Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamJane Allen JuniorByEdith BancroftAuthor ofJane Allen of the SubTeam Jane Allen Right Guard JaneAllen Center EtcIllustrated byThelma GoochCONTENTSCHAPTER    I  THE GETTOGETHER   II  A SHADOW IN FORECAST  III  THE MISFIT FRESHMAN   IV  THRILLING NEWS    V  THREATS AND DEFIANCE   VI  JANE AND JUDITH  VII  A QUEER MIXUP VIII  TO THE RESCUE   IX  WHAT HAPPENED TO JUDITH    X  THE INTERLUDE   XI  A TWICE TOLD TALE  XII  A WILD NIGHT OF IT XIII  THE AFTERMATH  XIV  PLEADING FOR TIME   XV  THE PICKET AND THE SPOOK  XVI  THE HIDDEN CHAMBER XVII  BEHOLD THE GHOST OF LENOX HALLXVIII  FAITHFUL FROLIC  XIX  THE MIRACLE   XX  TOUCHSTONE  XXI  CRAMMING EVENTS XXII  STARTLING DISCLOSURESXXIII  THE DANCE XXIV  KING PIN OF THE FRESHIES  XXV  THE DAY AFTER THE BIG NIGHT XXVI  A SURPRISE IN RECORDSXXVII  THE REAL STORYCHAPTER ITHE GET TOGETHERThe late September day waved back at Summer graceful as a childsaying goodbye with a soft dimply hand and just as fitful were thegleams of warm sunshine that lazed through the stately trees on thebroad campus of Wellington College It was a brave daySummerdefying Nature swishing her silken skirts of transparentiridescence into the leaves already trembling before the master handof Autumn with his brush poised for their fateful stroke ofpoisoned beauty every last bud of weed or flower bursting in heroictribute and every breeze cheering the pageant in that farewell toSummerIf school didnt start just now commented Norma Travers Iwonder what we would do Everything else seems to stop shortI never saw shadows come and go so weirdly on any other first dayadded Judith Stearns ominously I hope it doesnt mean a sign asVelma Sigbee would put it and dark eyed Judith waved her armsabove her black head to ward off the blowIs it too early to suggest science lisped Maud Leslie timidlyIve been reading about the possible change of climate and itsrelation to the suns rays going wild into space I dont want tostart anything but it might be judicious to buy more furs nextSummer Also it might justify the premonitory fadDont you dare warned Ted Guthrie puffing beneath her prettiestcrocheted sweater and rolling down from her chosen mound on thenatural steps of the poplar tree slope Its bad enough to think oficy days up here far far away from the happy laughing world of hotchocolate and warm movie seats and she rolled one more step nearerthe boxwood lined path but to tag on science and insinuate we areto be glazed mummies ugh and the redoubtable Ted groaned a gruntthat threatened havoc to the aforesaid handsome sweaterThere there Teddy dear dont take on so soothed Maud rescuingthe others new silver pencil that was rapidly sliding further awayfrom Ted with the pretty open hand bag I had entirely forgottenhow you despise ice sports And you so lovely and fat for fallingYou should love em insisted the studious MaudBeing fat isnt all itsCracked up to be assisted Judith Stearns I quote freely Thatsone of Tim JacksonsWhere have I heard the line before mimicked Theodosia Daltonotherwise Dozia the Fearless It has a chummy tone All of which isas naught to the question Where is Jane Never knew her to miss theline up here And I even tapped at her door Judy where is Janedemanded DoziaAm I my chums keeper Cant Jane attend to her own mortal baggagewithout incurring the wrath of the multitude and Judith sprang upfrom her spot on the leaf laden lawn Also she cast a glance ofapprehension along the path where Jane Allen should at least now beseen on her way Perhaps Jane feels we should forswear this momentof mirth being juniors and stepping aside from all the others Theycall it the Whisper you know count of the whispering poplarabove with a grandiose wave at the innocent tree But I wouldmuch prefer a chuckle wouldnt you TedThere you go again or rather also flung back the stout girl Imust take all the cracks and the chuckles and presently some naivelittle freshie will amble along and ask me if I happen to be one ofthe soap bubbles she just blew off her penny pipe and thepneumatic cheeks puffed out in bubble mockeryNow Teddy dear Dont fret Everyone is just jealous because youreso lovely and comfy looking appeased Nettie Brocton the dimplegirl But I really do think this whisper is awfully childishRather makes the strangers feel we are whispering about themIf they only knew sighed Ted I am the usual backstop for allfrivolity But if it comes to giving up this lovely loafing hourunder our own grandmother poplar I say girls go ahead and knockbut spare the whisper Id die if I had to go tramping around seeingthings and saying hello to that mob with a sweeping wave of herone free arm the other was around Janet Clarkes waistYou are right little girl it is lovely to gather here and let theothers do the traipsing And as for the whisper anyone within sightmay also hear for this is a shout rather than a whisper The realpoint is we are gathered together while others are scattered apartBut where is Jane Allen I always look to her to start things andwe cant stay here all day alluring as is the grandmother poplarWe have juties girls juties Dozia Dalton had risen to herfull height which measured more feet and inches than her latestkitchen door records verified and her hair now wound around herhead like a big brown braided coffee cake added a few more inchesin spite of all the flat pinning Dozia took refuge in It may beattractive to be tall and slender but somehow old Dame Nature has away of keeping her pets humble She loves