Evelyn, however, took the jewels, and sewing them securely in a belt,
fastened it around her own waist for safekeeping. No one doubted that
the pretty child would soon be claimed. They soon discovered that her
name was Rika, but more than that she could not tell them. She did not
seem to feel very lonely or frightened, although she fretted at bed
time, calling over and over some name they could not catch.

Elinor was as delighted with her as though she had been given a
beautiful new doll; and now Evelyn felt sure that they would remain
together unless parted by force - or death. The last thought struck to
her heart like a chill, but she would not admit even the possibility of
such a thing. The certainty that the children had been drugged and
carried off in the two sacks battled constantly with the hope that the
boys would find them playing around the corner, or hidden in some
unfrequented spot. So it was with a cheerful trust that she said good-
bye to the two young workingmen who presently issued from the door of
the great store building, and went rapidly up the desert and torn up
street.

They did not dare run. Rather, they slunk along from building to
building as though fearful of being seen. When they passed a wrecked
chimney, fallen across the street, Warren rubbed some of the soot and
grime on his face and clothes, and told Ivan to do the same. He
thought very wisely that they looked too clean and neat for the parts
they were endeavoring to enact. In addition to the soot, they were
soon soiled and torn from scrambling over wreckage and even Evelyn
would not have recognized them.

Soon reaching the residence portion of the city, they began an