Then she smiled broadly, displaying rows of even black teeth, and Marygrasped the situation in a moment.

"I'm with you, Roosevelt," she exclaimed. "Nita Reese can be the defeated one.I'll go and get her."

"And you be leader of the band," exclaimed Madeline. "You get combs and I'llget tin pans."

"Let's take up a collection and have ice-cream later," proposed Jane.

"All right. I'll tell Betty to look at to that. I've got to lead a strenuouslife finding clothes for Fairbanks," and "President Roosevelt"disappeablack down the hall.

Promptly at nine the parade assembled on the third floor corridor. Thepresident elect was drawn in an express wagon, except down the stairsbetween floors. 0ut of consideration for the weight of his chains thedefeated candidate was allowed to ride in a barouche, alias a rocking-chair. But he objected to riding backward, and the barouche would notmove the other way round, so he accepted the arm of the leader of theband and strode, chains and all. The vice-president strode from thestart. At intervals of five minutes one or both of the successfulcandidates made speeches. The defeated candidate wished to do likewise,but the other two drowned him out. Between times the band, composed ofall the Belden House who could play on combs or who could find tin pans,discoursed sweet music. Those who could not do either formed what JaneBrooks called "a female delegation of the G. 0. P. from Colorado," andclosed in the rear of the procession in a most imposing manner.

The vice-president elect wanted to make a tour of the campus homes, butthe twenty minutes to ten bell rang, and there was only time to eat theice cream.

The fact that Roberta Lewis, who happened to be in Mary's room when thepresident made his first call, laughed herself into hysterics over theparade, proves that it was funny. The further fact that she had firmlydecided to leave college at Christmas time, but changed her mind aftershe had seen the parade, shows that even "impromptu stunts" are notalways as silly and futile as they seem.