. Betty Wales decides : . f waste space 112 BETTT WALES under the ceilings of the closets. They arealso too small. So are the double halls are too narrow when there are trunksaround. I have fixed my closet. I think itwould help you in your work to see how Idid it. * Miss Wales, whom I believe you know,acts rather tired these days. ** Yours respectfully, Marie OToole, A Morton Hallite. Betty puzzled out Maries hieroglyphicsslowly, read the note through again, andsighed despairingly, What will that girl donext? Then she laughed till the tearscame. Then she turned severely upon Jim. You
. Betty Wales decides : . f waste space 112 BETTT WALES under the ceilings of the closets. They arealso too small. So are the double halls are too narrow when there are trunksaround. I have fixed my closet. I think itwould help you in your work to see how Idid it. * Miss Wales, whom I believe you know,acts rather tired these days. ** Yours respectfully, Marie OToole, A Morton Hallite. Betty puzzled out Maries hieroglyphicsslowly, read the note through again, andsighed despairingly, What will that girl donext? Then she laughed till the tearscame. Then she turned severely upon Jim. You could see that it was all in the world did you bother to comerushing up here on account of a piece of fool-ishness like that? Jim only grinned. I wanted to meetMiss Marie OToole of Morton Hall, he an-nounced calmly. Have you any objec-tions? Then he went on, in a different tone, I say, Betty, be a good fellow, and lets goriding after lunch. Im feeling a bit stale,—honestly I am. An office-man like me ought. [VE PASSED OFF MY ENTRANCE LATIN THE -^1|VV YOOIPUBLIC UBKAnY TILM6M riMJMDATiilNIiB L DECIDES 113 never to have been brought up on I hadnt acquired the fresh-air-and-exercisehabit when I was a kid, I might be able tomake a reputation now. But I cant stick toa desk long enough. Miss OToole will ride with you, poor tiredman, laughed Betty. She comes from theWest, too, and she rides like an Amazon, soshell give you all the exercise you want,trying to keep up with her. Thanks, said Jim briefly. I prefer yes, Betty, like a lady, and Ill clearright out and let you do a mornings work inpeace. Betty hesitated and was lost. At two then, Jim sang back gaily as he cleared out. Five minutes later Montana Marie appearedin Bettys office looking particularly radiant. I just stopped in to tell you that Ive passedoff my entrance Latin, she said. I knew youd be glad Her eyes fell on the lavender-tinted note, which Jim had forgottento recover, and she flushe
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