She communicated frequently with the superintendent of her horse farm at Lexington about the "string" she expected to send forth to triumph at county and state fairs.

The "Annual Stud Register" lay beside the Bible on the living-room table; and the "Western Horseman" mingled amicably with the "Congregationalist" in the newspaper rack.
The presence of the old professor and his granddaughter at Waupegan continued to puzzle Mrs.Bassett.

Mrs.Owen clearly admired Sylvia, and Sylvia was a charming girl--there was no gainsaying that.

At the farmhouse a good deal had been said about Sylvia's plans for going to college.

Mrs.Owen had proudly called attention to them, to her niece's annoyance.