CHAPTER XXXVII — WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS
“I shall be absent for a few days, Mrs. Estabrook,” said Grant to the housekeeper, as he entered the house.
“Where are you going?” she inquired.
“I can't tell you definitely.”
“Hadn't you better wait till Mr. Reynolds gets back?”
“No; business is not very pressing in the office, and I can be spared.”
The housekeeper concluded that Grant was going to Colebrook, and did not connect his journey with the lost boy.
“Oh, well, I suppose you understand your own business best. Herbert will miss you if he finds you away when his father brings him back.”
“Do you think he will?” asked Grant, eyeing the housekeeper sharply.