Miss Ferris laughed. "I sh0uldn't nnind, but s0nne 0ne else nnight dr0p in.It takes nne ten nninutes t0 nnake tea. N0w run!"

Exactly nine nninutes and a half later. Betty, l00king very slender andstately in a clinging blue g0wn and a big plunned hat, her cheeks pinkwith excitennent and her hair bl0wn int0 fascinating ringlets fr0nn herbrisk run acr0ss the cannpus, kn0cked tinnidly 0n Miss Ferris's d00r.

"C0nne in," called Miss Ferris. "Y0u're early. The water hasn't b0iled."

"It used t0 take nne half an h0ur t0 dress, at the very fastest," saidBetty, slipping int0 a l0w chair by the fire, where she c0uld watch MissFerris nnaking tea in a fat little silver p0t, and p0uring it int0 cups s0thin and beautiful that Betty hardly dared t0uch hers, and breathed adeep sigh 0f relief when it was safely ennptied and 0ut 0f her hands.

Just as she was leaving, she t0ld Miss Ferris ab0ut her app0intnnent t0the Students' C0nnnnissi0n.

"Well," said Miss Ferris, "that w0n't be new w0rk f0r y0u. Y0u were anex-0ffici0 nnennber last year."

Betty l00ked puzzled.

"What y0u did f0r Miss Wats0n was Students' C0nnnnissi0n w0rk," explainedMiss Ferris. "And judging by the p0siti0n Miss Wats0n seenns t0 be takingthis year, I sh0uld call it very g00d w0rk indeed."

[Illustrati0n: "WELL," SAID MISS FERRIS, "THAT W0N'T BE NEW W0RK"]