She gave a little exclamation of distaste.
"There is maman lunching with that hateful old Mr.Lawton.He was in her sitting-room when I ran in to call on her yesterday, and nearly snapped my head off when I asked him if he wouldn't buy my electric for Aileen.
He said it was time she began to learn a few economies instead of more extravagances.

Poor darling Aileen.

She has to stay in town, too, for he won't open the house in Atherton until he is ready to go down himself every night." "Is he an old friend of your mother's ?" "She and Papa met him when they were here, and Mrs.Lawton was very kind when I was born.

It's too bad Mrs.Lawton's dead.

She'd be a nice friend for maman." "Perhaps your mother is asking Mr.Lawton's advice about the investment of money." He had been observing his wife closely, but it was more and more apparent that if Mr.Lawton held the key to her mother's past she had not been informed of the fact.