Doris was enthusiastic over the plan. Marjorie went into detail in her explanation.
“You are invited for the Friday before we come back to school,” she said, “and stay till Sunday night, when we’ll all come back together. I’m just asking the freshmen and sophomore members—there wouldn’t be room for everybody.”
“I love house-parties!” exclaimed Doris, “and this will be wonderful!”
“I hope you will have a good time. We’re going to have an informal little dance on Saturday night; my brother Jack—you know he goes to Episcopal Academy—will invite the boys.”
Together they ran over to Ethel Todd’s room, and found her alone. Marjorie was talking excitedly about the party when Ruth suddenly opened the door, and came in. Stopping in the middle of a sentence, she rose, and added, “We must go, Ethel. I just wanted to make sure you’d come.”
“You bet I’ll come, Marj,” answered Ethel; “the four o’clock train?”
“Yes, Jack—my brother—will meet it with the machine.”
Marjorie and Doris went out, and Ethel turned to Ruth with a word of explanation. “Marjorie is inviting the freshmen and sophomore members of our sorority to her home for the last week end before we come back. Won’t that be delightful?”
“Charming,” assented Ruth, unenthusiastically.
Ethel turned away. Why did Ruth always show so plainly that she was jealous?