I begged so hard I was allowed a vacation for once." In what seemed to Grace an incredibly brief space of time, the distance between the station and the Ashes' winter home far out on Riverside Drive was covered.

The five guests could not help feeling a trifle impressed at sight of the great stone house which Mabel called home.
During her college days it was Mabel's lovable personality that had enshrined her so deeply in the hearts of the students at Overton.

The knowledge that her father was a millionaire carried little weight.

This thought occurred to Grace as they filed through the massive door of the vestibule and into the beautiful hall furnished in English fashion.

A back log glowed ruddily in the big open fireplace, and the flickering flames crackled a welcome.
"I wouldn't allow James to turn on the lights.