"But, Patty, he was angry, you know, and jealous of those foolish
Blaney people."
"They're not foolish,—and I can't bear men who are jealous. Now, Mona, girlie, you 'tend to your own suitor. You've quite enough to do in the next two weeks, without dipping your pretty little fingers in my pie."
"Yes," sighed Mona, "I have."
CHAPTER V
AT RED CHIMNEYS
When Patty entered the dining-room, she found the rest already at breakfast.
"'Scuse me for being late," she said, as she took her place, "but I was up late last night."
She smiled gaily at Philip, whose somewhat frowning face relaxed into an answering smile.
"Never mind that, Patty," said Mona, "listen to what we're planning.
Philip thinks it would be a good idea to buy Red Chimneys for the
Kiddies' Home, and we're going to motor over to Spring Beach today to
look at it."
"Fine! but why go to look at it? We all know exactly what it looks like——"