in the middle of the composition! Won't that be
touching!"

Patty laughed merrily, but Farnsworth said, "You bet you will! Be ready
in the morning, for I'll want a lot of poses."

CHAPTER II

GUESTS ARRIVE

"I refuse to go a step further! This porch of wistaria is the most
wonderful thing I ever saw in all my life! When I heard the name of the
place, I thought it was crazy,--but of course I see now it's the only
possible name! I don't care what's inside the house,--here I am,--and
here I stay!"

Elise Farrington threw off her motor coat, and settling herself on the
side seat of the porch, under the drooping bunches of purple bloom,
looked quite as if she meant what she said.

Patty stepped out from the doorway and smiled at her visitor.

"All right, Elise," she said, "you may. I'll send out your dinner, and
you can sleep here, too, if you like."

"No, I'll come in for my board and lodging, but all the rest of the time
look for me here! I'm going to have some lavender frocks made,--dimities
and organdies, and then I'll be part of the picture."

"Oh, do! I can't wear lavender or purple," Patty sighed.

"Nonsense! Of course you can. You only mean you've never tried. That
bisque doll complexion of yours will stand any color. Let's both get
wisteria-coloured frocks, and--"

Elise's plans were interrupted by the appearance of Farnsworth and two
men who had arrived for the house party. These were our old friends,
Philip Van Reypen and Chickering Channing.

Still a devoted admirer of pretty Patty, Van Reypen had become reconciled
to his fate, and moreover had discovered his ability to take pleasure in
the society of other charming young women.

Channing was the same old merry Chick, and he was exuberant in his praise
of the beautiful home of the Farnsworths which he now saw for the first
time.

"Great little old place!" he exclaimed, enthusiastically. "But why such
an enormousness? Are you going to keep boarders?"

"Yes, if you'll stay," laughed Patty. "But, you see it was a bargain,--so
we snapped it up."

"The old story," put in Bill. "Man built it,--went bankrupt,--had to sell
at sacrifice. Along came we,--bought it,--everybody happy!"

"I am," declared Elise; "this is the sort of place I've dreamed of.
Beautiful nearby effects, and a long distance view beside. This
porch for mine,--all the time I'm here."

"But you haven't seen the other places yet," Patty demurred. "There's a
tea-porch--"