CHAPTER XXIV

RUTH’S PROMISE “It seems almost too good to be true!” Helen Cameron declared happily. “I guess I’ll have to pinch myself to realize that all our trouble is over—father well again and Tom back home!” “Let me save you the trouble, Helen.” Chess, who was seated beside her on the lawn at Cameron Hall, reached over and gave her a sly pinch. Helen promptly boxed his ears. “Oh, Helen, that was just a little love pinch!” Ruth and Tom, who were also sitting under the shade trees, smiled indulgently at the antics. Since the …