I shall say nothing of her in my letter to Mabel, except that I delivered the invitation, but when we go to Mabel's for Thanksgiving if she asks for an explanation of certain things I shall not hesitate to give it." "That is the way I like to hear you talk," approved Elfreda.

"I don't mean the 'wise and superwise Elfreda' part.

I'm not so conceited, I hope.

But it is high time you let that Kathleen West meander along to suit her own tricky little self.

She hasn't an iota of Overton spirit nor a shred of conscience, and instead of appreciating your kind offices she is far more likely to repay you by dragging you into something unpleasant.