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As she passed from the room the weight of the world seemed on her shoulders and her face bore lines of tragedy. She knew that to oppose her will to the will of a young girl in love was but to aggravate and drive the girl more quickly into the arms of her lover. Such is the perverseness of young people; has been and always will be. She decided that such a course would not do. Miss Gregory decided that the best thing to do was to find out who the young man was, try to prevail upon him to give up the girl and that failing, to seek some other means of breaking up the match. That there should be no match she was determined. She would not allow her protege to throw her life away. She had just reached her room and fallen weakly into her study chair by the little table at which she did most of her work when she had a sudden inspiration. On the instant she touched the bell near the base of the study lamp. A maid responded.

"Ask Miss Comstock to come to me immediately, if possible, please."

The maid departed and in a few minutes Louise Comstock stood wonderingly before the head of the school.

"Sit down, please, Miss Comstock. I wish to talk with you. How's your headache? Better, child?" she inquired.

"Yes, Miss Gregory, thank you." Miss Comstock replied.

"What made you ill, dear? You didn't attend the re-