CHAPTER V

DISHEARTENING NEWS “Cheslow, Miss. I’ll take your bags.” Ruth followed the Pullman porter down the aisle and with a sigh of relief stepped from the train to the station platform. The ride from Chicago had been long and tiresome, and the telegram from Tom and Helen had added greatly to her anxiety. She glanced around for a familiar face, but saw no one she knew save the station master and old Doctor Davison in his runabout. Dr. Davison was evidently expecting some one, for as Ruth stepped from the car he looked at h…