“Yes,” said Katherine, “and all of those girls have so many clothes they don’t know what to do with them. I think it is an awfully good idea to sell some of them this way.”
“I’ve never been to one of those auctions before. Usually it’s just kept in the house. Each girl sells what she doesn’t want, and any other girl in the same house who has seen and envied that particular garment can buy it. Donna Anderson got some lovely evening slippers that way in her house for fifteen cents, and when they were cleaned they were just as good as new.”
“I can think of lots of Gloria’s things I’d like.”
“Yes, especially that Belgian blue velvet suit the girls were talking about.”
Both girls laughed at the idea of Gloria selling her new things.
“Don’t you worry about those girls,” said Katherine finally, “they’ll just auction rags and tatters and get good prices for them, too.”
“Have you got some spare money to go with?”
“A little—about seven dollars. At the rate some of those sales are made, I ought to be able to get quite a complete outfit for that.”
“And I’ve a little. I haven’t counted just how much. But of course we can get some more from the bank.”
When they trailed into Ambler House for luncheon they found the greatest interest and excitement reigning.