ch. Just like Daddy does."

Eleanor interpreted the speech to suit herself and watched Tom's
expression closely. Tom frowned at Polly's laugh and bit his lip to
restrain himself from further preachings.

"Besides," added Polly, in a few moments, "Jim is your own kid brother,
and Ken is his pal. You-all say Ken is a jewel of a boy, so why should I
worry about appearances' sake when I am with them?"

Tom refused to reply to her question, and Polly quickly forgot his
strange remark. But Eleanor thought over various little incidents of the
past few days, and finally decided to make a radical move for Tom.

"I'm going indoors, for a minute, children--will you excuse me?" said
she, starting to leave the two alone.

"With the greatest of pleasure!" declared Tom, laughingly, to Eleanor.

Eleanor tossed her saucy head and winked at Tom as she ran away. Tom
flushed and wondered just what Eleanor thought or what she had tried to
make him understand by that wink.

The moment Eleanor had gone Tom turned to Polly and said: "Shall we walk
to the Cliffs and have a last look at the jewels in this glorious
moonlight?"

"Oh no!" cried Polly, nervously, as she glanced at Tom's facial
expression, and thought of the tremble in his voice as he spoke.

"All right, then; but I thought you would want to remember just how
they looked, to-night. When you are in that crowded city of rush and
hustle, it would be a pleasant memory."

"Eleanor and I are going to get a snap-shot of them, to-morrow, after
you boys are gone," explained Polly, in a matter-of-fact tone.

Tom smothered a sigh and was trying to think of some other excuse to
coax Polly away from the nearness of the house, when Mr. Maynard and Mr.
Latimer strolled over to join the two young people. Polly turned to them
with a smiling welcome but Tom gnashed his teeth in impatience at their
untimely intrusion.

The two men immediately began speaking of the projects for the
incorporated companies and demanded so much of Tom's attention that
Polly managed to glide away and go back to the house. This ended Tom's
first attempt at romance with Polly, and it was evident that he disliked
the interruption.

After Mr. Maynard, Mr. Latimer, and Dr. Evans had gone, it was Anne
Stewart's turn to say good-by. She was going to Denver to see that her
mother wound up all their private affairs, and there she would await the
coming of Eleanor and Polly.

After Anne had gone, Mrs. Brewster took P