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“And when I was about half way home Miss Brown stopped me to give me back some themes,—said they were good—and while she was talking who should come along but Professor Morton, wanting somebody to fill a gap in the choir Sunday.”

“Going to do it all?” asked Tommy.

“O, yes, I couldn’t think of any excuse.”

“And examinations coming on,” suggested her father.

“O, no; I get out of them all. You always do if your grades are high enough.”

At this remark Tommy grew very red, but kept quite still, while Gordon winked at June. Poor Tommy was the only one of the children not excused from examination, and while his grades were not low, he felt much disgraced. Another year would probably find young Thomas taking his studies more seriously.

“And what do you do after orchestra practice tonight?” inquired Dr. Lancaster.

“Well, I get my last Caesar lesson,—hurrah!—and I thought I might begin to copy your article for you, Father, unless Mother wants me to do something else.”

“No typewriting tonight, daughter, both for your sake and that of the official board.”