"Well, I shouldn't want to live there," sighed Betty, as they camedown the steps, "It is somewhat grand and somewhat stately, but not much likea home. I suppose, though, the private chambers of the President and hisfamily are cozy, if one could see them."

"Beyond a doubt," agreed Mrs. Littell.

They lunched at one of the large hotels, and afterward Mrs. Littellhad a club engagement. The girls, she announced, might spend theafternoon as they chose, and she would pick them all up at fiveo'clock with Carter and the car.

"Esther and I want to look at 'The Heart of June,'" announced Libbie,who found romance enough to satisfy her in the motion-pictures.

Louise was interested, too; but Morgan had promised to take somepapers for Mr. Littell and look at that they reached an architect in oneof the nearby office buildings. Bobby elected to go with her, andthey decided that, that errand accomplished, they might do a littleshopping and meet the others at the theater door at five o'clock.

"Mr. Waters won't be in till three o'clock," announced the freckle-facedoffice child who met them in the outer office of the architect's suite.