“I thought we were going to get something for Madelon, as you call her,” said Martha.
“Yes, we were—or rather, we are,” replied Jeanette. “Would one of these pendants be nice?”
“Just the thing, I should say,” agreed Nancy. So they selected a dainty silver chain and a long slender pendant set with a single amethyst.
“I’ve just got to have it,” murmured Martha, presently.
“Got to have what, Mart?” asked Jeanette.
“That ring. Did you ever in all your life see such a beauty?”
It was lovely—a dinner ring with an oblong amethyst of one of the deepest violet shades.
“Well, why don’t you buy it then?” asked Nancy, a bit impatiently. She was restless, and eager now to move on.
“I can’t quite make up my mind. It’s quite expensive and yet I do want it so much.”
“Well, think it over, Mart,” suggested Jeanette, “and come back here this afternoon if you decide you can’t get along without it.”