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enticed a few to join in the fight, and soon snowballs were flying through the air.
    By the time the battle wound down, Nancy had nearly forgotten the trouble at the sorority house earlier. But as she and Ned turned up the walkwayto the Theta Pi house, Nancy noticed that a group of sisters were gathered in the driveway, pointing to the back of the house.
    â€œLooks like trouble,” Ned said as they quickened their pace.
    â€œWhat’s going on?” Nancy called out. “Is everyone okay?”
    â€œNo one’s been hurt,” Brook answered. “But our house has been vandalized.”
    â€œIt must have happened while we were all at the Sweetheart Feature,” said Kristin.
    Pushing through the crowd, Nancy hurried to assess the damage.
    Graffiti had been scrawled across the white siding on the back of the house. Nancy read the message splashed in green paint:
    THETA PI MUST DIE!
    It was signed “CUPID.”

Chapter

Eight
    T HIS IS NO JOKE ,” Mindy said, staring at the message. “Someone’s definitely out to get us.”
    Nancy studied the graffiti. Despite the dripping paint, she could see that the letters were scrawled in the same block print used in the note that had been pinned to Rosie’s coat. At least Cupid was consistent.
    Ned scowled. “This Cupid is a real creep.”
    â€œWe need to notify campus security,” Nancy said, realizing that Dean Jarvis would want to know about this and the rigged electrical switch.
    â€œI’ll make the call,” Kristin offered.
    â€œLet me go with you,” Nancy said, following the girl into the house. After Kristin notified security, the campus operator put Nancy through to Dean Jarvis’s home. She gave him a quickrundown on the two incidents, and they agreed to meet in his office the next morning.
    â€œIn the meantime, I’ll alert campus security to keep a close watch on the Theta Pi house,” he said. “It seems that Cupid is acting out a vendetta against the sorority.”
    Outside, Nancy found Ned helping a few of the girls clean off the excess wet paint. “You’ll be able to paint over it tomorrow after this has dried,” he told them. “But it’ll take a few coats of white to cover this green.”
    The girls thanked Ned, then filed into the house through the kitchen door. “Will you please tell them to be careful?” Ned whispered to Nancy as he paused just inside the kitchen door.
    â€œThey’ve already been warned,” Nancy said. “Thanks for a fun night—till now, at least.”
    Ned shrugged. “I’ve got to spend the morning hitting the books for a psych test. What are you going to do?”
    â€œI need to have a talk with Tamara’s boyfriend, Zip Williams,” Nancy said.
    â€œBut he’s over at Russell U,” Ned said.
    â€œIt’s only a few miles away,” Nancy replied. “And I’ve got to find out the inside story on Tamara. Besides, he owes me a favor.”
    â€œI’ll catch up with you in the afternoon.” Ned dropped a kiss on her cheek, then backed out the door.
    Upstairs in their bedroom, the girls discussedthe recent turn of events as they got ready for bed.
    â€œIt gives me the jitters to think someone’s out to get us,” Kristin said, crawling under her comforter.
    â€œAnd did you notice the color of the paint? Green,” Mindy said as she brushed out her shiny black hair. “That’s Delta Zeta’s color.”
    â€œDo you think Tamara painted the graffiti?” Bess asked as she buttoned her nightgown.
    Nancy shook her head. “I don’t think she’s the person we’re looking for. First of all, I don’t think she could sneak into the basement of this house to rig a switch without attracting attention. And as far as the graffiti goes, I saw her in the theater before the movie began.”
    â€œI did, too,” Kristin said. “She was