I feel almost sure that they will join." The unavoidable exigencies of a choir practice compelled Mr.Wynkoop to retire early, nor was it yet late when the more intimate family circle also dissolved, and the two girls discovered themselves alone.

Naida drew down the shades and lit the lamp.

Miss Spencer slowly divested herself of her outer dress, replacing it with a light wrapper, encased her feet snugly in comfortable slippers, and proceeded to let down her flossy hair in gleaming waves across her shoulders.

Naida's dark eyes bespoke plainly her admiration, and Miss Spencer shook back her hair somewhat coquettishly.
"Do you think I look nice ?" she questioned, smilingly.
"You bet I do.

Your hair is just beautiful, Miss Spencer." The other permitted the soft strands to slip slowly between her white fingers.