The Mystery of Arnold Hall

it's you who asks it," replied the man, smiling a

you to meet some of my friends. They're all Arnold Hall girls. This is Lucile Evans," stopping in front of a slight, pale-faced girl whose red l

cond girl, advancing cordially as i

grey eyes, and at the good-humored smiling lips, she felt that

is Hazel Leland," conti

s me," protested the girl,

own hair which curled all over her head in little rings,

a, "is Patricia Randall, formerly of Brentwood, now a member of the illustr

the back, while the other two girls shot surprised, in

rawled Lucile, opening her

Patricia's bag," re

me way there was an unpleasant note in it

taining you all," she sai

unhospitable to a new member of our household as

picked up her bag and started

e, watching the blue-coated figure asce

d Jane. "She's been

wn here on the two o'clock bus today," said Hazel qu

terested in men to care whether or

continued, turning to Patricia, "for getting just what she wants without lifting a

n," said Jane reprovingly. "She's no

d Hazel, "but-as sel

pointing excitedly t

blue-coated object of their discussion, and a

imed Hazel. "He must have been

d Jane. "'Hill Top,'" she added, addressing herself to Patricia who wa

hotly to think what a story he'd have to tell Lucile if he chose, and what fun they'd all make of

l, looking at her watch. "Plenty of time before Mike gets

osed it again without voicing her objections, and followed them silently up the hill. Almost on the edge perched a small grey

posed Anne, leading the w

t want to go in and meet her fellow traveler.

into a chair. "You go in and get

o diner on the train, and all Patrici

o hungry-"

ght?" asked Hazel. "That girl can a

ng the summer, but just wait until I've been here a

nd to your sorrow, Patricia. We spend all our spare change, and som

ent, followed by a waitress, and sitting down opposite

pastry, and iced tea,"

syrup, and ice c

r,' darling. You've put on about te

stry, and pineapple sherbet," said

order. As the waitress disappeared, she leaned both elbows on the table and annou

he coffee room," suggeste

kly. "We don't want them to

e they'll come out while we're still

Patricia, suddenly remembering her bag, glanced at her watc

chair and getting up so quickly that

I'll settle the bill

them at the foot, Patricia was pointing in speechless dismay at a

he shelter," suggested Jane co

er inside of the shelter or out; and Patricia bemoaned the c

"He should have had sense enough to leave

n ours are here

rders to put the bag in its owner's hands, he couldn't very well do otherwise. S

Pat?" asked Hazel. Then, as Pa

ay; and if not tonight, we can manage between us a

ast winter in a dress Mrs. Vincent lent her. That's our chaperon;

the hill again, Lucile saunter

oy friend, Lu?

king about," replied Lucile h

ordered Hazel; "we a

d Lucile. "He stopped to as

others. "What in the name of

sh you knew?"

o you suppose he went?" whispered Hazel to Ja

Anne, when they came to the little building

Patricia gratefully; "you'

ced Lucile, as they pa

c students. In the basement is the college dining room, where each dorm has a certain section. Over there, across t

ne?" interrupted Jane,

will bring it out on his next run. I told him to give it to anybody who was coming up to the college; then we won't have to go down f

e much happier when her property was once more safe in her own hands. "But it s

azel. "I'm crazy t

from the college buildings and down a side st

't know where it was. You see, all the dorms, frat and sorority houses

mbing these hills," commented Patricia

and the college is on the highest

se which was to be her home for a whole year. What joys and sorrows would come to her there? Could she make good? Would her unknown benefactor reveal his or her identity before the

eflected. "I must not thi

apprehensions, and followed t