"By all means!" exclaimed Ruth. "We will try to make her happy and comfortable—if she is an amateur."
"She has no right to come here!" burst out Miss Dixon.
"No, indeed!" added Miss Pennington. "If she comes, I shall go! I will not board in the same place with an amateur cowgirl doing an extra turn in the pictures."
"Nor I!" snapped Miss Dixon.
"All right—all right!" said Mr. Pertell quickly. "I know it's contrary to my promise, and I won't insist on it. Only it would have made it easier——"
"Let Miss Brown come," quickly whispered Alice in the director's ear. "They won't leave. They're too comfortable here, and they get too good salaries. Let Miss Brown come!"
"Will you stand by me if I do?"
"Yes," said Alice.
"So will I," added Ruth.
Then the supper bell rang and the discussion ended for the time being. Later Mr. Pertell explained privately to Ruth and her sister that Miss Brown was a quiet and refined young lady about whom he knew little save that she had answered his advertisement for an amateur who could ride. She had made good and he had engaged her for the war scenes.