"Yes. My choice was Miss Stearns."
"You were also one of the judges, Miss Brown?"
The dean had now turned to Selina.
"Yes."
"And you, Miss Nelson?"
"Yes." A guilty flush dyed Laura's cheeks.
"Two against one in favor of Miss Seaton?" commented Miss Rutledge. "Let me ask you two young women this. Were you both satisfied in your own minds that Miss Seaton was the better player?"
"I was," declared Selina boldly.
"I—I——"
The scrutiny of the dean's steady eyes disconcerted Laura. She could not bring herself to look into them and utter a deliberate untruth.