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The clock was still ticking minutes into hours, hours into days, days into weeks and months and years. "Oh dear," she said, "I do wonder " "Wonder what, my Molliekins?" asked Aunt Mary, preceding Hester with the tea-tray. "I wonder," Mollie repeated, and then began to laugh. "I don't suppose you ever bit like red-hot nippers, did you, Aunt Mary?" The Grape-Gatherers or Who was Mr. Smith?
"Cheer up, Molliekins!" exclaimed Bab. "I've found a way out of the difficulty." "Oh, Bab," said Mollie in a shamed voice. "Did you have to tell Ruth?" "No, dear," responded Bab. "Ruth knows nothing about it. Bathe your face at once. It is almost time to go down to luncheon, and your eyes are awfully red. While you are fixing up I'll tell you about it." "Oh, Bab!"
While she sat fingering the bill, she heard voices downstairs and a moment later Mollie tried the door, then knocked. Bab rose and unlocked the door for her sister. "Did you get it, Bab?" asked Mollie eagerly, a deep flush rising to her face. "Yes, Molliekins, here it is," answered Barbara quietly, holding up the money. "To-morrow you and I will go to Madame Louise and pay the bill."
Mollie returned in a tired, frightened voice. "Oh, Mollie!" Bab exclaimed just at first. Then she repented. "Never mind, Molliekins; it can't be helped now. The dress is a beauty, and I suppose Harriet won't mind how long we take to pay her back. We must just save up and do some kind of work when we go home. I can coach some of the girls at school. So please don't cry your pretty eyes out.
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