“Jeannette.”
“Miss Jeannette Litman, Big Creek, Leslie County, Ky.”
And in the upper left-hand corner—
“From John M. Allen, Lexington, Ky.”
“Open it, let’s see what’s inside.”
“Not till grandpa wakes up.”
She went to his door, he was awake; so she called her grandmother and Simeon.
“Look, grandpa, see what’s come by mail. Listen: ‘Miss Jeannette Litman, Big Creek, Leslie County, Kentucky. From John M. Allen, Lexington, Ky.’ What can it be?”
“Open it and find out.”
“Simeon, you untie the string.”