Mimi was in front of the mirror in her green polka dot trying to do a back like a Vandy cheer leader when Sue and Chloe walked in. Betsy was still in bed.  
“Pardon me,” Sue grinned. “I was looking for Tumble Inn and gracious me, my eyes must be going back on me. I’ve walked right into Barnum and Bailey’s circus winter quarters.”
 
She at Chloe who could always manage to keep a straight face and they backed out.
 
“Here,” Mimi called so loud that she Betsy. “Don’t dare leave without coming in and telling us where you’ve been.”
 
“Oh—places.” Chloe teased shrugging—“and you?”
 
“You know good and well where we’ve been but oh boy! We had a precious time. Look,” Mimi pointing out her souvenirs. She had pinned the football up by the mirror near Jack’s picture. The program was being pressed dry under the treasure chest.
 
Before Sue had time to examine either or Chloe to admire the crushed mums in the window, Mimi was exclaiming, “Out with it. Where have you been?”
 
“I don’t care,” Betsy said sleepily. “Don’t tell us.”
 
“Aunt Marcia came to see me,” Chloe said proudly. It was fine to have a family.
 
“Where is she?” Mimi wanted to know. She’d like to see Aunt Marcia. She wished she had the nerve to ask her some questions. Was she a large, slow moving woman? If you called her Aunt Freida suddenly as if by mistake would she ?
 
“Gone. We went out to dinner and a movie with her and spent the night at the hotel with her. She left on the early train and sent us home in a taxi.”
 
“That makes us even,” Betsy said. “What are we going to do all day. This is only Friday and there’s tomorrow, too.”
 
“So few of us are here, I imagine we can do what we please. I know,” Mimi raised her voice, “let’s ride horseback!”
 
“Oh, let’s.”
 
“We can rent horses out at the Riding Academy. The college girls go all the time and I’ve just been dying to. Betsy, would you ask Mrs. Cole?”
 
“I will if no one else will but I asked her just the other day about Nashville. How about you, Sue? Did you or Chloe ask for your permission?”
 
“Aunt Marcia asked for us,” Chloe answered for Sue.
 
“Sure, I’ll ask,” Sue up.
 
While Sue was gone the usual went up.
 
“I intended to wash my hose, write letters, review my geometry, get up my book report——”
 
All three had a list.
 
“There’s always tomorrow,” Mimi quoted solemnly. “It’s a perfect day to ride—crisp and clear.”
 
“We can go if we take Miss Bassett,” Sue burst in with the news.
 
“Grand,” Betsy cried, “but you know what that means. We will have to pay for her horse. ! I’m nearly broke.”
 
“Don’t spoil your pretty face with frowns and wrinkles, lovely,” Chloe said quickly. “Aunt Marcia gave me $5.00, five dollars, can you hear?”
 
She ran to her purse and herself it was there.
 
“We’ll pay you back, Chloe.”
 
“Don’t worry. It’s all in the family.”
 
The girls were beginning to feel like a family, really. Their schedules had smoothed out, they were accustomed to each other’s individuality, the ugly head of and which leered the first few days had . They enjoyed each other and shared their food, spending money, and now for the first time they were wearing each other’s clothes.
 
Mimi, of course, had a beautifully tailored habit. She had taken good care of her patent leather boots. The other girls had jodphurs, so by exchanging blouses and sweaters a few times they managed to fit themselves out becomingly. Chloe had the worst time of all. Everything she had on but her jodphurs was borrowed. She had never been on a horse in her life. She wasn’t too keen on the idea but tried not to show how she felt, Mimi guessed.
 
“We’ll take good care of you, Chloe. I can give you a few pointers that will help you. So can Miss Bassett. We’ll all ride slowly and keep together. We’ll have a grand time.”
 
They did have a grand time; although, Chloe and Sue both limped the next two or three days when no one was looking.
 
When they returned they stopped in the Post Office. That was one place Mimi never passed without in. Although, she knew exa............