"That," said Elma, with a sigh of great contentment.
The three girls dashed at Adelaide Maud.
Elma laid her hand on Cuthbert's.
"Go and say how do you do to Adelaide Maud," said she.
For a minute or two she was left with Mrs. Leighton and Miss Grace. Then Cuthbert came to her.
"Get up," said he to Elma. "Get up. You're to go with Adelaide Maud."
"Who is this Adelaide Maud who interferes with every plan in connection with my family?" asked Mrs. Leighton. She had a resigned note in her voice. "Shall we ever get home," she kept asking.
A voice behind them broke in.
"I didn't tell him to be impolite, Mrs. Leighton," said Adelaide Maud. "I only asked to have Elma in my carriage."
Elma looked provokingly at Adelaide Maud.