“We can go in of course, early in the morning. I have a nine o’clock engagement myself.”
“They’ll be expecting me at home,” she said, pondering deeply, “but if I could telephone from here——”
“I think Tommy’s connected direct with the city exchange. Jerry can tell us.”
He rang for Jerry, who confirmed his impression as to the telephone connection.
Trenton detained the boy to ask for more logs while Grace went to the pantry to telephone.
“Were you going into town tonight, Jerry?”
“No, Mr. Trenton; too complete snowing. I very well stay all night.”
“The runabout’s in order, is it?”
“Yezzah.”
“Miss Durland and I are spending the night. If you could give us breakfast, Jerry?”