She nodded with satisfaction and ran upstairs to put her belongings in a suit-case.
CHAPTER XX
BETSY’S APPEAL
True to her promise, Betsy stayed but two days in Boston, and Mrs. Bruce, having had a very good time in her absence, was graciously pleased to let bygones be bygones when she returned.
“Was your shopping successful?” she asked.
“Yes, we did real well,” was the reply. “I didn’t know there was so many good ready-made things folks could get.”
Mrs. Bruce smiled leniently.
“Rather awful things,” she said, “but I suppose they did very well for your friend from the country.”
“Yes, she’ll look real good in ’em after she’s fitted to a few alterations. Miss Maynard’s been gettin’ some ready-made ones.”