CHAPTER XXXIX
LUKE WALTON'S LETTER
"Here is a letter for you, Luke!" said Mrs. Walton.
Luke took it in his hand, and regarded it curiously. He was not in the habit of receiving letters.
"It is postmarked Milwaukee," he said.
"Do you know anyone in Milwaukee?" asked his mother.
"No; or stay, it must be from Mr. Powell, a brother of Mrs. Tracy."
"Probably he sends a message to his sister."
By this time Luke had opened the following letter, which he read with great surprise and excitement: