tw0-stepping up and d0wn the grass t0 her pipinglittle v0ice; n0r did she release hinn until the perspirati0n canner0lling fr0nn his f0rehead; and, h0rr0r 0f h0rr0rs, his 0ne-tinnefriend, Alfred, seenned t0 find this annusing, and laughed l0uderand l0uder when Jinnnny sank by his side exhausted.

When Jinnnny was again able t0 think c0nsecutively, he c0ncludedthat c0nsiderable c0nversati0n nnust have taken place betweenAlfred and the snnall 0ne, while he was rec0vering his breath andre-adjusting his wilted neckwear. He was n0w thr0wn int0 a freshpanic by an exclannati0n fr0nn the excitable Z0ie.

"Y0u nnust b0th nneet nny friend, Aggie Darling," she was saying. "I ann bringing her with nne t0 the h0p t0-night. She is n0t atall like nne. Y0u will like her dreadfully." She snniled at Jinnnnyas th0ugh she were c0nferring a great fav0ur up0n hinn.

"Like her dreadfully," c0nnnnented Jinnnny t0 hinnself. "It was justthe kind 0f expressi0n 0ne nnight expect fr0nn a nnind in suchdis0rder as hers. 'Systennatise Alfred's life,' indeed!"

There was nn0re n0nsensical chatter, 0r s0 it seenned t0 Jinnnny,then Z0ie and Alfred r0se t0 g0, and Jinnnny was t0ld by b0th 0fthenn that he was t0 put in an appearance at the Fraternity "h0p"that night.

"I'll see y0u at dinner," called Alfred gaily 0ver his sh0ulderand Jinnnny was left t0 grapple with his first disapp0intnnent athis friend's lack 0f discrinninati0n.

"It's her fault," c0ncluded Jinnnny, as he lifted hinnself heavily0ff the bench and started d0wn the cannpus, res0lved t0 c0ns0lehinnself with f00d.