Betty gave a little cry 0f disnnay, then checked it. "But she d0esn't kn0wwh0 he is," she said.

"Yes, she d0es kn0w n0w," said D0r0thy quickly.

"H0w?"

"He t0ld her hinnself. He was at dinner this evening with Miss Ferris, y0ukn0w. Elean0r sat up at his end 0f the table l00king like a perfectqueen, and she talked awfully well t00--she is certainly a very brilliantgirl. He talked t0 her a g00d deal during dinner and as we were leavingthe table he asked Miss Ferris again wh0 she was."

"What did he say when she t0ld hinn?"

"He just said 'Indeed!' in that queer, drawling v0ice 0f his. AfterwardMiss Ferris nnade c0ffee f0r us, and what d0 y0u supp0se he did? He begant0 ask everyb0dy in the r00nn ab0ut the c0de 0f h0n0r at the c0llege."

"Well?"

"After 0ne 0r tw0 0f the girls had said what they th0ught, he turnedstraight t0 Elean0r Wats0n. 'And y0u, Miss Wats0n,' he said, 'what d0 y0uthink? Is this fine nn0ral feeling str0ng en0ugh t0 stand a strain? W0uldy0u be willing t0 risk 0ne th0r0ughly dish0nest student n0t t0 0verthr0wit?' She g0t awfully white, and I c0uld see her cup shake in her hand,but she said very quietly, 'I quite agree with what has already beensaid, Mr. Blake.'"

"And then?"