a few discussions, not about anything very im-
portant, but about social life and kinds of girls
and boys and the “puritanic ideas” of some
parents. That was Jack's expression, and
Betty had wondered if her own parents _could_
be a little too strict sometimes.

Anyhow, Jack was a nice friend. He had in-
vited her to his birthday party at the Huxley
new home and she certainly was going with him
when he invited her. Chet need not think that
he could tell her what society to choose. She
had been to things with Budd and Brad and
Chauncey through the year and she simply was
not going to let Chet take her to every party
the way it had been for a while. This would be
an interesting party, for Jack had just told her
that he was not inviting many from the high
school. “It will be mostly from the old families
that Mother knows,” he had said, “and you will
receive a note from her. But I wanted you to
be sure to save the date.”

Jack was waiting for her on the steps and
joined her with a touch of his cap and that
attentive way of bending over her that was so
nice. Jack seemed to be considerably older
than some of the junior boys. He must be all
right! That story about his having been dis-

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