"As if I wouldn't," replied Jane.
"You can't blame us for being curious, Janey. This afternoon was almost a failure, just because your eyes had a faraway look."
"I'm so sorry, really, Jude. What an abominable temper I must have."
"We all know better than that girlie." Judy might now have been charged with harboring a faraway look herself.
"Just give me a little time," smiled Jane, "and if there's anything on my conscience I'll gladly transfer it to yours."
The look in both gray and brown eyes was suddenly changed to intimacy. It was no longer faraway.
CHAPTER II
A SHADOW IN FORECAST
I thought everyone had been supplied with the anti-tack hammer circular," remarked Jane, falling back where Judith's cushions ought to be. "Just hear that tattoo over in the wing. I'll bet it's Dozia."
"She has a collection of movie queens and I doubt not that is the official coronation. Let us hope the new proctor is deaf on the left, Dozia's room leans that way," replied Judith. Then she tossed a couple of sweaters at Jane's head. "Put those under your ears dear," she ordered, "my pillows aren't unpacked yet and you may find Neddie's last year tacks in that burlap. There now, you look almost human. But the wistful whimper lingers. Jane, what has happened? You are simply smothered in the soft pedal. Tell your Judy all about it," she cooed.