It isn't fair to impose a girl on Betty--
"
"I have no idea of imposing Nan Graham on Betty," Polly interrupted
hastily. "If it ever comes to be just a question of money, why I will
promise to pay her expenses and to try to be responsible for her."
"You?" Mollie stared. "Polly O'Neill, you must be out of your senses.
You know we have just barely enough for ourselves and are even trying to
save a bit out of that, besides working at basket making and anything
else we can do, to send mother some extra money."
Polly smiled in a superior fashion. "There are more ways for making
money, Sinopa, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. I have my own
reasons for not telling you, but I expect to come into a sum of money
shortly which will certainly be more than enough to pay this poor Nan's
expenses."
"But it is not the money that I care about in the least, Poay," Betty
exclaimed, "and you know it! Somehow I am just afraid that in some way
Nan will bring unhappiness among us."
"Of course it is not the money you care about, Princess." (Polly's
apology was as ardent as her suggestion.) "Sometimes I wonder what
would happen to you if you should ever be poor and have to learn to
think about such an ugly, commonplace thing as money. Never mind, I am
going to be an American Sarah Bernhardt and you and Mollie can travel
about in my private car with me.
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