Ida was still to be seen rocking when Harry, with Evelyn and Maria, came in sight of the house.

The visiting ladies had gone.

Josephine, with her face swollen and tear-stained, was standing watching at a window in the dark dining-room.

When she saw the three approaching she screamed: "Oh, Mis' Edgham, they've found her! They're comin'! They've got her!" and rushed to open the door.
Ida rose, and came gracefully to meet them with a sinuous movement and a long sweep of her rose-colored draperies.

Her radiant smile lit up her face again.