{{betlep225.png}} him any good in the eyes of the school to have her seem to be as friendly as ever, she would be glad. Under the circumstances, it could not hurt her and their future dropping of contact was no more than often happened anyway. But Betty did not take lightly what had happened. She would tell Jack just how she felt about it. Yet, dear me, the more you thought about it the worse it was; and who could tell beforehand what she was going to say? Usually it was something entirely different from what you had thought up! Chet Dorrance and Chauncey Allen, racing to the street car together, saw Betty walking toward the side street with Jack. "I wonder if Betty's folks would like to have her go around with Jack Huxley if they knew all about him," Chauncey was looking after Betty, as they stopped to let a few machines pass before cross- ing to take their car or wait for it. "I suppose that party must have been all right," said Chet, "in spite of what they say, or Betty wouldn't be with him now." "You never can tell about a girl," replied Chauncey. "I'm sorry to say it, Chet, but maybe she likes him." "Don't mind me, Chauncey," facetiously said Chet, with a grin. "Maybe she does, but I'd [[225]]