So they were obliged to “shop” and then to leave New York without Miette fulfilling her promise to Dorothy—that of making her acquainted with the “sweetest girl in all New York, Marie Bloise.”
“But I shall write to her—and at once,” said Miette. “I must hear from her in some way.”
CHAPTER XXIII
THE REAL MIETTE
“And now, my dears,” said Mrs. White, a day or two after the trip to New York, “you must soon be thinking of returning to Glenwood. You have had quite a vacation, and it is too early in the season to lay aside school work.”
“Yes, and I will have plenty to do to pull up,” replied Dorothy. “I am working for a prize this year.”
“I shall feel more like doing my part now,” spoke Miette, in whose cheeks the tint of health was beginning to show itself. “And I do believe I shall be very glad to see the girls, also,” she said.
“Well, I am sure the little change has done you both good,” remarked Mrs. White, with an approving look. “After all, there are many important things in life to be learned—and they are not all to be found in books. This afternoon we may expect to see the lawyer from New York, and then I hope all the troublesome business will be settled.”
A letter from Tavia brought the news that Nita Brandt was miserable over the part she had taken in the “persecution” of Miette. She said, in her letter, that even Miss Bylow had spoken to the class in “a near apology,” and that when the two “runaways” did return there would be a welcome committee waiting to receive them.
“So, you see,” Dorothy told Miette, “American school girls are not as mean as they may appear. I was positive they would want you back as soon as you left—and it is a great thing to be missed, you know.”