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“What do you mean?”

“I mean he bribes her to keep him posted about goings on here, and whenever we have the least bit of festivity Luke arranges his college schedule so he can get time off—make cuts, you know—so as to be here. Of course he only comes to see Neale,” and Agnes tilted her pretty nose into the air.

Ruth laughed, evidently not ill pleased with her sister’s declaration.

“As for Neale,” went on Agnes, “I’m afraid we’ll keep him pretty busy acting as chauffeur. Nally is sure to want to drive around a lot, and there are many pretty places here that we can motor to.”

“Neale likes to be busy,” said Ruth. “After all, he’s a nice boy, rather.”

“I rather like him,” coolly admitted Agnes. “But there’s one thing—he’s never silly. He never tries to hold your hand——”

“When you don’t want him to!” finished the other sister, with a laugh. “Well, all foolishness aside, we must begin to make our plans for the house party. I do hope everything will go off nicely.”

“Oh, I’m sure it will,” declared Agnes. “And when——”