“Why not?” asked Isabelle, interested.
“Oh!” exclaimed Mrs. Bryce.
“Well, why don’t you tell her why not?” burst out Wally.
“Don’t be vulgar, Wally. Just leave this to me, please.”
“Go on,” he said.
“I’ve tried every way I know to make you act like a decent human being, and you won’t. Now, there’s only one way left.”
“Penitentiary?” inquired Isabelle in all earnestness.
“No impudence! You have disgraced yourself thoroughly this time, and us, too.”
Isabelle turned to her father. She had not the least idea what they were hinting at.