e stuck up!" she said, in a
voice of contrition. "Why, two angels straight from Heaven couldn't be
more kind or whole-soulder than you two are. But, Miss Galbraith, I
can't accept such a gift,--I--I ought not to."

Mrs. Greene was caressing the fur as she spoke, and Mona patted her
hand, saying laughingly:

"I couldn't take it away from anybody who loves it as you do. Please
keep it. I'm more glad to give it to you than you can possibly be to
have it."

So Mrs. Greene kept the furs,--and her beaming face proved the depth
of thankfulness which she tried, all inadequately, to express.

CHAPTER VI

CONFIDENCES

Mona went home with Patty to dinner, as she often did when the girls
had been together during the afternoon.

At the dinner table the elder Fairfields were greatly entertained by
the account of the first Happy Saturday Afternoon.

"But aren't you afraid," Mr. Fairfield asked, "that such unaccustomed
luxuries will make those people discontented with their own conditions?"

"Now, father Fairfield," exclaimed Patty, "you ought to know better
than that! you might as well say that a man in a prison ought never to
see a ray of sunlight, because it would make him more discontented
with his dark jail."

"That's true," agreed Nan; "I think it's lovely to give these people
such a pleasure, and if I can help in any way, Patty, I'll be glad
to."

"And then it's the memory of it," said Mona.

"You know yourself how pleasant it is to look back and remember any
pleasure you may have had; and when it's only one, and such a big one,
the pleasure of remembrance is even greater."

"That's good philosophy, Mona," said Mr. Fairfield, approvingly, "and
I take back what I said. I think the plans you girls have made are
excellent; and I, too, will be glad to help if I can."

"Other people have offered to help us," began Mona, but Patty
interrupted her, saying: "We don't want any help from people
individually. I mean, father, if you will lend us the car, and things
like that, we'll be glad, of course. But we don't want any personal
assistance in our plans."

"All right, chickadee; far be it from me to intrude. But I thought
perhaps if you wanted to make a little excursion, say, to see the
Statue of Liberty, or even to go to the circus, you might like a man
along with you as a Courier General."

"That's just what Mr. Lansing said!" exclaimed Mona, which was the
very remark Patty had been fearing.

"That's just