"I came to put you on your guard against two young women who are about to make mischief for you.

I am very sorry I did not tell you long ago that Miss Wicks and Miss Hampton were the originators of the anonymous letter which caused you so much unhappiness.

I suspected as much at the time, and accused them of writing it.

They neither affirmed nor denied their part in the affair, although they admitted that certain members of the sophomore class wrote the letter.

I threatened to take up the matter with the sophomore class if the two young women persisted in making you unhappy, and this threat evidently influenced them to drop their crusade against you.
"To a certain extent I feel responsible for what has followed, for if I had told you this before you would hardly have afterward become friendly with them.