Ruth Fielding At College; or, The Missing Examination Papers

nfidence upon this rather curious event, it would be hard to say. Teach

issing examination papers to her chum or to Jennie Stone. The other Briarwood girls were

ools. There were so many girls that it took some time for the tr

er, who was appointed to escort them about, show them the college offices, the booksto

lready paid. Their board would be nine dollars weekly, and all books, stationery, gymnastic sui

ke demeanor before arriving at the college age she is, of course, hopeless. The faculty have ot

they were not to leave the college

manded Heavy. "That's t

ast she must be up betimes. The meal was served from seven to a quarter to eight. Chapel w

ctures the first year) ended at three-thirty, when, all the girls were supposed to take

ours were those devoted to quiet study (or should be) in their own rooms, or

ut a chaperon. These rules and requirements seemed easy enough to the trio from Briarwood Hall,

nnie Stone said, "the buckling down to real work." A notice was posted on the bulletin boards already commandin

o with us?" Helen de

run our own class affa

the sophs and freshies were usually lined up against the

arning shake of her head, "that some o

the college hall as they chat

tam-o'-shanters in your little li

were "just hundreds!" to quote Heavy again), u

ad covering at Ardmore this y

e one that Frayne girl i

eavy. "Looks like

len. "There! I believe that girl woul

her taste, poor

ll of excuses for everybody criticised as a chestnut is of meat,

the nast

ething besides meat in that ches

girl, gloomily. "Of such is life

gazelle of any kind," said He

eader. It was opposite the gymnasium, under the wide-spreading oaks that gave shade to that quarte

n tossing the medicine ball; but it was plain that they had gathered

cried Edith Phelps, in a high and

ng, black box suddenly appeared, affixed upon a tripod, and May MacGreggor, who was out fo

die, excitedly, imitating a movie director, and waving back the

n, growing as red as though the jo

who couldn't help seeing the ridic

e other than "The Wearing of the Green." Inside the box was one of those littl

n't you realize that you are about to be flung over a cliff and that a mad bul

t she knew instinctively if she showed that this buffoonry offe

len Cameron, to control her featur

rl knows Mr. Grimes personally or has seen him at work. You remember

exclaimed Jennie, instantly falling in with Ru

ean," muttered Helen,

MacGreggor, I should want to jig," Heavy cried, and star

ps: "You might have warned us of this. I'd have li

is possible that they laughed as much at Edie as with her. But as the t

?" asked Helen, squeezing

r," murm

what?" dem

s fame isn't always