Joyce and Winnie off now and spoil our practice, but I'll be even with
her in some other way!"

In talking about the various school institutions, Miss Mitchell mentioned
one day that there ought to be a general record of the various societies
and their officers, and the work which they had undertaken to do.

"It should be kept in the study so as to be available any time for
reference," she said. "It would be a far simpler method than having to
ask the secretaries for particulars."

This gave Merle an idea. She said nothing to her fellow-monitresses, but
she at once began to compile the list which Miss Mitchell wanted. She was
determined to do it beautifully. Her handwriting was not remarkably good,
so she decided to type it. There was a little typewriter in Uncle David's
consulting-room, which he allowed her to use, and though she was so far
from being an adept at it that it actually took her longer than using pen
and ink, she thought the result would justify the trouble. She meant to
stitch the sheets together and fasten them inside a cardboard cover,
decorated with an artistic design. She set to work upon it with much
energy and enthusiasm.

She was leaving school one afternoon when Muriel Burnitt ran up to her.

"By the by, Merle! Can you give me the names of the committee of the
Nature Club? I can't just remember them all."

"What d'you want them for?" asked Merle suspiciously.

"Oh, to write out for Miss Mitchell! She was asking for a list the other