station, Emma's face, with its funny little twisted smile, rose before
her, and she experienced fresh regret at leaving her behind. It was
hardly fair that she should have so much and Emma so little. How bravely
Emma had stepped into the breach made by her father's sudden reverse of
fortune. So deep was Grace in her own thoughts that she did not realize
that they had reached the station until the car came to a sudden stop
and the driver stood holding open the door. Handing him her suit case
and traveling bag Grace stepped out of the car, and tendering the man
her fare, gathered up her luggage and headed for the station. Seating
herself on one of the wooden benches inside the station, she placed her
traveling effects on the floor beside her and compared her watch with
the station clock. Then she rose and going to the ticket window, which
had just opened, purchased her ticket and inquired as to whether the
train were on time.

"Fifteen minutes late," was the brief reply.

Grace went back to her bench, and, seating herself, opened a magazine
she had brought with her. She was turning the leaves interestedly when a
sudden banging of the station door caused her to glance up. Her eyes
were riveted in surprise upon Evelyn Ward, who, suit case in hand,
hurried over to her with, "Oh, Miss Harlowe, I wonder if you would mind
my going to New York with you. I am invited to Althea Parker's for the
week end, but she had to go down last night. I tried to see you at
Harlowe House, but you had already gone. I would have spoken to you last
night about going, but I wasn't quite sure whether I could make it or
not." Evelyn's tones were far from concerned.

"You are quite welcome to ride with me," returned Grace briefly. She
hardly liked the situation, yet she made it a rule not to interfere with
the amusements of the Harlowe House girls. When she had lived at Wayne
Hall Mrs. Elwood had never questioned the comings and goings of her
girls. Still Grace was not pleased with Evelyn's careless manner of
passing over her evident intention to go without even informing Grace of
her departure.

Once on the train the two kept up a desultory conversation. But little
sympathy existed between them, and the situation grew momentarily more
strained. Grace caught Evelyn taking sly peeps at the magazine which she
still held. With her usual good nature, Grace hailed the boy who passed
through the train with magazines and candy and bought another magazin