``Oh, that will be easy. We'll just go to the
Carletons' early and have John wait, then take
us from there to the South Station. Meanwhile
we'll make sure that the little blue room is all ready
for her. I put in my white enamel work-basket
yesterday, and that pretty little blue case for
hairpins and curling tongs that I bought at the
fair. I want the room to look homey to her, you
know.''

``As if it could look any other way, if _you_ had
anything to do with it,'' sighed Aunt Hannah,
admiringly.

Billy laughed.

``If we get stranded we might ask the Henshaw
boys to help us out, Aunt Hannah. They'd
probably suggest guns and swords. That's the
way they fixed up _my_ room.''

Aunt Hannah raised shocked hands of protest.

``As if we would! Mercy, what a time that
was!''

Billy laughed again.

``I never shall forget, _never_, my first glimpse of
that room when Mrs. Hartwell switched on the