Anne isn't expected home until late, anyway.

She is invited as are all of you to eat supper at my house.

Suppose we go right to town, while David makes some inquiries at the Opera House.

Then, if Anne's father is really acting in town to-night, we shall know what to do." Accordingly, they tumbled into the road wagon, whipped up the horse and drove back to Oakdale as fast as they could go.

On the way in, they saw a new bill posted on a wall, advertising a play entitled "Forsaken." It showed, in vivid colors, a young girl very ragged and tired looking, asleep on the steps of a large church.
"Let's go to the show," cried Nora, who always managed to combine amusement with duty; "that is," she added, "if Anne's father is in it.
Of course, Anne will probably be somewhere about, in that case, and we could spirit her away while he is acting." "That isn't a bad idea," answered David.