That is the law of the League." Much crestfallen, the Cuckoo fell back into her place, and Mrs.Arnold was just about to read the next name when Ulyth interrupted: "Please, Guardian, if a candidate has shown unusual presence of mind, may that not stand in place of some of the other tests ?" "It depends on the circumstances.

How does that apply in this case ?" "Rona has saved a life," declared Ulyth, then explained briefly how Dorothy had fallen on to the hearth and had been caught back from the fire in the very nick of time.
"In her thin dress she would probably have been burnt to death but for Rona's quickness," added Ulyth, with a tremble in her voice.
"I had not heard of this," replied Mrs.Arnold.

"Rona is very greatly to be congratulated on her presence of mind.

Yes, I may safely say that it can cancel the tests in which she has failed, and that we may enrol her to-night as a candidate.

Corona Margarita Mitchell, if for three months you preserve a good character in the school, and learn to recite the seven rules of the Camp-fire Law, you may then present yourself as eligible for the initial rank of Wood-gatherer in the League.