She had a gold fillet studded with diamonds for her hair--that hair which was now dressed according to the very latest mode--a mode which was startling, yet becoming, and she clasped around her throat the Tiffany necklace, and as a crowning touch, put on long white gloves.

When she appeared upon the verandah where Margaret sat dressed in a pretty lingerie gown with Wilbur in a light grey business suit, the silence could be heard.

Then there was one double gasp of admiration from Maida and Adelaide in their white frocks and blue ribbons.

They looked at the visitor with positive adoration, but she flushed hotly.

She was a very quick-witted girl.
Margaret recovered herself, presented Wilbur, and shortly, they went in to dinner, but it was a ghastly meal.