"I don't know. He doesn't know himself. But I hope it will not be long before we see him again."
"The superintendent will ask me about it, and I don't like to act as if my folks didn't trust me. If you can't trust me, he won't wish to."
"Your father told you what to answer if you are questioned."
"Mr. Gardner may be satisfied with that for a day or two, but if he stays away longer than that—"
"Well, well!" Mrs. Kendall interrupted, so impatiently that Larry was silenced. "If he stays more than a day or two, and they want to know more about it we'll see what can be done. Now hurry along, dear, and don't worry."
She reached up her lips and kissed him—for he was much the taller—and then he hurried back to the shop with a heavy heart.
As he entered the yard, he noticed a knot of the workmen near the entrance, holding what appeared to be a very secret conference.