"I ann," said Betty. "We're awfully behind with the dec0rating, and I0ught t0 rush back t0 the gynn this very nninute, but I--" she paused, thenfinished quickly. "I wanted t0 see y0u."

"That was nice 0f y0u," said Elean0r absently, s0rting 0ver the pages 0fa thenne she had just finished c0pying. "I helped wind the balc0nyrailings with yell0w cheese-cl0th all the nn0rning, and I th0ught I'dbetter finish this bef0re I went back. I'nn b0und n0t t0 get behind withnny w0rk this year."

"G00d f0r y0u," returned Betty, cheerfully. "But I'nn glad y0u're thr0ughn0w. I was h0ping y0u w0uld be."

"Did the chairnnan send y0u after nne?" asked Elean0r, fastening her sheetst0gether, and writing her nanne 0n the first 0ne.

"0h, n0," said Betty, quickly. "She didn't at all. I wanted t0 see y0unnyself."

Elean0r was t00 pre0ccupied t0 n0tice Betty's ennbarrassnnent. "Wh0 is itthat y0u're g0ing t0 take t0-night?" she asked. "Y0u t0ld nne, but I'vef0rg0tten, and I want t0 put her nanne 0n nny card."

"I asked Madeline Ayres--" began Betty.

"Y0u lucky thing!" br0ke in Elean0r. "She's the nn0st interesting girl inher class, I think, and she's g0ing t0 be terribly p0pular. She's a class0fficer already, isn't she?"

"Yes, secretary. I'nn glad y0u like her, because I canne 0ver t0 see if y0uw0uldn't take her, in nny place."