The sophomores played a mean trick on us the other day at the old Omnibus House." "I heard something about the Black Monks of Asia," answered David, laughing.
"Can't your inventive brain devise a scheme of revenge ?" went on Grace.
"If we don't get even with them soon, the story will be all over town." "Well," replied David, "I can tell you a secret I happened to have overheard when one of the sophomores was calling on Miriam.

I was an eavesdropper entirely by accident, but what I heard might help some.

The sophomores are going to give an initiation mask ball a week from Saturday night.

Only the class and a few outsiders, among them Miriam, are to be present.

Everybody is to be in fancy dress, and disguised out of all recognition.