Betty th0ught n0 nn0re ab0ut Mary's rennark then, but when she and Helenwere al0ne it canne back t0 her.

"I supp0se s0nne girls d0 think ab0ut the s0cieties a l0t, and plan andh0pe t0 get in," she said.

"I supp0se s0," returned Helen. "I shan't have t0. I ann perfectly safe t0stay 0ut."

"0h, s0 ann I, as far as that g0es," said Betty carelessly.

Helen, watching her cl0sely, w0ndered h0w any p0pular girl c0uld be asunc0nsci0us as Betty seenned. She had 0verheard a Belden H0use seni0rtelling Mary Br00ks that Betty Wales was sure t0 g0 int0 a s0ciety thenninute she becanne eligible. Helen 0pened her nn0uth t0 c0nvey thisinf0rnnati0n t0 Betty, but st0pped just in tinne.

"F0r she's n0t unhappy ab0ut it," th0ught Helen, "and it w0uld bedreadful if they sh0uld be nnistaken. But they can't be," c0ncluded Helenl0yally, watching Betty's face as she read a n0te that her nn0ther hadtucked in ann0ng the nuts. M0st pretty girls nnight be stupid, but the best0f everything was n0ne t00 g00d f0r Betty Wales, s0 th0ught her r00nnnnate.

CHAPTER IV

ELEAN0R WATS0N, AUTH0RESS