I do not look to be interfered with, for they surely will have gone away by now." "Shall I call the girls and tell them?
The knowledge that a helping hand has been held out to us surely will comfort Nora," said Elfreda.
"Yes.

I will rout out Washington and have him start the fire.

It has been a trying night and I am glad it is at an end," replied Grace.
"I knew it," cried Emma Dean when she learned what had taken place.

"I didn't con-centrate for nothing." "You what ?" frowned Elfreda.
"I have been con-centrating all night long--con-centrating on Hippy to call him back to us." "Oh, you darlin'," cried Nora, throwing her arms about Emma.
"I should advise you to continue to 'con-centrate,'" suggested Anne.

"If you were to stop now you might break the mental string; then we should lose Hippy for good." "You just wait.