“Oh, they didn’t get in at all, in the way you think Agnes means,” Ruth was quick to explain. “I saw them go in,” and she told the story, including what Neale had discovered to the effect that the men had told false stories about themselves.
“I dare say it doesn’t amount to anything,” suggested Luke easily. “And it might well be that some assistant in the water department had engaged two laborers in a hurry and forgot to give them any credentials, or report their names. I wouldn’t worry.”
“Oh, we aren’t,” declared Ruth. “We have enough other things to think about. I do hope you two haven’t made up your minds definitely that you can’t be here for our house party all through its duration. Nally is coming.
“We want you over as often as either of you can make it, at any rate, for we will give several small and early affairs to entertain Nally,” she went on, after Cecile and Luke had assured her that neither of them would be able to spend the whole time of Nally’s visit with the Corner House girls.
“Aunt Lorena needs me,” explained Cecile. “But Professor Keeps is not keeping Luke quite so busy now, and you will have more of him, I think.”
The young people sat about and talked such talk as only young folks indulge in without any harmful after effects, and then they played a game, with more regard to fun than to the strict rules the game called for.
“Well, Neale, I suppose you’re getting ready for the grind soon,” remarked Luke, after the game and while Ruth gave the word for Linda to bring in some simple refreshments.
“Meaning high school?”
“That’s it.”
“Yes, I’ll be getting back in a few weeks now.”