“What is it, dear?”
“I hate like time to have to be an example for the greenies and sophs.,” wailed Jennie, cramming things into her traveling bag quite recklessly.
The girls were ready for their strange journey in twenty minutes. There was no dawdling over dressing on this occasion. When they returned to the Madame’s office Samuel was just bringing the dog-cart to the door.
“Are you warmly dressed, girls?”
“Yes, indeed, Madame.”
“Have you sufficient money?”
“I have nearly ten dollars,” said Nancy.
“And I have half as much,” added Jennie.
“Here is twenty more,” said the Madame, putting it into Nancy’s hand. “Your guardian, Mr. Gordon, has always left a sum for emergencies in my hand. It seems he has been very liberal. I hope, Nancy, that you will find him not so seriously injured as the circumstances seem to suggest.”
She kissed them both warmly and went to the hall door with them.