"Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
"She went over to Dorothy's. Shall I call her?"
"Give her a minute or two. She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
But a minute or two and more passed and no Katharine appeared.
"She must be lunching with Dorothy," suggested Ethel Blue.
"I'm sure Dorothy would have telephoned to ask if we had any plans that would interfere."
"It's twenty minutes past the hour; you'd better call and see if she's still there," said Mrs. Morton, "and we may as well sit down."
Helen was still at the telephone and the family was seated when Katharine came in.
"You didn't wait for me," she remarked with apparent surprise.
"Of course you didn't realize that the luncheon hour had struck," Mrs. Morton apologized for her. "Helen is calling Dorothy now to inquire about you."