“Is this the residence of Miss Alice Fern?” she asked.
“It is,” came the voice of a woman from the other end.
“I would like to speak to Professor Edwin Green.”
“He’s very much engaged just now. Is it important?”
“I think it is,” hesitated Molly.
“What name?”
“Now what earthly difference does it make to her what my name is?” Molly reflected with some irritation. “Would you please tell him it’s a message from the University?”
“I’ll tell him nothing until you tell me your name.”
Could this be Miss Alice Fern? Molly was fairly certain it was. Perhaps she also had two personalities.
“It doesn’t do any good to tell my name. I have nothing to do with the message. I’m only delivering it for someone else. But if you want to know, it’s ‘Brown.’”