CHAPTER IV

MIRIAM'S UNWELCOME SURPRISE


The two days that followed were busy ones for Grace, Anne and Miriam.
The morning after their arrival Mabel Ashe and Frances Marlton appeared
at half-past eight o'clock to conduct them to Overton Hall. There they
registered and were then sent to the room where the examination in
French was to be held. Examinations in the other required subjects
followed in rapid succession and it was Friday before they had settled
themselves in Wayne Hall, the house in which they were to live as
students of Overton College.

Wayne Hall was a substantial four-story brick house, just a block from
the campus. It was looked upon as a strictly freshman house, but
occasionally sophomores lived there, as the rooms were well-furnished
and the matron, Mrs. Elwood, had a reputation for looking out for the
welfare of her girls.

To their delight Grace and Anne had been allowed to room together, while
Miriam had by lucky chance secured a room to herself across the hall.

"If that poor little yellow-haired freshman hadn't failed in all her
examinations I shouldn't be rooming alone," said Miriam rather soberly
as she dived into the depths of the now almost emptied trunk.