irls. Not he! He was a Harvard sophomore, and realized his own importance quite as much as the girls did. But still there was always the chance that he would come into the room just for a minute, an

pend as much as half an hour talking about the fellows-how beastly it was Jim Dashaway couldn't row on the crew, and he would grow almost enthusiastic when des

ng just unbearable. I wouldn't so much mind fighting Stanley Hooper myself about

ork cousins, was silent. Brenda, however, noticing Belle's expres

to think that nobody's any go

say so," r

I'm surprised, Philip Blair, that a

roke in Nora again. "Just see the way you t

t her," inter

it, you don't tre

t of the mantelpiece, "how queer girls are; do y

good-humoredly. "We don't knock each other down

uggested. Perhaps this was the reason why Philip was not a fighter. There was one good thing about the little disputes in which Brenda and Belle indulged. They v

he time Will Hardon had with t

, too, had a bro

d Edith. "You haven

thing. Hasn't anyone told you how the other fellows made hi

rea

urse,

ernoon tea, and when they took the bandage off his eyes there he was in his shirt

," said another; and "How si

ke that what fun you'd make of

'd be much fun in making

stuff he's made of," explained Philip, "whether he ha

the practical Edith. "I don't believe you know a bit

ething about

ha

ttle sheepish, the other fellows said, but he just bowed to the ladies, and saying po

the two fellows fo

who would go through fire and water, or stand on their heads in front of a pulpi

air, although he had belonged to the il

heard about the way you make people suffer, branding them with hot cigars, and

ollege you'd see

rls don't go

som

irls w

"there are a lot of girls studying in Cambridge now

Nora, "I'd like to know what

rls going about with books, an

down the walls," sai

spoil everything to have wo

'd get ahead of you?

t way," responded Philip with brotherly authority. "

d Nora, "that one o

d that some professors say that their Annex classes do bette

all perfectly

ss for reading themes to us that the girls have written. He makes out

s the be

dare say he makes it up with the girls. But I wouldn't let

go," said Nora; adding mischievously, "bu

tention of going to College wa

s, or look green? I beg

ora shortly. "She's about

lovely," a

on," murmured Bell

you haven't seen her,"

happened to," a

xt week," said Nora. "You know that y

y," said Philip, "w

"so we can sit up late without th

p. "But see here, it's five o'clock no

ld deny that he had very good manners. Though only about four years their senior, he seemed much older than Brenda and her friends. Years before they had all been playmates togethe

ks very well, Edith," asked B

don't you?" repli

me he was just

ays pale,"

e sits up too lat

doesn't study too

can you criticise Edith's brot

he placid Edith. "I know all about

r your brother. But I do think he might have b

at do yo

day. He says there are two or three fellows just sponging off of P

he'll like Jul

interposed Belle. "Boys never like a girl who s

irl I know," said Nora, repeating

," said Brenda, politely, turning to Edith. "But

ughed Edith, as the girls s