Dot is alarmed that Dart’s headaches have become so persistent. She urges him to see Dr. Singer as soon as possible.

She realizes she has no right to keeping bringing up her dreams of a Christmas visit from Dart when the Peterson family finances are so tight. Now that he knows how much it would mean to her, she promises not to mention it again.

Her shorthand teacher, Miss Smith, has assured Dot that it’ll be fine if she gets to class a bit late after she starts her new job. She says she will use the early part of the class for review and won’t introduce anything new until Dot gets there. How thoughtful!

She and Jane went swimming again today, but the water was too dirty to be enjoyable. A girl gets pretty spoiled when she’s used to swimming in the crystal clear waters of Lake Sunapee. She guesses that’s it for swimming this year. Another hurricane is threatening to reach the area late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Dot only hopes most of its power has dissipated before it reaches the Sunapee region.

Too bad Mrs. Shaffer was wrong about the two of them being married, but Dot’s happy they look as though they should be!

Her Dad took her to see the play “Anna and the King of Siam” last night, starring Irene Dunne. The cast did a beautiful job and Dot enjoyed the show immensely.

Oh, how she misses Dart! How she wishes he could go to Choral Club with her tomorrow night. Most importantly, how she hopes he gets a job soon.