nger of which
sparkled not one, but two, rings.

"Caught! Caught, the first of all!" they cried in a chorus.

"Honestly and truly I'm not."

"It looks to me as if you had been caught twice, Jessie," said Molly
laughing.

"No, no, one of them is really Mama's and the other--well, it was lent
to me. It's not mine. I simply promised to wear it for a few months."

Jeers and incredulous laughter followed this statement.

"We only hope you'll hold out to the end, Jessie," remarked Katherine in
tones of reproach.

"What, leave dear old Wellington and all of you for any ordinary, stupid
man? I'd never think of it," cried Jessie.

"I'm not afraid," here put in Edith. "Fickle Jessica may change her mind
and her ring half a dozen times before June. Who can tell?"

"I'm not fickle where all of you are concerned, anyhow," answered Jessie
reproachfully.

"You're a dear, Jessie," broke in Molly. She never did quite enjoy
seeing other people teased.

"Will some one kindlee make for me explanation of the word 'jubilee'?"
asked Otoyo Sen, seated cross-legged on a cushion in the very center of
the group, like an Oriental story-teller.

"Jubilee?" said Edith. By an unspoken arrangement, it was always left to
her to answer such questions. "Why jubilee means a rejoicing, a
celebration."

"There will be singing and dancing and feasting greatlee of many days
enduring?" asked Otoyo.

"It depends on who's doing the enduring," Edith said, smiling.

"Wellington will be enduring of greatlee much rejoicing," went on the
little Japanese. "For Wellington will give jubilee entertainment for
fifty years of birthday, perhaps, maybe."

Here was news indeed for seven seniors at the very head and front of
college affairs.

"And where did you get this interesting information, little one?"
demanded Margaret.

Otoyo blushed and hesitated; then cocked her head on one side exactly
like a little song sparrow and glancing timidly at Nance, replied:

"Mr. Andrew McLean, second, he told it to me."

Nance smiled unconcernedly. She never dreamed of being jealous of the
funny little Japanese.

"And why, pray, didn't Miss Walker announce it this morning at chapel
when she made her opening address?" asked Margaret.

"Ah, that is for another veree sadlee reason," answered Otoyo, her voice
taking on a mournful note. "You have not heard?"

"No, what?" they demanded, bursting with curiosity.

"Professor Edwin Green, the noble, honorable gentle