"I'll fix that," thought Ruth; "I'll just vote for myself this time!"
Ruth smiled confidently as the judge again returned with her decision, she was so sure of victory. Now she was glad she had not made the office before; it would be so much more honor to be sophomore president!
"I have the honor to declare that our next president will be Lily Andrews!" announced the girl briefly, and resumed her seat.
And, amid shouts and applause, the meeting broke up, for the hour of nine had struck.
Ruth Henry was defeated again, but not wholly so; for Marjorie's plan for befriending homesick freshmen had been put aside, and her chance of becoming president lost. But—her rival's candidate had won!
CHAPTER III
MARJORIE'S FRESHMAN
If Marjorie was disappointed at the failure of her plan, she was tremendously elated over her room-mate's election to the class presidency. Lily Andrews was not a girl who was naturally popular like Doris Sands, or Marjorie herself. She had fought valiantly for everything she had achieved, and her triumph, therefore, was all the more precious.