“You forget he is mine as well as yours,” he replied, “and the law will give him to me, so you had better take care.”
Their gestures and loud voices frightened the children and their cries brought the superintendent of the building.
Mira explained and the superintendent told him that he must not come there; that Mrs. Moberly was there under their protection.
He turned to her and hissed between his teeth, “I see you have some man keeping you.”
That was too much.
“You insolent wretch,” she exclaimed, “Go!”
The superintendent touched a button. Two able bodied men appeared and Jack Moberly left quietly.
After he had gone she decided to get away to her relatives as soon as possible. Now that he had started to come back he might annoy her in many ways.
The few shares that she had were transferred to the original society where Tom and her family were, so she telegraphed them that she was coming home sooner than she had intended. Then the journey began. Over two thousand miles were to be covered and they must travel night and day. “Only eight hundred more,” she said to herself, as they were changing cars and were walking around the large station, looking at the many different kinds of people, all waiting for their trains to be called. Suddenly, she fancied she saw a face that looked like Jack, but she came to the conclusion that it couldn’t be, that she was mistaken. So many look alike when you are traveling, she mused, and thought no more about it.
After they had been on the train some time, a nicely dressed lady made herself attentive to the children. She gave them candy and showed them pictures in the book she had until finally Freddie took up his quarters in the seat with her. All day long she amused him and the others. She became friendly with Mrs. Moberly also and they chatted about the children and other things. Mira began to feel a relief at having some one to help care for the children.