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“Well, if you think so, why not let me have one more good night’s sleep?” interrupted Marjorie. “Mrs. Hadley, may I have another sandwich?”

She gave herself up to the enjoyment of the refreshments while the others waited in suspense as John dialed his number. At last they were relieved by his, “Hello, Daisy, that you?”

“This is John Hadley. Can you give me the election returns?”

Lily could sit still no longer; she rushed up to the instrument.

“Marj is elected!” he repeated. “Of course! ‘Overwhelming majority,’ you say? We knew it! Thanks. Hurrah! Good-bye! What did you say? Oh, yes, the dance? All right, I guess—Marj will tell you about it tomorrow. Good-bye!”

The mention of the unfortunate circumstance of the evening at the settlement, directed Marjorie’s thoughts back to unpleasant channels, so that amid the congratulations and rejoicing that followed, she was almost an outsider. She had not thought before of Daisy’s disappointment because of their failure, she had pictured only Miss Winthrop’s. Yet the tender-hearted girls would probably be more deeply affected than the other.