"Old ladies are very fond of tea," ventured Mrs. Bonner.
"The print of butter!" cried Ivy.
"Mrs. Bonner's coffee cake," said Laura.
They made several other guesses but Mrs. Lee still shook her head.
"I know," said Nettie quickly, "it was that blue box!"
"Not Alene's candy!" cried Laura, incredulously.
"Yes, that was it!"
Mrs. Lee thereupon told what Mrs. Kump had said, word for word.
A silence followed the recital.
"Who would have thought it?" Laura said at last.