“I’m afraid this Mr. Richards is becoming interested in you, Marj,” she remarked. “And that simply won’t do. It isn’t fair to John——”
“Nonsense, Lil! He has something else to think about! You’re getting as bad as my girls—thinking every man you see has matrimonial intentions. But Mr. Richards is just unselfishly interested in scouting, and glad to offer a helping hand to a beginner like me.”
“We’ll see,” muttered Lily, significantly. “I believe I’ll be on hand Wednesday night, since I’ve been made lieutenant of the troop. We’ll watch whether he is pleased with my presence or not.”
“I’ll be delighted to have you, Lil, honestly—though not for that reason. Two heads are always better than one, and three than two—we may be able to draw up a very interesting program for those girls——But why do you think that I oughtn’t to see any other man but John? You know we’re not engaged——”
“No, but it’s high time you were!”
“Maybe he hasn’t asked me!”
“Maybe he has!”
Marjorie blushed faintly; she never could deceive anyone successfully. But she felt that it would not be fair to John to tell anyone, not even Lily. So instead she turned the discussion to the other girl.
“Lil, when are you going to tell me about your engagement?”