Part 34 (1/2)
”No, it is very hard to bury one Somehow they find the dead ood spirits take care of the dead”
”And we must take care of ourselves! Well, that lad I did not die Oh, Helka, if you only could know irls! You knoe are called the irls, don't you?”
”And you all own autohed Helka
”But you are going to ride in mine--in the _Whirlwind_! Doesn't that naypsy names Why did you say they call you Helka?”
”Well, I wanted soed it a little My father called me his Holka”
”How do you know that?”
”From my mother's old letters She told me as ypsy, but I rew up She left ypsy nurse, but when she died--they took me to that horrible Mother Hull”
”What a pity your mother should have trusted them Well, Helka, e find David, he will find your father What was his name?”
”Some day I will show you the letter, then you will know all e history My music I inherited My father was a fineof tired suirls fell to dreaht of Jack, of Ed and of Walter; then of the dear, darling girls! Oh, ould she not give for one moment with them?
Helka dreaet a note to her; then of how he followed her to America, and how he had, ever since, sent her those letters!
Yes, she must risk all for freedom!
CHAPTER XXVI
SURPRISES
”Some one wants Dr Robbins on the 'phone”
The hall boy brought the e Dr Robbins jumped up from her book and hurried to the hall telephone
”Yes hello! That you, Leland?”
”Yes, dear So glad to get a ith you How are you?”
”Well? Now, you really can't be----”
”What? Going away? Run away?”
There was a long pause after thisto the voice--presumably that of Leland
Then--”Leland! Are you crazy?”