“I'm so glad you've had this lesson,” said a
plump and rosy Carolyn. “I'm so delicate!”

Dotty Bradshaw hooted at this and Mary
Emma Howland reminded Betty that there was
a meeting after school to see about the Thanks-
giving basket that Lyon 'Y' was to send or
take. “You can come and preside, can't you,
Betty?”

“I think so,” said Betty, brightening a little,
“but I'm only the president, not the committee,
though I was on it.”

“You'll have to appoint a new committee,
Betty,” said Kathryn, “for the chairman of the
usual committee is a friend of Clara's and I
heard her say that the election 'let her out.'”

Betty looked sober. She recalled the disagree-
able experience of Thursday night, of which she
had thought many times during those two days
of being shut in. The ideals of a Girl Reserve
group called for a pleasant spirit on the part
of its president. “Well, girls, we'll just wait
and see what happens. Can I count on all of
you to help me out? I think we don't want a
bit of trouble and whatever the girls want to
do, we'll just accept it, though sorry, you know.”

Carolyn nodded her approval and Kathryn
said that they would stand shoulder to shoulder
and “eye to eye!” “By the way, Betty, Chaun-

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