The Rainbow League Though Lispeth, in her agitation, had not said half the nice things she had intended to say, her little speech had good effect.

It reminded the girls of some of the high ideals with which they had started the term, and which, like many high and beautiful things, were in danger of getting crowded out of the way by commoner interests.

Everybody suddenly remembered the exhibition and sale which was to come off before Christmas, and made a spurt to send some adequate contribution.

The juniors, flattered at having a special branch of their own of the Rainbow League, and time allotted in school to its work, dabbed away blissfully at scrap-book making, with gummy overalls and seccotiny fingers, but complacent faces.

The prefects, with intent, dropped in when possible to admire the efforts.
"I believe," said Lispeth to her special confidante Althea, "that perhaps we were making rather a mistake.