"So far as we ourselves are concerned," said Kate, "I think we may agree with you, Marjorie; for probably none of us is a genius except our European Fellow--of course she is. And so if we may be allowed to let alone all those bearing the marks of genius, we may join the crusade too. I am willing anyway to help in the attack on the large and flourishing Ballantyne species, and convince it that not all college women consist solely of massive intellect." "And I too," said Anne. "So am I," came from each of the others. "Good children," said Marjorie gaily, as she threw an arm across the shoulders of Anne and of Kate, on either side of her. It was all she said but her satisfaction was deep. Silence fell among them as it will when good friends sit together. A late robin-song floated over to them from the apple-trees. The evening star, like a sanctuary lamp, swung above the dying altar-fire of the sunset. The cool, nameless fragrance of a spring night filled the air. There under the old cherry-tree sat the seven with no word, until at last the silence was broken by snatches of melody, vague talking, and the laughter from strolling groups. Then, drawn back from their dreaming, they rose and went away to join the singing on the senior steps. _Edith Campbell Crane, 1900._ Transcriber's Notes: Italics are represented with _underscores_, bold with =equal signs=. Eliminated duplicate title headings before stories. Normalized some inconsistent italics. Some inconsistent hyphenation (e.g. roommate vs. room-mate) and contraction (sha'n't vs. shan't) retained from original. Retained some archaic spellings (e.g. "yoeman"). Page 87, changed "hawthorne" to "hawthorn." Page 109, added missing close quote after "thine eyes." Page 125, changed "philanthrophy" to "philanthropy." Page 212, changed "insistance" to "insistence." Page 233, removed unnecessary comma after "alumnæ." Page 290, changed "recognzied" to "recognized." Page 295, moved misplaced quote from behind "said Anne." End of Project Gutenberg's A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories, by Various