“For the Twenty-fifth of October Fund,” suggested Dick. “Better not put it down on paper. And I’d add that the subscriber hereby promises to keep still about it.” “Good idea,” commended Morris, writing under the lamp. “How’s this, then? ‘Subscription List. The undersigned agree to subscribe to the fund known as the Twenty-fifth of October Fund the sums set down against their names, and hereby promise not to divulge the purpose of said fund.’” “A good many ‘funds’ in it,” objected Lanny. “Let’s hope so,” replied May, with a laugh. “Don’t be critical. I think it’s lovely, Morris.” “All right. Here’s the pen, Lanny. Put your ‘John Hancock’ on the first line.” “Your slang pains me, Morris,” murmured Lanny. “It’s only going to be two dollars, folks.” “_Only_ two dollars!” said Gordon. “Gee, that’s a lot! Who’s next? You are, Dick.” Dick signed and the list went to Louise and then to Morris, the latter duplicating his sister’s subscription. “Seems to me,” said Morris, as he handed the pen to May Burnham, “May should have headed it. She started the trouble.” “Of course!” agreed Louise. “Perhaps there’s room above Lanny’s name. Is there?” “Yes, but I’d rather not,” replied May. “I’ll write here, and”――she looked around almost defiantly――“I believe I’ll say three instead of two!” “Then I will!” exclaimed Nell. “We don’t have to pay for four weeks, do we?” “We’d ought to pay when we sign, I think,” said Dick, “but I can’t, and so I don’t insist.” “Neither can I,” said Lanny. “Who’s next? Has Gordon signed? Be a sport, Gordie, and put down a hundred!” “I’m doing it,” answered Gordon, “only I’m putting a dot where it will do the most good.” When the list was finally returned to Louise that young lady exclaimed delightedly, “Why, we’ve got twenty-one dollars already! Isn’t that fine?” “Enough to get the easy-chair!” said Nell. “Why, at this rate it won’t take us any time to get it all!” “Maybe the others won’t be enthusiastic, though,” replied Gordon. “By the way, were those prices you gave the prices we’ll have to pay for the things, Louise?” “Why, no! We forgot that! We won’t have to pay nearly so much, will we? Thirty per cent. of one hundred and twenty-eight is――is――――” “Thirty-seven-forty,” said Morris. “Thirty-eight dollars and forty cents,” corrected May. “Then we will have to pay only about――about ninety dollars! That’s lovely!” “Say a hundred, to be on the safe side,” advised Dick. “I guess we can manage that. The question is now, how are we going at it? Wouldn’t it be well to have several lists and――――” “Have four,” said Lanny. “You take one and Gordon will take one――――” “Thank you!” muttered Gordon. “And Louise and Nell can have the other two.” And so it was arranged, in spite of Gordon’s lack of enthusiasm, and that necessitated the making of four new lists with two signatures on each.