“Lotta.”
“Will that do?” asked Frank. “I’m afraid it is not quite consistent in this, but I don’t think Boltwood will have time to analyze it, or even to scrutinize it closely, so I hope he’ll not notice any little breaks.”
“It’s artistic,” declared Ready enthusiastically.
“Hardly that.”
“Oh, but it is! That stuff about the ghost walking, and about giving up her career and her art, is simply great!”
“And being out for the dust isn’t bad!” chuckled Bingham. “I notice the most of them are looking for geldt.”
“Did your aged lady friend try to hit you up for a sawbuck last evening?” inquired Ready, with an innocent look in his eyes.
“Certainly not!” cried the big sophomore indignantly. “She was an exception. She follows the stage for her health.”
“Well, she must have been at it long enough to have glorious good health.”
“She’s only eighteen.”