CHAPTER IX

THE STORM BREAKS For some time following the dinner party in which Pollyanna had lent such substantial aid, affairs in the Thayer apartment ran very smoothly. The young husband was agreeably surprised at the excellence of the meal concerning which he had felt a not unreasonable doubt, and was proud of the impression his wife had made upon his old friend. And Judith had complacently accepted his praise, without in the least realizing how little she deserved it. By this time Pollyanna’s exchequer had so far recovered…