Kittie's. Poor Dodo is hurt, I'll tell you about that later. But,
listen. Go out to the stable-- I suppose Prince ran there: Get those
papers from the saddle, and send them to papa at once. Grandma's
papers. They are very important. What? Prince has not come home? Oh,
what can have become of him? Those missing papers! Oh, telephone to
papa at once! He must do something," and Grace let the receiver fall
from her nerveless hand as she looked out into the storm. The rain,
after a long dry spell, was coming down furiously.

CHAPTER V

THE GEM

Grace and Mollie were riding home in the carriage that had been sent
to bring Mrs. Billette to the home of her relative, for the anxious
mother, on hearing that Dodo could not be moved, had come to look
after the injured child. Paul went home with his sister. He was
munching contentedly on some candy, and all thought of the recent
accident and scare had vanished in the present small and sweet
happiness.

"Oh, it must have been perfectly dreadful, Grace," said Mollie,
sympathetically. "Perfectly terrible!"

"It was! And are you sure you don't feel resentful toward me?"

"The idea! Certainly not. It was poor Dodo's fault, in a way; but I
blame those motorists more than anyone else. They should be found."

"They certainly made a lot of trouble," admitted Grace. "But I would