"Why, I'm going to Colorado with my father; or he's going with me. He's tired."
"Well, he has nothing on King," remarked Freddy. "Never saw any one run down as that chap has the last month. He'd better get some smaller collars. Don't you care, Linda! Send me a picture postal, and I'll frame it."
The look that accompanied this outburst was lost on the adored one. She was trying to remember if Bertram King's collar had looked too large.
The University Club was a lonely place!
CHAPTER IV
THE JUNE NIGHT
Linda enjoyed the long flight under the June stars between the waves of the freshwater sea and the star-filled lagoons of Lincoln Park, and returned late to the dark house on the avenue.
"Did you ever see anything look so inhospitable!" she exclaimed, as her escort ran with her up the steps. "I wonder why Sedley didn't light up."
"Do you want me to go in and look under all the beds for you?" asked Whitcomb gayly.