Marjorie Dean Macy

er eyes on Leila Harper, who was arranging a row of glasses on her

eberry bush the day before the fair at Dongerry,” agreed Leila Harper with her b

s near to the

r Molly’d no b

d cap she had w

year in the s

doors, and she h

gale in the

wee leprechau

een hat as awa

ush where the go

found it all c

twas grandly be

ine prize at the

n Ireland,” Muriel Harding declared mischievously.

tioned. She picked up a cake knife from the table and flouris

appens that Fifteen is vacant, Le

ing with the cake and I will tell yo

it or not,” slyly

it or not,” Leil

once more in the room occupied by Leila Harper and Vera Mason at Wayland Hall during that long happy period. It lacked only a few days of the formal opening of Hamil

lumes, have followed Marjorie through many of her girlhood adventures as a student, first at Sanford High School, later at Hamilton College, where she found

rite the biography of Brooke Hamilton, had returned to Hamilton Arms once more there

ing of May Day. Miss Susanna had not yet been made acquainted with what would seem to her a visitation of good fortun

al Celtic person says you must before she wil

e table with a hospitable gesture. “You can’t even have paper plates to put it on. We fo

proving stress as Lucy clung to the book. She captured it, tore sheets of paper from it and handed them round to the tune of Lucy’s grumbling at such a waste of g

teen is still vacant,” she began, “is because no

Jerry Macy’s e

he thinks it is odd, but she doesn’t mind. She will probably have

orie and Jerry answe

s may hear it is vacant and take it. Undoubtedly they

n speak from experience, can’t we, estimable 60Bean?

“When will Miss Remson be home, Leila? It seems odd t

ly whisked to Hamilton Arms in Vera’s car. There Miss Susanna Hamilton had been awaiting their arrival with fond impatience. Exuberant celebration had fo

al sessions in Leila’s and Vera’s rooms. The latter had returned from a summer spent in Ireland over a week previous to the

a brief vacation of a week at the seashore. “She was going to refuse an old friend’s inv

returned. “I’m anxious to see her. I

” Leila said with a

of anxiety showed itself upon Marjorie’s smooth forehead.

is still danger at the Hall of the calam

the outs with Gentleman Gus and the Bertramites?” Ronny humorously referred to the Travelers’ verna

my Irish play. Did not I write the part of the village gossip for her, on purpose, that she might see herself? She saw nothing but her own glory as an actress. B

cut her acquaintance,” Muriel showed considerable interest. “That was di

s Leslie Cairns who Miss Peyton chose to blame for her falling out

e?” Marjorie asked with a suspicion o

rd, on the day before college closed,” Leila said sarcastically. “She came to me and asked me in horrified tones if

Miss Peyton?” Vera cried indignantly. “And wh

wanted Jane to blow the whistle for unmasking. I asked Jane to wait a l

that story. It’s unjust to Marjorie. 63There has been too much of

g Miss Peyton may choose to say of me. We’ll have to try to conquer her by winning over the Hall to ou

ll it ever come true?” Jerry propounded, tilting

at it, and treat it lig

repeated the name with mock admiration. “What could be more appropri

cy Warner pointed an ac

hat I should take great pleasure in saying to the Screech Owl herself. I long to tell

the Rustic Romp and what she thinks she know

ut not at all likely,

raillery among her companions. Her brain was busy with the same problem that had invaded

refer not to answer that question.’ Then I smiled at her with fine Celtic good humor, and said: ‘And I prefer not to answer yours.’ I

orie stared at Leila

have no admiration for Miss Crawford, nor never did

rd. I’m thinking of Leslie.” Mar

liteness.” Despite her light retort Leila was surveying Marjorie with true Celtic shrew

vation platform of Peter Cairns’ private car. Marjorie had regarded it in the light of a secret confidence. Now, however, she had decided to impart it to the little group of Travelers as a matter of interest to Leslie. The six Travelers present already knew

e Cairns wants just one thing above all others that I wish we could help her to gain.