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"Sweetbriars," she said, blushing deeply. "Dandy!" exclaimed Phyllis Short. "Goody-good!" cried somebody else. "We're at Briarwood Hall, and why not Sweetbriars?" "Good name for initials, too," declared the practical Sarah Fish. "Make two words of it Sweet and Briars. The 'S. B.'s not bad that, eh? What say?" It was unanimous. And so the Sweetbriars were christened.
The words of the last stanza floated back to the West Dormitory girls as the others marched across the campus: "'Sweetbriars enter, ten by ten That River of Knowledge to cross! They never know what happens then, With one wide river to cross! One wide river! One wide River of Knowledge! One wide river! One wide river to cross." "But just the same it's no singing matter for us," grumbled Belle.
"And the Sweetbriars will be on hand to preserve order," laughed her chum. "Thanks to you, Ruthie. Why oh! see Tom!" She jumped up, dropping a lapful of pods, and pointed up the Cheslow road, which here branched from the river road almost opposite the Red Mill. "What is the matter?" demanded Ruth, also scrambling to her feet. A big touring car was approaching at top speed.
Sweetbriars, do or die This be our battle-cry Briarwood Hall! That's All!" Every girl present belonged to the now famous school society, and Nettie Parsons was interested right away. She wished to know all about it, and how to join, and of course she was referred to Ruth.
So sounding the Sweetbriars' challenge, they met the grinning boys at the foot of the flight, before the huge, sparkling tree. "Gee!" exclaimed Tom. "I'm mighty glad I suggested that name for your secret society, Ruth. 'Sweetbriars' it just fits you." Of course, the girls had prepared one another's presents long before.
Far out, a cuckoo hooted-and the immortal call passed on the wind. In that call all the beauty, and colour, and rapture of life seemed to be flying by. If she could only seize and evermore have it in her heart, as the buttercups out there imprisoned the sun, or the fallen raindrops on the sweetbriars round the windows enclosed all changing light!
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