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ably it was not best to be so frank except with
your best friends. Betty wondered about that.
Clara probably thought that Betty was gloating
over being elected! Oh, another thing! Betty
had forgotten about how the seniors felt about
being beaten in basketball the year before. That
class, so far as the girls were concerned,
happened not to be so good in athletics. The
present junior girls usually beat them and Betty
was prominent among those who played basket-
ball and hockey. Dear, dear, how complicated
things were sometimes. And it was important
for the "good works" of Lyon 'Y' to have
everybody co-operate! "I wonder if I have
enough tact to be president of anything"
thought honest Betty to herself, as she sub-
mitted to having a fool's cap on her head, for
some game and puzzled Chet by saying that it
was the "most appropriate cap she could wear."

"What's the sense to that remark, Betty?"
asked Chet.

"None," laughed Betty. "I'm just a little
dippy tonight."

There was plenty of real fun and in a good
safe place; but Betty took cold from getting too
warm and then rushing out to look at the stars
without enough around her. A young university
professor pointed out some of the constellations

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