"Mother is over there.

Come and see her." "I have been so disappointed," declared Jessica.

"We hoped you would be here for class day, and when you didn't come to-day I gave up in despair." "We intended to start last Friday, but mother was ill for a day or two, and that delayed us.

You know it is quite a journey from Denver here." Jessica and Mabel quickly made their way to Mrs.Allison, and a moment or two later were surrounded by the Phi Sigma Tau, and marched off in triumph to Mrs.Gray, who was in the midst of a group of her intimate friends.
After a great deal of handshaking and general greeting, the entire party of guests, young and old, set off for Mrs.Gray's beautiful home.
The young people had elected to walk and strolled along through the white moonlight, care free, the world before them.
The older members of the party who had ridden to the house were awaiting them on the veranda.

Soon after they all repaired to the dining room, where a collation was served them at two long tables, at the close of which toasts were in order, and every one was "drunk down" in the fruit punch provided for the occasion.
When the gamut of toasting had been finally run, Mr.Harlowe arose and said: "I have been appointed as spokesman by a committee composed of the fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters of the eight young women who are the cause of all this celebration.