Chapter 23
Weeks 8 and 9, Instructor Calendar, November 1896
How, now, Horatio! You tremble and look pale.
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The campus was, indeed, a cheerless place after the horse prank. The restrictions imposed by President Langdon last week were making themselves felt. As a result, Concordia and Ruby had two dozen grumbling and restless girls to deal with on a daily basis.
Miss Phillips’ cold had developed into bronchitis and she had been moved to the infirmary under the watchful eye of Miss Jenkins. She was in no condition to decipher Randolph Wells’ journal.
Concordia wondered if she should ask David to write to his cryptologist friend. She hadn’t seen much of him since the disastrous incident in the arbor, although she thought of him a great deal. She suspected he was avoiding her, but
