CHAPTER III

WINDING UP BUSINESS Ruth Fielding did not sleep well that night. She arose early the next morning ready to plunge into work, but her mind was still on the telegram that had called her friends East. The apartment seemed deserted without Helen. Ruth soon disposed of her morning mail. As usual there was a stack of letters from “fans” and a number of attractive business propositions. Two letters with familiar postmarks attracted her attention. Even before she ripped open the first, she recognized the scrawling hand of …