[Illustration: THEY WERE ALL THERE] BETTY WALES ON THE CAMPUS _by_ MARGARET WARDE _author of_ BETTY WALES, FRESHMAN BETTY WALES, SOPHOMORE BETTY WALES, JUNIOR BETTY WALES, SENIOR BETTY WALES, B.A. BETTY WALES & CO. BETTY WALES DECIDES ILLUSTRATED BY EVA M. NAGEL THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA 1920 COPYRIGHT 1910 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY Betty Wales on the Campus Introduction MOST of the girls in this story first became acquainted with each other in their freshman year at Harding College, and the story of their four jolly years together and their trip to Europe after graduation is told in “Betty Wales, Freshman,” “Betty Wales, Sophomore,” “Betty Wales, Junior,” “Betty Wales, Senior,” and “Betty Wales, B. A.” It was during this memorable trip that Betty met Mr. Morton, the irascible but generous railroad magnate. “Betty Wales & Co.” describes how Betty and her “little friends” opened the successful “Tally-ho Tea-Shop” in Harding, and what came of it. Babbie Hildreth’s engagement to Mr. Thayer was one result, and another was that Mr. Morton gave to Harding College the money for a dormitory for the poorer girls. Betty’s “smallest sister” Dorothy was also in Harding attending Miss Dick’s school, and it was for her that Eugenia Ford invented the delightful Ploshkin. Somebody modeled one, and as little plaster ploshkins were soon being sold everywhere, it turned out to be one of the Tally-ho’s most popular and profitable features. Betty had thought she would leave the shop to Emily Davis and return to her family, but this story tells how she found herself again on the Harding Campus. And finally, how Betty Wales, with the aid of one other important person, chose her career and left Harding, will be found in “Betty Wales Decides.” MARGARET WARDE. Contents I. “TENDING UP” AGAIN 9 II. ARCHITECT’S PLANS--AND OTHERS 29 III. THE CULT OF THE B. C. A.’S 47 IV. THE GRASSHOPPER WAGER 62 V. REINFORCEMENTS 78 VI. FRISKY FENTON’S MARTYRDOM 98 VII. THE DOLL WAVE 116 VIII. MORE ARCHITECT’S PLANS, AND A MYSTERY 140 IX. MOVING IN 158 X. GHOSTS AND INSPIRATIONS 174 XI. WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS 191 XII. RAFAEL PROPOSES 213 XIII. GENIUS ARRIVES 229 XIV. AS A BULL PUP ORDAINS 249 XV. A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK--WITH “FEATURES” 268 XVI. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS 285 XVII. THE MYSTERY SOLVED 299 XVIII. FRISKY FENTON’S FOLLY 318 XIX. ARCHITECT’S FINAL PLANS--CONSIDERED 337