"Oh, come along. I'll see that you get back by nine-thirty, even if we
have to start home ahead of the others," glibly promised Jerry.
"I'll see to it myself," declared Muriel. "I intend to be a stickler for
duty this night. Go and get Ronny and Lucy while I do my hair over. It's
all falling down. I will meet you down stairs."
Lucy and Ronny also raised weak objections on the ground of unprepared
recitations. Nevertheless they shut up their books with alacrity.
Neither cared to be left out of a visit to Silverton Hall.
Presently the six girls were crossing the campus under the autumn stars.
It was a soft October night and none of the Lookouts had donned hats or
wraps. Walking between Marjorie and Ronny, Miss Towne began partly to
understand how very delightful some girls could be. She had never had an
intimate girl friend and she thought it remarkable that these
self-possessed, beautifully dressed girls should be so ready to show her
every kindness.
"You dear things!" was Robin Page's greeting as she fairly pranced into
the living room at Silverton Hall not more than three minutes after her
callers' arrival. "You certainly are unexpected but awfully welcome.
Come up to my room this minute."
Robin smiled in friendly fashion at Miss Towne, although she had never
met her. Immediately she had been introduced to the lonely freshman, and
Marjorie had stated the object of their call, Robin said heartily:
"I will go and hunt up our freshies as soon as you are up in my room.
Phil is there, of course. She rooms with me, you know. She swears she
isn't going to that picnic. I don't know what the others think about
it. Once get them together, it will be a good chance to find out."
Ushered into Robin's room, the Lookouts and their charge found Phyllis
looking girlishly pretty in a flowered silk kimono. She received them in
the pleasant, straightforward way they so greatly admired in her and
proceeded to show an especial friendliness to Miss Towne.
Presently the murmur of voices outside announced that Robin had been
successful in her quest. In fact she had found all seven of the freshmen
in their rooms and had rushed them a la negligee to her own.
"Here we are," she breezily announced, "and not a freshie missing. I'll
proceed to the great introduction act. Then, make yourselves at home."
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