“I will if no one else will but I asked her just the other day about Nashville. How about you, Sue? Did you or Chloe ask for your permission?”
“Aunt Marcia asked for us,” Chloe answered for Sue.
“Sure, I’ll ask,” Sue spoke up.
While Sue was gone the usual wail went up.
“I intended to wash my hose, write letters, review my geometry, get up my book report——”
All three had a list.
“There’s always tomorrow,” Mimi quoted solemnly. “It’s a perfect day to ride—crisp and clear.”
“We can go if we take Miss Bassett,” Sue burst in with the news.
“Grand,” Betsy cried, “but you know what that means. We will have to pay for her horse. Gee! I’m nearly broke.”
“Don’t spoil your pretty face with frowns and wrinkles, lovely,” Chloe said quickly. “Aunt Marcia gave me $5.00, five dollars, can you hear?”