Kathleen did as she was asked. She related the whole story of her life, from the first meeting with Ralph Chainey until now.
Fedora listened with eager attention.
She was especially interested in Mrs. Belmont and her son Ivan.
"And she wanted you to marry him?" she said.
"Yes; but I will never do it. I hate him, and so does papa. He is a spendthrift, and dissolute," said Kathleen, quoting words that her father had used of his step-son.
Fedora frowned and said, hastily:
"But he is very handsome, isn't he?"
"I believe some people think so, but I don't. I guess Daisy Lynn thought so, or she would not have gone mad for love of him;" and the whole story of Daisy Lynn came out.
It proved very interesting indeed to the blonde, who asked many questions, and seemed disappointed that Kathleen could not answer them all.