"Yes," returned Pauline, carelessly. "I have two of them, one real gold and one silver. But I hardly ever carry them."
"Oh, well, you can have whatever you want," said Dotty, good-naturedly; "but this is a treat to me, and I think it's lovely, though of course not grand like yours."
So Dotty bought the vanity-case, and then the crowd followed Dolly to see what might be her choice.
Straight to the bookshelves she went, and pointed to a set of fairy stories. They were half a dozen or more volumes bound in various colours and the set was ten dollars.
"I've been just crazy for these books," she said, with a sigh of satisfaction. "I would have had them for my birthday, only we had our rooms fixed up; and the minute I spotted them I knew I should buy them."
"What a foolishness!" exclaimed Carroll; "how can you read fairy tales?"
"She loves them," said Dotty; "she'd rather read a fairy story than go to a party, any day."
Dolly laughed and dimpled, but stuck to her decision and soon the crowd left the shop, carrying the important purchases with them.
Back at the hotel, they were exhibited, and Mrs. Fayre and Trudy smiled a little at the selection, but said they were glad that the girls had bought what they wanted.