“Oh, yes, plenty of time. I’m a very small farmer, you know.”
“Yes, I have the foundational books.”
“No doubt you would, Miss Frink.”
“To-day? Yes, I shall be very glad to see him.”
“Very well, I shall be here.”
Colonel Duane hung up the receiver and smiled at the girl with the rapt eyes.
“No, you’re not discharged, my dear. She has another errand for you to do.”
“What is it, Grandpa?”
“Don’t lose those eyes out, my dear. You’re sure to need them again some time. The young man there, Mr. Stanwood, wants to come over here to see my law books.”
“Are you sure it isn’t Mr. Ogden?” asked Millicent earnestly. “He was so interested in everything yesterday.”