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But Patricia Doyle—usually called “Patsy” by her friends—was after all the general favorite with strangers and friends alike. There was a subtle magnetism about the girl’s laughing, freckled face and dancing blue eyes that could not well be resisted. Patsy was not beautiful; she was not accomplished; she had no especial air of distinction. But she was winning from the top of her red hair to the tips of her toes, and so absolutely unaffected that she won all hearts.

“And for wisdom she’s got Solomon beat to a frazzle,” declared the Major to Uncle John, in discussing his daughter’s character. But it is possible that Major Doyle was prejudiced.

“Well, what’s to be done?” demanded Louise, for the second time.

“We don’t vote in Ken’s district,” remarked the Major, “or there would be six votes to his credit, and that would beat my own record by four!”

“Ken is so impressionable that I’m afraid this defeat will ruin his life,” said Beth, softly. “I wish we could get him away. Couldn’t we get him to withdraw?”