"And allow me to introduce my friend, Mr. King."
After the formal recognitions of the introductions, Ruth said, "Mable, I haven't seen you since you moved to the capital."
"No. This is the first time I have been any place."
Mable Finch and Ruth had been friends at Zala. Soon after Ruth came to Wilford Springs, Mable had moved with her parents to the state capital.
"How are your folk?"
"They are well. Father sticks right to business. Mother and I tried to get him to go to the Shriners' convention this summer, but he thinks that the business wouldn't run if he were away."
"Is your father still in the hotel business?"
"Yes; you couldn't get him to do anything else. He is planning to build the largest and finest hotel in the city."
"Will he build soon?"
"Yes, he expects to consider plans at once."