By this time Elisabeth had made friends with every one of them and was sitting comfortably on one of Roger's knees while Dicky occupied the other and made acceptable gestures toward her.
"She'll be happy here," said the nurse, and rose to explain her visit to Mrs. Morton.
Like the girls, Mrs. Morton had not expected that Mademoiselle would respond to their request for a Belgian baby and she was somewhat taken back by its appearance.
"I can see that you did not look for her," the nurse suggested, "but when you are on the spot and are seeing such hideous distress every day and a chance opens to relieve just one little child, it is more than you can resist. I know that is why Mademoiselle Millerand sent her."
"I quite understand," responded Mrs. Morton cordially. "Elisabeth shall have a happy home in Rosemont."
"And a baker's dozen of fathers and mothers to make up for her own," said James.
"And we're grateful to you for bringing her," said Ethel Blue, offering her hand.
It was after the nurse had had a cup of tea and had returned to New York that Helen called the Club to order formally.
"The Club has got its work cut out for it for a long time to come," she said. "I don't think we have any right to bring this baby over to America and then send it to an orphanage, though that would be the easiest way to do."
"We'll never do that," said Margaret firmly.