Ah, Mr.Packard was kind to secure me such a companion.
I must prove my gratitude to him by keeping you close to me.

It was a mistake to have those light-headed women visit me to-day.

They tired more than they comforted me." I smiled, and put the question which concerned me most nearly.
"Does Nixon stay late when he goes out ?" She threw herself into a chair and took up her embroidery.
"He will to-night," was her answer.

"A little grandniece of his is coming on a late train from Pittsburgh.

I don't think the train is due till midnight, and after that he's got to take her to his daughter's on Carey Street.