"But Polly doesn't know why you did it."
"Then don't tell her; I'd rather anything than that."
"Don't you want Polly to like you?"
"Yes, but I don't want her to know I lost the brooch."
It was useless to try to rid poor Mary's mind of the one idea, and at last Molly gave up trying, but she did not leave her forlorn little cousin, and Polly, in the next room while she wondered what could be keeping Molly, fell asleep in the midst of her wondering.
CHAPTER VII
In Elton Woods
Polly was all curiosity the next morning. "Why in the world didn't you sleep with me?" she asked, sitting up in bed as Molly came in from the next room.
"Because Mary needed me. She was in awful trouble," replied Molly soberly.