That's a gift, I guess," Gusty agreed. "There! I
got to go now. He's callin' me. The boss's sister will have to wait
on all the boarders for dinner to-day. An' my! ain't she sore! But if
I'm a success in these pictures you can just believe the Cardhaven Inn
won't see _me_ passin' biscuits and clam chowder for long."
In the midst of the rehearsal Louise saw a figure striding along the
shore from the direction of Tapp Point, and her heart leaped. Already
there seemed to be a change in the appearance of Lawford.
His sisters, who came frequently to see Louise at Cap'n Abe's, had told
her their brother, was actually working in one of his father's
factories. He had not even obtained a position in the office, but in
the factory itself. He ran one of the taffy cutting machines, for one
thing, and wore overalls!
"Poor Ford!" Cecile said, shaking her head. "He's up against it. I'm
going to save up part of my pocket money for him--if he'll take it. I
think daddy's real mean, and I've told him so. And when Dot Johnson
comes I'm not going to treat her nice at all.
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