“Well, my dear, I like your courage. And I also believe there are quite as important things as book lessons in life for young girls to learn, and helping their fellow creatures is certainly one of these. And, besides, I would not like to disappoint you. So if you will promise to follow my advice carefully, in regard to telegraphing either to your aunt or to me at once, should you get into any difficulty, I will give my permission.”
Dorothy willingly agreed to these conditions, and then Mrs. Pangborn gave her a note for Mrs. White.
“This will explain all I can tell her about Miette’s affair,” said Mrs. Pangborn, “and if she can possibly attend to it personally for me, I shall be greatly obligated. I will be so glad to know about the child’s relatives.”
Dorothy took the note, and thanking Mrs. Pangborn for the privileges she had given her, hurried off to “fix up Urania.”
CHAPTER XVIII
TAVIA’S DOUBLE
“Come, hurry,” said Dorothy to Urania, as the gypsy girl gazed in wonder at the new clothes she was to put on. They were in the gardener’s little room, an apartment allowed Urania by the gardener’s wife since her stay at Glenwood.
“You see,” explained Dorothy, “I must make you look as much like Tavia as I can. If they should recognize you they might—”
“Take me away?” asked Urania, alarmed.
“Well, I guess they will not know you when we are all through,” said Dorothy, brushing the tangled hair that had been chopped off in spots, and rolled up with hairpins. “It’s lucky you did not cut all your hair,” she added, “for by letting this down I can cover that which is short.”