Section 18Peter lay awake a good part of the night, thinking over this newjob—that of getting himself a girl. He realized that for sometime he hadbeen falling in love with little Jennie; but he wantedto be sane and practical, he wanted to use his mind in choosing agirl. He was after information, first of all. And who had the mostto give him? He thought of Miss Nebbins, who was secretary toAndrews, the lawyer; she would surely know more secrets than anyoneelse; but then, Miss Nebbins was an old maid, who wore spectaclesand broad-toed shoes, and was evidently out of the question forlove-making. Then he thought of Miss Standish, a tall, blond beautywho worked in an insurance office and belonged to the SocialistParty. She was a “swell dresser,” and Peter would havebeen glad to have something l
