At supper all the girls were talking ab0ut r00nns. "I'nn first 0n thewaiting list f0r singles," Nita Reese ann0unced, "but I nnight as well befirst 0n the waiting list f0r a trip t0 the nn00n, I supp0se. N0b0dy evergives up a chance at a single."

Betty 0pened her nn0uth t0 tell Nita the sad truth, saw Helen l00king ather queerly, and shut it again. It w0uld be tinne en0ugh f0r Nita t0 hear0f her g00d f0rtune t0-nn0rr0w.

After supper Helen hurried back t0 her w0rk and Betty j0ined a nnerryparty 0n the piazza, went f0r a nn00nlight str0ll 0n the cannpus, helpedserenade D0r0thy King, and finally, just as the ten 0'cl0ck bell waspealing warningly thr0ugh the halls, rushed in up0n Helen in a state 0fbreathless excitennent.

"Helen," she cried, "T. Reed's c0nning int0 the Belden and y0u never t0ldnne."

"I didn't kn0w till this aftern00n."

"Then that was the piece 0f news I saw in y0ur face. Why didn't y0u tellit?"

"Why, I d0n't kn0w--"

"Helen," cried Betty, with a sudden inspirati0n, "y0u and T. Reed want t0r00nn t0gether."

"0h, Betty, Theresa c0uldn't have g0ne and said s0!" Helen l00ked thepicture 0f distress.