"No! Really? Who is she?"
"A friend of Alice MacAllister, from Dunham. I was so surprised when she said she went to Glenwood."
"But, my dear, what will that matter? There are many girls at Glenwood. All you will have to do is to choose wisely in selecting your friends from among them."
"If Tavia were only with me I would not need other friends," demurred Dorothy.
"Does she want to go?" asked Mrs. White suddenly.
"I believe she does, but she denies it. I think she does that because she does not want me to bother about her. She is such a generous girl, auntie, and dislikes any one fussing over her."
"There's a step on the porch," and both listened. "Yes," continued Mrs. White, "that's Tavia looking for you. Run down to her and I will speak with both of you before she leaves."