Won't I be around to your house in short order, though!" Dick rang off and started to bound upstairs, but a new ting-ling sounded on the 'phone bell.
"Here's another party been trying to get you," announced central.
"Go ahead." "Hullo, Dick," sounded a low, pleased voice.

"I hope you've called up Laura." "Just rang off, Dave." "Then you know that the girls didn't go to the class ball to-night, but just dressed and waited on the chance of hearing from us.
I'm on the jump to dress, but I'll meet you there, Dick." Dick took only time to explain the change in his night's plans to his parents.

Then he bounded off upstairs, but soon came down again, looking a bit dandyish in his best, and very happy into the bargain.
When Dick arrived at Dr.Bentley's home an automobile stood in front of the house.

Dick recognized it, however, as the doctor's machine with the doctor's man at the lever.
The instant that Prescott put his finger on the bell button Laura herself opened the door.

She was radiant of face and exquisite in ball costume as she threw open the door and stood framed there, the light behind her.
"Oh, I'm so glad, Dick, so glad!" came her ready greeting.