Of Bob's innocence she was sure, and time would
certainly clear him of any implication.
The girls visited the Capitol, seeing the great bronze doors that
are nineteen feet high and weight ten tons. Betty was fascinated by
the eight panels, and studied them till the others threatened to
leave her there over night and call for her in the morning. Then she
consented to make the tour of the three buildings. But the historical
paintings again held her spellbound. When she reached the Senate
chamber, which was empty, except for a page or two, the Senate not
being in session, she dropped into a gallery seat and tried to
imagine the famous scenes enacted there. They spent the better part
of a day at the Capitol, and saw practically everything in the
buildings. They were so tired that night that Libbie went to sleep
over her dessert, and Betty dreamed all night of defending the city
with a shotgun from the great gilded dome. But she and Libbie agreed
that they would not have missed it for anything.
CHAPTER XIX
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
"That's twice you've made a wrong play, Betty," observed Mr.
Littell. "What lies heavy on your mind this evening?"
Betty blushed, and attempted to put her mind more on the game.
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