Paterno's affairs. How does it strike you?"
Without any preliminary conference, the three girls flung their arms
around his neck and hugged him heartily.
"Have you talked about it with Mother and Aunt Louise?" asked Ethel
Brown.
"I'm armed with their permission."
"I guess we were all worrying about Mrs. Paterno," admitted Ethel Blue.
"This will be the strong grass seed that will clear up our minds so
that we can help her better after we come back."
"I think you're the most magnificent Grandfather that ever was born!"
exclaimed Ethel Brown, standing back and gazing admiringly at her
ancestor.
"Thank you," returned Mr. Emerson, bowing low, his hand on his heart,
"I am quite overcome by such a wholesale tribute!"
"Had we better tell Mrs. Schuler about the embroidery class plan?"
asked Dorothy.
"Run up to Rose House now and explain it to her and ask her to talk to
the women about it while you are gone, and then when you get back
she'll have it all ready to start," Mr. Emerson suggested.
The next twenty-four hours were full of excitement. Each of the girls
had only a small handbag to pack, but the selection of what should go
into each bag seemed a matter of infinite importance.
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