"Land!" exclaimed the old lady indignantly. "You didn't burn my gas all night? And gas is expensive, too, I'll tell you!"
Betty stood dumb, while Dell apologized.
"I thought the West knew gas when they saw it!" snapped the old lady as she shut the door in their faces.
Dell and Betty walked out of the house in silence.
When in the street, Betty laughed.
"Quite motherly, wasn't she? Dell, I do hope you'll be my companion. We'll start a diary together."
The bright morning air made them both laugh with the zest of youth.
As they entered the mission home, Mrs. Gladder kissed them both.
"Sleep well, girls?"
"O yes, thank you," answered the girls, looking at one another with a smile that one of the Elders passing them, was sure to detect.