I received a letter from her last week.

She says she is very happy, but that she misses her Oakdale friends, particularly Jessica." "She is coming east for commencement," said Jessica with a wistful smile.

"No one knows how much I miss her." "Let us settle the question of rooms at once," interposed Grace, who knew that whenever the conversation turned to Mabel, Jessica invariably was attacked with the blues.

"Who is willing to room alone ?" "I am," replied Miriam Nesbit, "only I stipulate that I be allowed to pay nocturnal visits to the rest of you whenever I get too bored with my own society." "Very well, then," replied Grace.

"How shall we arrange it ?" "You and Anne take one room, then," said Nora rather impatiently, "Jessica and I another and that leaves Marian and Eva together.