"Anyhow, I'm not going to worry any more until I have seen them." That night, after dinner, two callers appeared at the house on the hill.
The first was Helen.
Dinner was hardly over when Mary saw her smart coupe turn in to the garage.

A minute later Helen ran up the steps, a travelling bag in her hand.

She kissed her cousin twice, quotation marks of affection which enclosed the whisper, "Do you mind if I stay all night ?" "Of course I don't," said Mary, laughing at her earnestness.

"What's the matter?
Wally out of town ?" "Oh, don't talk to me about Wally! ...

No; he isn't out of town.