CHAPTER XXIII
THE RECOGNITION
Miss Stuart and Mr. Winthrop Latham did not arrive in North Adams the next morning.
A little before noon, Miss Sallie telegraphed to Ruth: “Must see Indian woman before we join you. Proof of child’s identity required. Wait.”
Ruth showed her telegram to the girls.
Barbara shook her head. “More of the work of Mrs. Latham and Reginald,” she suggested.
Soon after the receipt of Ruth’s telegram, the afternoon before, Miss Stuart telephoned Mr. Winthrop Latham, “Will you please come to the hotel to see me immediately?”
Now, Miss Sallie realized her difficult position. How was she to protect the interests of Eunice without accusing Mr. Latham’s relatives of evil designs against the child?
She called up Naki in Pittsfield and told him to come to her hotel that evening. “Naki can tell Mr. Latham what I cannot,” Miss Sallie reflected. “He can report the visit of Mrs. Latham and Reginald to the Indian squaw, and can make Mr. Latham see his sister’s intentions.”