Mickey grew restless and began breaking up the remains of packing cases,
while Junior went after the wheelbarrow. Mrs. Harding brought out her
sewing, and Peter went back to scraping black walnut furniture. Mickey
passed him on an errand to the kitchen and asked anxiously: "Did she tell
you?"
"Yes," said Peter.
"Will you make it a plain case of 'nobody home! nobody home?'" questioned
Mickey.
"I will!" said Peter emphatically.
Being busy, the big car ran to the gate before they saw it coming. Leslie
Winton and Douglas Bruce came up the walk together, while Mr. Winton and
Mrs. Minturn waited in the car, in accordance with a suggestion from
Douglas that the little sick girl must not see too many strange people at
once. Mickey went to meet them, and Peaches watching, half in fear and
wholly in pride, saw Douglas Bruce shake his hand until she frowned lest
it hurt, clap him on the back, and cry: "Oh but I'm proud of you! Say that
was great!"
Leslie purposely dressed to emphasize her beauty, slipped an arm across
his shoulders and drawing him to her kissed his brow.
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