wealthy uncle moved, still had a high regard
for Betty Lee, her first helpful acquaintance;
for she considered Betty's leadership a safe
one, whenever independent Lucia needed or
wanted any counsel.

“Let us improve the manner of our entrance
into the auditorium,” the principal was saying.
“I should like to find it unnecessary to do more
than lift my hand for attention.” A few an-
nouncements were made and then the meeting
was put into the hands of a senior boy, Budd
LeRoy, in fact.

At Budd's invitation, after a rousing number
played by the band, the cheer leaders came run-
ning out, to all appearances in terrible excite-
ment. But that was their pose. In these days
the cheer leaders were obliged to “try out” for
their position. Betty could remember when in
her freshman year there was only one. Now
there were six, arrayed in short sleeved yellow
tunics or sweaters of a sort, with a big lion's
head outlined in black upon each manly breast.
Betty grinned broadly when she saw Brad Warren
wearing the lion. So Brad had won in the
try-out for some one to take the place of a
cheer leader who had left school. Chet had

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