“Good for you, Nan!” cried Patty; “I’ll justify your faith in me yet. I know Mr. Hepworth thinks I’m good for nothing, but Daddy ought to know me better.”
Mr. Hepworth seemed not to notice this petulant outburst, and only said:
“Remember, you’ve promised to withdraw from the arena after three more conflicts.”
“They won’t be conflicts,” said Patty, “and there won’t be but one, anyway!”
“So much the better,” said Mr. Hepworth, calmly.
CHAPTER XIV
MRS. VAN REYPEN
It was about a week later. Nothing further had been said or done in the matter of Patty’s “occupation,” and Mr. and Mrs. Fairfield wondered what plan was slowly brewing under the mop of golden curls.