"She will be sure to think that the ghosts have spirited me away.

I must go this minute, before search parties are sent out for me.

But I'll see you to-morrow Eleanor, for I need your help." Just then Miss Nevin, who had left the room, returned with a tray on which were tiny sandwiches and a pot of chocolate.
"You must have some refreshment, Grace," she said.

"Eleanor, do the honors." Grace was made to eat and drink, then, placing herself under John's protection, she returned to Oakdale in Eleanor's run-about, stopping on her way home at the house of Bridget's cousin, where she found the faithful though irate Bridget awaiting her in a state of anxiety bordering upon frenzy.
"Don't fuss, Bridget," consoled Grace.

"The banshees didn't get me, and you're going to ride home in an automobile.