ces into the city. In shape it was a small tower with
battlements, and contained a little room over the archway. Somehow,
through a lucky stroke on the part of the governors, the High School had
obtained possession of this tower room. A door led into it from the end
of the passage near the studio. It was a tiny little den, and rather
dark and musty, used mostly for storing odd things which did not happen
to be wanted, but, because nobody else except themselves was allowed to
enter, the prefects set great store by it. They held committee meetings
here, and, although it was unwarmed, would prefer to sit and shiver
rather than have their private confabulations in the comfort of their
own classroom.

There was, of course, much to be arranged for the coming term. Each was
apportioned a special department and agreed to look after its
particular interests. Aldora undertook to be responsible for the
orchestra, which had languished during the tennis season but seemed
capable of revival, Calla took hockey under her wing, Marion adopted the
drama, Lesbia the arts and crafts, Regina the debating society, and
Carrie herself became editress of the _School Magazine_. All the various
activities promised to be most exciting, and the only trouble was lack
of time to carry them on.

By virtue of their position the six prefects constituted a small set of
their own. They had all been friends more or less before, but the new
circumstances flung them closely together. Lesbia found this brought her
a fresh difficulty. Marion Morwood had hitherto been considered her
special chum. There had been a hitch in their friendship when Lesbia ran
away from Paul and Minnie, and turned up unexpectedly at the Morwoods'
house, but that episode--for which Lesbia always blushed--had been
forgotten. She had often been invited to tea at the Morwoods, and had
received many kindnesses from them. Marion, though rather injudicious,
was well-meaning and affectionate. She had stuck loyally to her chum
through several tight places. The pair had jogged along very amicably
until Easter. Then Regina had appeared and had absolutely appropriated
Lesbia, who was only half willing to become so completely her property.
With Marion rather cool and offended, and Regina in a state of
perpetual jealousy, Lesbia sometimes grew so exasperated that she left
the pair of them to sulk and walked away with Calla or Aldora. Yet she
was sorry, for she liked Marion, liked her better than