She must see a little of St.Helen's, she declared, so as to be able to tell her father about it, and she must help Clover to get to housekeeping,--these were the important things, and nothing else must interfere with them.
Most effectual assistance did she render in the way of unpacking and arranging.

More than that, one day, when Clover, rather to her own disgust, had been made to go with Polly and Amy to Denver while Katy stayed behind, lo! on her return, a transformation had taken place, and the ugly paper in the parlor of No.

13 was found replaced with one of warm, sunny gold-brown.
"Oh, why did you ?" cried Clover.

"It's only for a few months, and the other would have answered perfectly well.

Why did you, Katy ?" "I suppose it _was_ foolish," Katy admitted; "but somehow I couldn't bear to have you sitting opposite that deplorable mustard-colored thing all winter long.