CHAPTER IV.
MIRIAM'S UNWELCOME SURPRISE The two days that followed were busy ones for Grace, Anne and Miriam.
The morning after their arrival Mabel Ashe and Frances Marlton appeared at half-past eight o'clock to conduct them to Overton Hall.

There they registered and were then sent to the room where the examination in French was to be held.

Examinations in the other required subjects followed in rapid succession and it was Friday before they had settled themselves in Wayne Hall, the house in which they were to live as students of Overton College.
Wayne Hall was a substantial four-story brick house, just a block from the campus.

It was looked upon as a strictly freshman house, but occasionally sophomores lived there, as the rooms were well-furnished and the matron, Mrs.Elwood, had a reputation for looking out for the welfare of her girls.
To their delight Grace and Anne had been allowed to room together, while Miriam had by lucky chance secured a room to herself across the hall.
"If that poor little yellow-haired freshman hadn't failed in all her examinations I shouldn't be rooming alone," said Miriam rather soberly as she dived into the depths of the now almost emptied trunk.
"Did you meet her ?" asked Grace, who, seated on the bed beside Anne, watched Miriam's unpacking with interested eyes.
"No," replied Miriam.

"One of the freshmen at the table told me about her.