the Academy, after vowing I'd not waste money on myself at
all. Elinor is dropping half her studies there and starting on an
entirely new course--Interior Decoration and Stained Glass--under Mr.
Bruce Haydon's personal supervision; and as for Mrs. Shelly and Miss
Jinny--they are so far out of their plans I don't believe they'll ever
get back into them again."

Miss Jinny gave a snort of defiance. "Just you wait till this month is
over, Patricia Louise Kendall," she said belligerently. "I'll be back
in that old rut so tight you won't be able to see where I ran in again.
Not go back to housekeeping with mama, indeed! I'll bet that I put up
as many extra pickles and jams this year as I ever did, and with the
exception of having the library and you people and the Haldens again, I
don't see much change ahead of me, I can tell you!"

Patricia sighed and stretched herself luxuriantly.

"Well, I haven't any complaint to make with the new arrangements," she
said expansively. "Things keep getting deliciouser and deliciouser all
the time. I only wish we didn't have to go back to the boarding house
tonight----"

"Indeed, you're not going to budge a step!" said Miss Jinny
triumphantly. "We planned it all out. You're to stay here and begin
to be at home right off. You can go and pack tomorrow and have your
things sent over as soon as you please."

"But," insisted Elinor, "we haven't anything----"

Again Miss Jinny interrupted. "I got your negligees and all from Mrs.
Hudson this morning," she chuckled. "She knows you won't be back, and
she's just as well pleased, for she's a good chance to rent your rooms
right away, and I told her to go ahead. She'll keep your things till
tomorrow or the next day. Now, come along and choose bunks, though
there isn't much choice, for there is only one big room with three beds
in it. Mama and I are right next to you, you see."

The rooms on the right of the studio, a small one with a double bed in
it for Miss Jinny and her mother, and the enormous room with the three
beds for the girls, were separated by a tiled bath and were quite
remote from the rooms on the other side, where was a corresponding
small room to be used for a sitting-room, and a slightly larger one for
Bruce. Altogether, the arrangement was as satisfactory as could be
wished and everyone was enthusiastic over the many comforts and
conveniences that the place boasted.

"Fortunate that Symons had to hurry off to So