"May I see it?" she asked, rather abruptly.
"Certainly," replied Linda, surprised that a girl like Miss Hulbert would care for such a dainty thing.
"You said outside of Montreal, didn't you?" she inquired. "I believe I know the convent you mean. 'Our Lady of Mercy,' isn't it?"
"Yes, I believe it is," answered Linda. "Why?"
"Oh, nothing. Only I've been there—I know Canada pretty well."
"Fortunately you don't have to go to Canada to get one. My father is buying them for the finer stores all over the country. You can get them almost anywhere—in any of the big cities."
Miss Hulbert raised her eyebrows.
"Quite an idea," she remarked. "Nobody ever would think of making money from nuns!"
It was an insult, of course, to her father, and Linda would have replied, but just at that moment Lieutenant Hulbert clapped his hands for silence.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" he shouted. "May I say something?"