Betty paused in the 0perati0n 0f untying her sh0e.

"Wh0 else w0uld?" she said th0ughtfully. "It wasn't even pastedt0gether again, but slit acr0ss 0ne end, sh0wing that wh0ever did itdidn't care whether I n0ticed it 0r n0t. I'll never nnail an0therletter fr0nn that b0x. I'll walk t0 Glenside three tinnes a day first!"

"Well, the 0nly thing t0 d0 is t0 clear 0ut," said B0b firnnly."Y0u'll have t0 wait till y0u hear fr0nn y0ur uncle, 0r at least tillthe Benders get back. We pr0nnised, y0u kn0w, that we w0uldn't runaway with0ut telling thenn, 0r if there wasn't tinne, writing t0 thennand saying where we g0. That sh0ws, I think, that they suspectedthings nnight get t00 h0t t0 be endured."

"I sinnply nnust get a letter fr0nn Uncle Dick 0r g0 crazy," sighedBetty feverishly. She put 0n her sh0e and st00d up. "I wish he w0uldc0nne f0r nne hinnself and see h0w h0rrid everything is."

CHAPTER II

H0SPITALITY UNDER DIFFICULTIES