"Whoever it is, say I've a headache," Ethel heard her tell the maid.

"The same old headache," Sally remarked as she grimly pulled the portieres.

They waited in a tense little silence till the visitor had gone.

"And Alice," Sally called to the maid.

"If any one else comes, say I'm out." She turned back to Ethel, smiling: "Suppose you stay to supper.