“Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 15.
“I hope you are remembering instructions, and
having a pleasant journey.
“Aunt Louise.”
“But I’m sure she would approve of you,” she assured him; “and I’ve talked with almost no one else, except the baby in the end of the car and his mother; and babies certainly would be exempt, don’t you think? No one could help talking to a baby.”
He agreed with her. “Aren’t you going to send her a wire in return?” he asked.
“Why, I never thought of that. Could I? Is there time? What can I tell her?”
“Of course, you could, and there’s plenty of time. Ten minutes yet. I’ll get you a blank, and you can be thinking what you’ll tell her.”