about the arrangements."

"Very well," agreed Mr. Forbes, "come along, then."

So the four went across to the Fayre house, and found the rest of
Dolly's family gathered in the library.

"Here is Mr. Forbes, Daddy," said Dolly, as they entered.

Mr. and Mrs. Fayre and Trudy, Dolly's older sister, greeted the
visitor cordially, and looked with smiling inquiry at the eager faces
of the three girls.

Dolly went and sat on the arm of her mother's chair, and, putting an
arm around her, whispered, "Oh, Mumsie, please, PLEASE do say yes! Oh,
please do!"

"Yes to what?" returned Mrs. Fayre, patting her daughter's shoulder.

"Mr. Forbes will tell you. Listen."

"It's this way, my dear people," began Mr. Forbes. He was a man with
an impressive manner, and it seemed as if he were about to make a
speech of grave importance, as, indeed, from the girls' point of view,
he was. "My brother Jefferson, who lives in New York, has invited my
daughter to spend a week in his home there. He has asked also another
niece, Miss Alicia Steele. He wants these girl visitors to bring with
them two friends, and as Alicia does not wish to avail herself of that
privilege, Bernice may take two with her. She wants to take Dotty and
Dolly. There, that's the whole story in a nutshell. The question is,