“Jealous I guess,” replied Cologne. “But I do hope Dorothy will not be pestered any more—for a while at least. She has had her share of trouble lately.”
“Her share and then some of the others’,” replied Tavia. “I have made trouble for Dorothy myself, but I never meant to do so. And just now when——”
She checked herself. The fact that Dorothy came up made an excuse for the halt in her conversation.
“What are you two plotting now?” asked Dorothy pleasantly.
“A little roller skating bout,” replied Tavia lightly. “Want to join? It’s just the weather for the boulevard.”
“It would be pleasant after lunch,” Dorothy agreed. “But about our walk?”
“We can turn it into a skate,” insisted Cologne. “I think we get enough walking, anyhow.”
“All right,” returned Dorothy, “but, Tavia, please see that your skates are all right, and that you won’t have to stop every one you meet to fix a clamp or a strap.”
They were nearing the paper stand, and Cologne was giving a signal to Tavia. Tavia shook her head. They would not risk getting a paper much as they wanted to see it, if there was any chance of it upsetting Dorothy. Tavia was deciding she could run out again, directly after lunch, while the skating club was getting ready for their “bout.”
“We ought to get a paper,” said Dorothy, unexpectedly. “The girls in the book store seemed to find something very interesting in it.”