"Hear, hear!" came from the audience.
"And I," said Pamela, jumping up suddenly, "beg to propose that Avelyn, who suggested the whole idea of the League, shall be elected secretary."
"Rather!"
"Good biz!"
"Ave, by all means!"
"Oh, no, please! I don't want to grab any office for myself!" protested Avelyn.
"Nonsense! Brace up, child, for you'll have to do it!" urged Laura. "Why, you've brought about the whole business. Besides, you belong to both parties, so you'll bind us together as nobody else could."
"The missing link, in fact!" hinnied Irma, trying to be funny.
The meeting passed the remaining resolutions in good order, then broke up in a whirl of excited talk. A deputation of prefects visited Miss Thompson's study, and gave her a digest of the afternoon's proceedings. She listened approvingly.
"I'll order the new badges at once, and see about hiring a larger cricket field," she commented.