Rob Lindsey had met Gwen near the station, and she had looked at him as sharply as if she had not seen him for a year.
"Do you still go to school at Avondale?" she asked.
"Why, yes," Rob said. "Did you think we commenced to stay at home when you left?"
"Well, I wouldn't go back there for anything!" declared Gwen. "My mamma calls me a very wonderful child, and when she told my new teacher that, she said to mamma; 'I know she's an unusual child. I can see that at a glance.'"
"Perhaps she'd call me wonderful if I engaged her to do so. I might tell her to just look at me and say if she'd give me a prize."
Lena laughed at Rob's disgust.
"I wonder if she will think any parties that are given at Avondale are too near to be interesting?" she said.
"I wouldn't risk inviting her if I didn't want her to accept," Rob replied as he picked up his books and turned toward the door.
"Oh, say, Lena!" he cried, "I just happened to think of Captain
Atherton's party. Do you suppose Gwen is invited?"
"Why, Rob! What a question! Captain Atherton wouldn't slight any child in this neighborhood. Of course Gwen will be invited," Lena said.