He quietly expressed his satisfaction at the complete arrangements of the Kermess, chatted a moment with his daughter, and then innocently marched over to the flower booth and made a liberal purchase from each of the three girls.
Evidently the old gentleman had no inkling of the incident of the previous evening, or that Diana was not still on good terms with the young ladies she had personally introduced to society.

His action amused many who noted it, and Louise blushing but thoroughly self-possessed, exchanged her greetings with Diana's father and thanked him heartily for his purchase.

Mr.Von Taer stared stonily at Charlie Mershone, but did not speak to him.
Going out he met John Merrick, and the two men engaged in conversation most cordially.
"You did the trick all right, Von Taer," said the little millionaire, "and I'm much obliged, as you may suppose.

You're not ashamed of my three nieces, I take it ?" "Your nieces, Mr.Merrick, are very charming young women," was the dignified reply.

"They will grace any station in life to which they may be called." When the evening's entertainment came to an end Arthur Weldon took Louise home in his new brown limousine, leaving Patsy and her father, Uncle John and Beth to comfortably fill the Doyle motor car.