But, somehow, it did seem like a trick—to find the letter directly at their door.
“I’ll wait, at any rate,” she concluded, and then she left Edna to give Dorothy the mail that she hoped would bring her chum cheering news.
CHAPTER XIX
ZADA
When Tavia reached Dorothy in her room she found her chum in a state of excitement.
“Whatever is the matter?” Tavia asked in surprise.
“Why, Zada has been in here, and you never saw such a time,” replied Dorothy. “I cannot imagine what ails the child. She came to the door, looked in, and finally came in. Then she burst into tears, and declared she had done something dreadfully wrong. As if that baby could do wrong,” and Dorothy closed her books that had been lying on her table evidently not much used within this study hour.
“Why didn’t you ask her what was the matter?” Tavia inquired. “I know that something has been worrying her, and she thinks so much of you she surely would have told you.”
“She wanted to do so. Then, when I saw how much it was going to cost her, I determined to quiet her nerves by showing her I did not believe she had done anything wrong. She said if she did tell me she would leave school, and I am sure I don’t want her to do that.”
“Perhaps you are right,” Tavia answered. “Here is your mail. I was at the office and brought it up.”