“Ay, and right off! That’s what we say!” cried somebody, but Mrs. Trent lifted her hand, and they were silent.
She had become as interested now as any of the others; far more, indeed, since if this amazing tale of Pedro’s proved true she would be able, at last, to fulfill her husband’s interrupted life-work, and make Sobrante a power for good in the world.
“What does Elsa say? Will she lend us this money?”
Christmas box or gift.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE FACE AT THE WINDOW
All waited breathlessly for Elsa’s answer. They knew her greed, or, rather, why she hoarded her money so closely, and were not so surprised, after all, when it came.