That was the only thing I could think of.

I was in a panic, and I slammed the door on them and bolted it, and then ran to the window and pulled faces, hoping to make them go away.

They stood for a minute or two quite aghast, trying to get me to listen to reason through the window, but I only grew more and more frightened, and called them all the ugly names I could.
"'It's no use attempting to tame such a young savage,' said the lady at last.

Then they got into their car again and drove away.
"By the time Mrs.Barker arrived I was ashamed of myself, so I said nothing about my adventure, and I never dared to tell Dad a word of it.
I suppose his father had come to hunt him up; but he was evidently discouraged at the reception he had received at the farm, and went back to England without making another attempt at a meeting.

I don't believe he and Dad ever wrote to each other from year's end to year's end.