"I thought I might outstay my welcome," Azalea said, seeming a little confused.
"Nay, nay, Pauline," and Patty smiled at her, "stay as long as you like.
As long as you can be happy with us."
But there was an uncomfortable pause, for Farnsworth didn't second
Patty's invitation or make any comment on it.
"I'm going down to New York in the car this afternoon," said Elise.
"Want to go, Azalea?"
"Yes,—I'd be glad to."
"All right, be ready about three. You going, Pattibelle?"
"No; not to-day. My lord and master is at home, and I can't give up a precious hour of his companionship."
"Oh, you turtle-doves! All right, then, Zaly and I will sally forth to the great metropolis."
Elise was spending a month with Patty, and was going later to the mountains with her own family. They were all anxious, therefore, to get the Fair under way, and to hold it while Elise was still there.
So things were being pushed, and the committees were hard at work. There were innumerable errands to the city, and nearly every day the big car went down and returned laden with materials for the work.