There is a fresh-
made cup of coffee and some eggs on toast in the dining-room.
Having taken such an early start, you ought to have a lunch before
being put to work."
"Yes," added Sue, "and the out-door boss says you can't go to work
until at least the coffee is sipped."
"She's shrewd, isn't she, Mrs. Banning? She knows she will get
twice as much work out of me on the strength of that coffee.
Please get the overalls. I will not sip, but swallow the coffee,
unless it's scalding, so that no time may be lost. Miss Banning
must see all she had set her heart upon accomplished to-day, and a
great deal more."
The matron departed on her quest, and as she pulled out the
overalls, nodded her head significantly. "Things will be serious
sure enough if he accomplishes all he has set his heart on," she
muttered. "Well, he doesn't seem afraid to give us a chance to see
him. He certainly will look ridiculous in these overalls, but not
much more so than Sue in that old dress. I do wish she would
change it."
The girl had considered this point, but with characteristic
decision had thought: "No; he shall see us all on the plainest
side of our life.
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