e. Many of the seniors disapprove of them,
particularly since the game they won dishonestly from the freshies. Only
a handful of the sophs cling to them. The freshies--I don't know. They
are still about half Sans-bound. Just the same, democracy at Hamilton
isn't on the wane. It's on the gain."

CHAPTER XXVI.

ON MAY-DAY NIGHT.

The whitewashing which the sophomore team gave the Sans five, who had so
illy represented the juniors at basket ball, was a defeat the Sans found
hard to endure. Adopting Leslie's advice, they carried their heads high
and affected great exclusiveness. They also entered upon a career of
lavish expenditure within their own circle calculated to attract and
impress those who had formerly shown respect for them and their money.
It was successful in a measure. They could be snobbish without trying.
Nevertheless, they knew they had lost irretrievably. The backbone of
their pernicious influence was broken.

A warm and early spring brought the basket-ball season to a close sooner
than usual. Despite Marjorie's resolve not to play again, she took part
in one more game against the freshman. The sophs won by four points, but
the freshies were such a gallant five, they came in for almost an equal
amount of applause. They were dear to the hearts of the sports-loving
element of students.

As spring advanced with her thousand soft airs and graces, it seemed to
Marjorie that a new era of good feeling had come to Hamilton College.

"College is nearer my ideal of it than it used to be," she said to Jerry
one bright afternoon in late April, as the two stood on the steps of the
Hall waiting for Helen, Leila and Vera, who had gone to the garage for
Leila's car. The five girls were going to Hamilton on a shopping
expedition. The first of May at hand, the Lookouts and their intimates
were going to follow the old custom of hanging May baskets. Leila had
proposed it. The others had hailed the idea with avidity.

"Mine, too," nodded Jerry. "When first we came back here we thought we
would have to depend on our own little crowd for our good times. Now we
have more invitations than we can accept. It's the same with lots of the
other girls, too. There's a really friendly spirit abroad on the campus.
The day of democracy is at hand."

"I hope so. Anyway, things are pleasanter here than when we enrolled. Of
course, we know many of the students now. That makes a difference.
Still, there isn't the same chill in t