"
And then she slowly repeated, " 'steadfast,' that is another fine
word. It has pearls and rubies all over it."
After school that evening she visited James Brothers' and was
paid the full amount of the appraisement of her furniture. Then
she went to an art store and laid in a full supply of the
materials she needed for the work she was trying to do. Her
fingers were trembling as she handled the boxes of water colors
and selected the brushes and pencils for her work, and sheets of
drawing paper upon which she could do herself justice. When the
transaction was finished, she had a few dollars remaining. As
she put them in her pocket she said softly:
"That's gasoline. Poor Katy! I'm glad she doesn't need her
money, because she is going to have to wait for the allowance or
the sale of the books or on Jane Meredith. But it's only a few
days now, so that'll be all right."
CHAPTER XII. The Lay of the Land
Linda entered the street car for her daily ride to Lilac Valley.
She noticed Peter Morrison and Henry Anderson sitting beside each
other, deeply engrossed in a drawing. She had been accustomed to
ride in the open section of the car as she liked the fresh air.
She had a fleeting thought of entering the body of the car and
sitting where they would see her; and then a perverse spirit in
Linda's heart said to her:
"That is precisely what Eileen would do. You sit where you
belong."
Whereupon Linda dropped into the first vacant seat she could
reach, but it was only a few moments before Peter Morrison,
looking up from the plans he was studying, saw her, and lifting
his hat, beckoned her to come and sit with him.
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