Grave as she felt the situation to be, Auntie Sue laughed to herself as she pictured the consternation of Betty Jo and Brian in the morning.
Silently, the old lady stole into the girl's room to secure the money she needed and to leave her letter.

Then, as silently, she left the house, and found Judy, who was waiting with "Old Prince" and the buggy, ready to start.
The station agent at Thompsonville was not a little astonished when Auntie Sue and Judy appeared, and, with the easy familiarity of an old acquaintance greeted her with, "Howdy, Auntie Sue! What in thunder are you doin' out this time of the day?
No bad news, I hope ?" "Oh, no, Mr.Jackson," Auntie Sue answered easily.

"I'm just going to Chicago for a little visit with an old friend." "Sort of a vacation, eh ?" returned the man behind the window, as he made out her ticket.

"Well, you sure have earned one, Auntie Sue.

It's gittin' to be vacation time now, too.