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 do about having friends like you to say they're glad," declared Betty,
hugging Eleanor because there were a great many things that she didn't
know how to say to her. "Yes, friends are what count," said Eleanor
earnestly, "and Betty, I think I'm going to leave Harding with a good
many. At least I've made some new ones this week." And that was all the
reference that was ever made to the way Eleanor's oldest friend at
Harding had treated her. "Well," said Betty, when everybody had
congratulated her and Rachel, whose appointment on all 19--'s important
committees had come to be a foregone conclusion, "I hope Nita and Rachel
and K. won't be sorry they came. You three aren't so much mixed up in it
as the rest of us, but I thought I'd ask you anyway." "Do you mean that
I can't have my usual three slices of lemon?" demanded Katherine
indignantly. "Hush, material-minded one," admonished Nita. "There's more
than tea and lemon in this. There's a great secret. Of course we shall
be interested in it. Fire away, Betty." "And everybody stop watching the
kettle," commanded Babbie, who had taken it in charge, "and then perhaps
it will begin to boil." "What I wanted to tell you," began Betty,
impressively, "is that Miss Hale is going to be married this vacation."
"Good for Miss Hale!" cried Bob, throwing up a pillow. "Did her sister
get well?" "Yes," said Betty. "She was dreadfully ill all summer, and
then she had to go away for a change. Ethel wanted to wait until she was
perfectly strong, because she had looked forward so to being
maid-of-honor." "I think we ought to send Miss Hale a present," said
Babe, decisively. "Madame President, please instruct the secretary----
Why, we haven't any president now," ended Babe in dismay. "Let's elect
Betty," suggested Nita. "She's too young for such a responsible
position," objected Bob. "It's only the dramatics committee that takes
infants." "And besides, her hair curls," added Madeline, reaching out to
pull one of the offending ringlets. "Curly-haired people don't deserve
to be elected to