“Thomas G. Singleton.”
The cobbler put down the paper, and the rattling of it made Jinnie raise her head.
“Come over here again,” said the shoemaker, kindly. “Now tell me all about it.”
“Didn’t the letter tell you?”
“Some of it, yes. But tell me about yourself.”
Lafe Grandoken listened as the girl recounted her past life with Matty, and when at the finish she remarked,
“I had to bring Milly Ann––”
Grandoken by a look interrupted her explanation.
“Milly Ann?” he repeated.