trailing along in her automobile to bring back the boys.

The next day nothing was talked of but the prospective trip.
Walter wired his people and received permission to absent himself
from college, ostensibly to help look after Jack. As Harry had
said, he could not go, but Mrs. Kimball and Cora fully made up their
minds to make the journey with Jack, and close up the Chelton
home for the winter months.

"But what about Inez and her political problem?" asked Belle, when
this much had been settled. "She doesn't want to stay and be, as she
says, a burden on you any longer, poor little girl."

"She's far from being a burden," spoke Cora. "Why, mother says the
lace she sold us was the most wonderful bargain, even though we did
give her more than she asked for it. And as for making pretty
things, why she's a positive genius. My pretty lace handkerchief
that was so badly torn, she mended beautifully. And she is so
skillful with the needle! Mother says she never need go out peddling
lace again. There are any number of shops that would be glad to have
her as a worker."

"It's so good she fell into your hands," murmured Bess. "But, as you
say, what about her? Papa has looked over her papers, and he says
there is really enough evidence in them to free Mr. Ralcanto. Papa
even cabled to some business friends in San Juan, and they confirmed
enough of Inez's story to make him believe it all.

"Of course I don't understand--I never could make head nor tail of
politics, but there seems to be a conspiracy to keep Mr. Ralcanto in