"We've been waiting patiently for you," announced Elfreda. "Did he materialize?" from Anne. "What do you think of him?" was Miriam's quick question. "Come into the living-room and I'll tell you," said Grace. "We won't have much time to talk, though. It is after three o'clock now." "No; come upstairs to our room," invited Elfreda. "We have a special reason for asking you." Grace obediently accompanied the three girls upstairs. The first thing that attracted her eye was a tray containing a tall pitcher of fruit lemonade and four glasses. Elfreda stepped to the table and began pouring the lemonade. When she had filled the glasses she handed them, in turn, to each girl. "To our senior year," she said solemnly, raising her glass. "May it be the best of all. Drink her down." "What a nice idea," smiled Grace as she set down her glass. "It was Elfreda's proposal," said Miriam. "She made the lemonade, too." "Then let us drink to her." Grace reached for her glass and Miriam for the pitcher. "I'll do the honors this time," declared Miriam. "Here's to the Honorable Josephine Elfreda Briggs, expert brewer of lemonade, model roommate and loyal friend." "Oh, now," protested Elfreda, "what made you spoil everything? I was just beginning to enjoy myself." "The pleasure is all ours," retorted Anne. "Besides, you are getting nothing but your just deserts. We are only glad to have a chance to demonstrate our deep appreciation of your many lovely qualities, Miss Briggs," she ended mischievously. "Yes, Miss Briggs," laughed Grace, "you are indispensable to this happy band, Miss Briggs. You must be blind if you can't see that." "Very blind indeed, Miss Briggs," agreed Miriam Nesbit. "But because you are so blind, Miss Briggs, I shall endeavor, in a few well chosen words, Miss Briggs, to make you see what is so plain to the rest of us." Whereupon Miriam launched forth into a funny little eulogy of Elfreda and her good works which caused the stout girl to exclaim in embarrassment, "Oh, see here, Miriam, I'm not half so wonderful as I might be. If you said all those nice things about yourself or Grace or Anne it would be more to the point." "But it might not be true," interposed Grace. "And we quite agree with Miriam," added Anne. Elfreda surveyed them in silence, an unusually tender expression in her shrewd blue eyes. "I can see that I have a whole lot to be thankful for," she said after a moment. "Next year I am going to try harder than ever to live up to your flattering opinion of me. Then I know that I can't fail to be a good senior." Just how completely Elfreda carried out her resolution and what happened to Grace Harlowe and her friends during their senior year in college will be found in "Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College." THE END. * * * * * HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY'S Best and Least Expensive Books for Boys and Girls The Motor Boat Club Series By H. IRVING HANCOCK