“That will have to keep until I come back. Really no one wants to undertake any municipal reforms in the summer.”
“Oh, my! The political airs we put on!” laughed Agnes. “Well, I’m glad you are going to have a good time. You need it.”
“Yes, I think the change will be good for all of us,” murmured Ruth. “Tess and Dot seem delighted, and—”
She stopped suddenly, for from the floor above came a cry of alarm followed by one of distress.
“What’s that?” gasped Ruth.
“Dot or Tess, I should say,” was the opinion of Agnes. “They must have started in to get some of their change already. Oh, gee!”
“Agnes!” Ruth took time to protest, for she very much objected to Agnes’ slang.
A moment later Dot came bursting into the room, crying:
“Oh, she’s in! She’s in! And it isn’t holding her up at all! Come on, quick. Both of you! Tess is in!”