"Not a bit," rejoined the stout girl good-naturedly. "Never tell anything you don't want to tell. We'll change the subject. Let's talk about the Sanford High dance. What character do you intend to represent?" "Is Sanford High going to give a party?" Marjorie voiced her surprise. "Of course. The Sanford High girls give one every spring, and the Weston boys give their dance in the fall." "When is it to be?" "Not until after Easter, and this year it's going to be a lot of fun. We are to have a fairy-tale masquerade." "I never heard of any such thing before." "Neither did I," went on Jerry, "that is, until yesterday. The committee just decided upon it. You see, the girls always give a fancy dress party, but not always a masquerade. This year a freshman who was on the committee proposed that it would be a good stunt to make everyone dress as a character in some old fairy tale. The rest of the committee liked the idea, so you had better get busy and hunt up your costume." "But how did you happen to know so much about it?" "Well," Jerry looked impressive. "I was on the committee and I happened to be the freshman who proposed it." "You clever girl!" exclaimed Marjorie, admiringly. "I think that is a splendid idea. I wonder what I could go as?" "Snow White," suggested Jerry, eyeing her critically. "I can get seven of the Weston boys to do the Seven Little Dwarfs and follow you around." "But Snow White had 'a skin like snow, cheeks as red as blood and hair as black as ebony,'" quoted Marjorie. "I don't answer to that description." "You are pretty, and so was she, and that's all you need to care," returned Jerry, calmly. "Besides, the Seven Dwarfs will be great. Will you do it?" "All right," acquiesced Marjorie. "What are you going as?" "One of the 'Fat Friars,'" giggled Jerry. "Don't you remember, 'Four Fat Friars Fanning a Fainting Fly'? I'm going to ask three more stout girls to join me. We'll wear long, gray frocks, get bald-headed wigs and carry palmleaf fans. I don't know anyone who would be willing to go as the 'Fainting Fly,' so we'll have to do without him, I guess." "You funny girl!" laughed Marjorie. "But how will everyone know who is who after the unmasking? There will be so many queens and princesses and kings and courtiers." "We thought of that and we are going to put up a notice for everyone to carry cards. Some of the characters will be easy to guess without cards." "I must tell mother about it as soon as I go home and ask her to help me plan Snow White's costume. When will we receive our invitations?" "We only send printed invitations to the boys. Every girl in high school is invited, of course. The invitations will be sent to the boys next week, and the Sanford girls will be notified at once, so as to give them plenty of time to plan their costumes."