Mrs. Schuler was talking to Moya in
the kitchen.
"I've brought Dr. Watkins to see everybody," announced Miss Merriam
gayly. "Where are they all?"
"The ones who are at home are up in the pine grove, but Moya has just
told me that Mrs. Paterno and her older boy and Mrs. Tsanoff and one of
the twins have gone to town."
"Walked?"
"Walked by the road on this scorching day!"
Miss Merriam turned to the doctor.
"This is one of the unexpected events we were just talking about.
Little Paterno is four and too large for that little woman to carry,
and far too small and weak to take that long walk on his own legs even
on a more suitable day than this, and the Tsanoff twins are just
holding on to life by the tips of their fingers!"
She sat down in despair. Dr. Watkins looked serious.
"Is there any way of heading them off or bringing them back. Can we
reach them anywhere by telephone?"
"No one knows where they can have gone. It seems it must have been
about an hour and a half ago that they started and I should think
they'd be back before long if they're able to come back--"
"--under their own steam!" finished the doctor with a doubtful smile.
Pages:
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69