"Better than the afternoon," assented the physician.
Doodles was downstairs when the nurse came out to speak to him.
"Mr. Randolph says to wait and he will have his man take you home."
So Doodles rode to Foxford in Mr. Randolph's sumptuous roadster, to the astonishment of Blue whom he met not far from home.
CHAPTER XXXI
SHUT OUT
Miss Sterling was not in her room. Polly had knocked and knocked.
Finally she turned away and went slowly downstairs.
"Is Miss Nita out?" she asked of Miss Sniffen in the lower hall.
"I don't know," was the answer. She did not offer to look at the day-book on the desk.
Miss Lily came by, on her way upstairs, and said good-morning as she passed.