"May I say, in conclusion," finished Mr. Robson, "that the part song which will now be rendered by the singing class has been composed specially for this occasion by a well-known musician, and that henceforward it will take its place as what we might call the national anthem of Silverside, to be sung at all school functions." Miss Webster struck a chord on the piano, and the singing class rose. The sunlight flooding through the window shone on their white dresses and the colours that tied their hair. There were a few bars of prelude, then, to a swinging, rousing, and most original tune, they sang: "Girls of Silverside! Hear us as we sing: With the praises of our school Let the rafters ring. Loyal hearts and true Bring we here to-day, Chanting as our battle-cry, 'Silverside for aye!' So join your hands and join your hearts, And form a circle wide, Let Silverside be all your pride, Girls of Silverside! "Girls of Silverside! True you are and leal, Each must strive her noble best For the common weal. Banish thoughts of self, Make your interests wide, Be the glory that you gain All for Silverside. So join your hands and join your hearts, And form a circle wide, Let Silverside be all your pride, Girls of Silverside! "Girls of Silverside! For the good and right, Here and in the wider world Let us all unite. To your strenuous care Our honour we confide, Let your lives be such as bring Praise to Silverside. So join your hands and join your hearts, And form a circle wide, Let Silverside be all your pride, Girls of Silverside!" When the function was over, and mistresses, visitors, and girls streamed out of the new Lecture Hall, Avelyn's steps gravitated at once towards her Lavender Lady. "Your song was beautiful," she whispered. "Everybody says it's the best tune they've heard for ages--it haunts us, we can't get it out of our heads for a minute! Miss Webster says she could play it in her sleep. It was just what we wanted--something specially for Silverside!" "I'm glad it went off all right. Let me look at your cup. You lucky girl! Just to think that 'Avelyn Watson' is the very first name to be engraved upon it! Where are you going to keep such a treasure?" "I shall take it home for the holidays, and then have it in our form room next term. If you don't mind, I'd like it to spend a week at the bungalow. I feel it was you who really won it, not I. The League was your idea entirely. Even if I'd thought of it I should never have had the courage to propose it, if it hadn't been for you. You inspired it all! May the cup stand on your mantelpiece for a whole week?" "Only on one condition--that you come and stay with me to take care of it!"