of the credit for that _coup de grace_. It
certainly brought the freshman class together with a snap. There are
only about twelve or fifteen of the present sophs who are Sans
worshippers. Miss Reid won't dare interfere with sports this year."

"A strong blow you freshies struck for fairness in college sports,"
commended Leila. "They will be properly managed this year."

"Miss Reid is to have only light gymnastics and folk dancing from this
on," announced Helen. "There is to be a new gym instructor; a young man.
He is a physical culture expert and an acrobat. He is to teach bar and
trapeze work."

"You don't mean it!" Leila puckered her lips into a soft whistle. "What
is to become of Miss Bailey? She is a better teacher of folk dancing
than Miss Reid. Who told you, Helen?"

"Miss Bailey herself. I came up from town with her the other day in a
taxi. She seems pleased with the new arrangement. She is to assist both
Miss Reid and the new instructor. You know she is an athletic wonder for
a woman. She does very difficult acrobatic work and understands teaching
balance. That is so difficult to teach."

"Who knows? This may be Miss Reid's last year with us," Leila said with
a tinge of laughing malice. "It is said a change of that kind for a
teacher at college generally precedes a violent drop. If true, we must
try to bear our loss. It takes time to recover from such losses. How we
do ramble from the subject. Let us be turning back to our freshies'
good works."

"Muriel stopped at that basket ball affair last winter," prompted
Katherine. "I'll mention it before Lucy has a chance. She isn't the only
one who can keep tab on things."

"I see I shall have to keep you in the background." Lucy bent a severe
eye on Katherine. "You are out to steal my glory."

"Just tell her to subside, a la Leslie Cairns," suggested Helen. "What a
shame that I missed that lovely party row at Baretti's. I heard echoes
of it on the campus for a week afterward. Let me tell you, I admire
Ronny for the way she wound up that tale the Sans started against
Marjorie last March. It was the best thing that could have been done."

"Something had to be done." Ronny's gray eyes grew flinty. "Those
particular girls took an unusually bold stand against her. I am
surprised that they did not attempt to haze her earlier in the year."

"It probably did not occur to them," was Vera's opinion. "If it had,
they might have tried it. It is strictly forbidden here.