Within the ranch house, the two boys stood about in careless attitudes as their sister ripped open the envelope. Belle paused and looked up.
“Something?” she questioned innocently.
“Come on, Belle—have a heart,” Teddy murmured. “What’s in it?”
“Oh, this!” The girl looked at the note calmly. Slowly she read it through, and then folded it carefully and replaced it in the envelope.
“Well?” Roy burst out.
“Oh, you want to know what she says?” Belle asked. “Why, it’s—it’s just a note.”
“Yea? What’s it say?”
“Why, Nell and Ethel want me to—is that mother calling?”
“No! Go on!”
“They want me to visit them. That’s all.”