Why, even Elta would have known better.

Of course she would.

Any one but he would, and she was wiser than almost any one he knew.

How dearly he loved this wise little sister, and to think that he had parted with her in anger! When was that?
Only last evening! Impossible! It must have been weeks ago.

It wasn't, though! It was only a few hours ago, and his father had hardly had time to come and look for him yet.