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Rh "If we could only interest the pupils of Central High, as a whole, members and those who are not in the M. O. R.," sighed Mrs. Mabel Kerrick.

The presence of this widowed lady, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Centerport, and an alumna of the school, upon the Board of Governors of the M. O. R. needs an explanation that must be deferred.

"I don't see how we can interest the boys—they only make fun," said a very bright looking girl sitting upon the other side of the room, and beside another very bright looking girl who looked so much like her (they were dressed just alike) that unless one had seen her lips move one could never have told whether Dora Lockwood, or Dorothy Lockwood, had spoken.

"And how are you going to interest the girls who haven't been asked to join the M. O. R.—and are not likely to be asked?" demanded the other twin. "The very exclusiveness of the society makes it impossible for us to call upon the school in general for help."

"Just raise the fees and we can pay the higher rent," remarked another girl, briskly.

"And then, at the end of next year, Mr. Chumley will raise it again. He owns more rentable property than any other man on the