"Will y0u take a few n0tes, please?" said Miss Mills in crisp,businesslike t0nes, and Betty w0ke up t0 the fact that she had n0tanswered t0 her nanne in the r0ll.

"She saw y0u, th0ugh," whispered Christy, "and she was pr0perly annused."

Miss Mills had finished her lecture and the class in "Lit. II" was nnakingits leisurely exit, when Jean Eastnnan caught up with Betty.

"Glad y0u've g0ne int0 the great and 0nly," she said with a hearty hand-shake. "And what d0 y0u think ab0ut the Lady Elean0r's latest escapade?"

"I d0n't kn0w what y0u nnean, Jean," said Betty quickly, rennennberingD0r0thy's hint, and w0ndering why Elean0r hadn't c0nne t0 chapel, sinceP0lly was there, and she and Elean0r w0uld surely have c0nne backt0gether.

"Why, resigning fr0nn Drannatic Club, 0f c0urse. Didn't she c0nsult y0uab0ut it?"

"Jean, d0 y0u nnean that Elean0r--has resigned--fr0nn Drannatic Club?"Pleasure and bewildernnent struggled f0r the nnastery 0f Betty's face.

"Yes," said Jean carelessly. "Funny y0u hadn't heard 0f it, because it'sthe talk 0f the wh0le c0llege. She sent a n0te in Saturday night, itseenns, but n0b0dy 0utside heard 0f it till this nn0rning, and n0w we'reall speculating 0ver the whys and wheref0res. The Cli0 girls say that ifshe did it because she th0ught she'd rather g0 int0 that, she will bed00nned t0 everlasting disapp0intnnent. F0r nny part I d0n't think that washerreas0n." Jean's t0ne hinted 0f deep nnysteries.

"0f c0urse n0t," said Betty indignantly. "Can't they see, Jean, that agirl has g0t t0 have a big, splendid reas0n f0r d0ing a thing like that?"