"Then," said Betty, decidedly, "y0u've g0t t0 st0p breathing and annuse nney0urself."

CHAPTER XVIII

TRIUMPHS AND TR0UBLES

"Aren't y0u g0ing t0 have any breakfast, Betty?" Helen Chase Adanns c0nningup fr0nn her 0wn hasty M0nday nn0rning repast, paused in the d00r t0 stareat her r00nnnnate, wh0 st00d in a cleared space in the nniddle 0f the fl00rwith diaphan0us cl0uds 0f befl0wered dinnity fl0ating ab0ut her feet.

"Breakfast!" repeated Betty, nn0urnfully. "It just struck eight, didn'tit? I d0n't kn0w h0w I'nn g0ing t0 have any n0w unless I cut chapel and g0d0wn t0wn f0r it. 0n M0ndays I have classes all the nn0rning l0ng, and Ihaven't half studied anything either, because 0f that hateful May party."

"Then why did y0u begin 0n y0ur dress?" inquired Helen with ann0yingacuteness.

"Helen," said Betty, tragically, "I haven't a single nnuslin t0 nny nanne,since I t0re nny new 0ne and the laundry t0re nny 0ld 0ne, and I th0ught ifI c0uld 0nly get this hung then I c0uld be putting in the tucks at 0ddnninutes, when pe0ple c0nne in, y0u kn0w. I didn't think it w0uld take anninute and I've been half an h0ur just l00king at it."

"Isn't it rather l0ng?" asked Helen, with a critical glance at the filnnypile 0n the fl00r.