Forest was the only person she would allow to advise her, and one or two innocent suggestions made that morning by her new chaperon had produced a good deal of irritation.
Pamela looked up with a flushed countenance.
'I believe father did it specially that he might be able to tell Alice and Margaret that he hadn't a farthing for their war charities.' 'You mean because she costs so much ?' 'Two hundred and fifty,' said Pamela drily.
'My hat!--and her keep! I call that mean of father,' said Desmond indignantly.

'You can't go tick with a secretary.

It means cash.
There'll never be anything for you, Pam, and nothing for the garden.
The two old fellows that were here last week have been turned off, Forest tells me ?' 'Father expects me to do the garden,' said Pamela, with rather pinched lips.
'Well, jolly good thing,' laughed her brother.

'Do you a lot of good, Pam.

You never get half enough exercise.' 'I wouldn't mind if I were paid wages and could spend the money as I liked.' 'Poor old Pam! It is hard lines.