Jinnie kissed the eager little face and left the child sitting on the floor, crooning contentedly to Happy Pete.
"Lafe told me once," Jinnie whispered to herself on the way to the kitchen, "when a lie does a lot of good, it's better than the truth if telling facts hurts some one."
She joined Peggy, sighing, "I'm an awful liar, all right, but Bobbie's happy."