go on with his education. Well, I had a letter
from him and that is what I want to show you.
He doesn't explain at all, but he sends regards
to his friends and asks if he can come -- call to
see us.”

“Ah, Betty, I shall have to look at that letter!”

“Oh, it's all right, a very proper letter. I
showed it to Mother and Father, of course, for
Father was speaking of Ramon Balinsky just
the other day. I'll tell the girls and boys, some
of them, and give Ramon's message, but I just
can't show the letter, for there's one bit of it
that's a little personal, written in his foreign
way. Would it be all right, do you think, if I
only said that 'we' heard from the Don and
that he is all right and sends greetings to all
his high school friends?”

“Why not? People usually do say 'we,' no
matter who got the letter, when it is a sort of
family friend. You have a terrible conscience,
Betty Lee.”

“No worse than yours, Carolyn Gwynne,” re-
turned Betty with a little laugh, suited to this
private conversation, which was rather hard
to carry on as they walked. “Anyhow, Mother

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