Mrs. Gaylord's niece is infatuated with him, without
reciprocation, and Mrs. Gaylord wanted her, the niece, to stick to the
grocer's son; she says there is more money in being advertised than
advertising others. Wouldn't Prudence faint if she could hear this
gossip? Don't tell her,--and I wouldn't repeat it for the world.
"I hoped he would come back for another room,--there is lots of
experience in him, I am sure, but he sent for his things. So that is
over. I found his pipe. And I am keeping it so if he gets smokey and
comes back he may have it.
"Oh, I tell you, Carol, Experience may teach in a very expensive
school, but she makes the lessons so interesting, it is really worth
the price.
"Lots of love to you both,
"From
"CONNIE."
CHAPTER XII
THE LAND O' LUNGERS
"Is Mrs. Duke in?"
David looked up quickly as the door opened. He saw a fair petulant
face, with pouting lips, with discontent in the dark eyes. He did not
know that face. Yet this girl had not the studied cheerfulness of
manner that marks church callers at sanatoriums. She did not look
sick, only cross. Oh, it was the new girl, of course. Carol had said
she was coming. And she was not really sick, just threatened.
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