Janet obeyed, but drew in her head almost immediately. "They are gathered together in a group and seem to be discussing something. I think they are tying something on the string, but I can't be sure."
"Be ready for it," said Cordelia. "Be sure you don't miss it, whatever it is."
Janet stood in readiness and presently saw the string begin to move. The girls above were drawing up their prize slowly. In a moment, a square white package appeared. Janet grabbed it and drew it in.
"Ah-h," came in disgusted tones from above, but a laugh went up from below.
Unfastening the string, Janet flung it out again and saw it hurriedly drawn up. She opened the box and tested its contents.
"Caramels, girls, and very good ones. Help yourselves." She passed the box around.
"I think," said Cordelia, "that we may as well watch the sequence of events. The youths may not be discouraged. Let us wait for further developments. Two boxes of candy are better than one, if one should prove to be only yellow-jack. They will probably think that we are not astute enough to believe they will send up a second box, but I think they will not want to disappoint those abandoned little freshmen. Remember we are acting in behalf of the powers that be. It is against all rules to hold clandestine correspondence with the gilded youth of the city."
"Why gilded youth, in this instance, Cordelia?" asked Janet.
"Because only gilded youth could afford to buy enough candy to satisfy the appetite of a freshman. Let's shut the window, and regale ourselves while we wait to see what is coming next."
They fell to and were not long in making way with the box of caramels, as what four girls cannot do in a short space of time?