"Carolyn's suggestion of advertising in the paper may not be far
out of the way," he pursued. "A personal, advising the pale lady to
communicate with the advertiser, and mentioning the incident and the
fact that she will learn something to her financial advantage, would
possibly attract her attention. We'll see about that later."
"Maybe we'll have to send for Uncle Joe Stagg to find her," put in
Carolyn May excitedly. "You know, he found Miss Mandy and me when
the whole forest was burning up, and brought us safe back to the
Corners."[1]
[Footnote 1: See "Carolyn of the Corners."]
"It shocks me," her mother said, with a sigh, "to remember what dangers
the child experienced while we were away, Lewis. Sometimes I feel that
I cannot bear to have her out of my sight again."
"Yes, our Snuggy has experienced perils by flood and fire with a
vengeance. I had no idea, Hannah," he went on, "that my assignment to
an Italian post for the _Beacon_ was to result in so much excitement
and adventure for Carolyn May. When our reported loss with the
_Dunraven_ seemed a fact, of course there was nothing for Mr. Price to
do but to send Snuggy to your brother."
Carolyn May was busy with her dinner and her own particular thoughts.
Her parents could speak freely before her at the moment.
"I believe her going to the Corners was the making of Joseph Stagg,"
said Mrs. Cameron thoughtfully.
"At least, it was his making over," her husband rejoined, with a
boylike grin.
"He had been a business automaton almost, it seems to me, since I could
remember," said Hannah Cameron. "Now, how he has changed!"
"I fancy," said Carolyn May's father, with a little smile, "that Miss
Amanda Parlow, 'that was,' as the Corner folks say, has had something
to do with the metamorphosis of Joe Stagg."
"But Carolyn began it. Joseph Stagg would never have awakened and
married Mandy if it had not been for our child. Never! Even Aunty Rose
Kennedy says that."
"She certainly is a wonderful little matchmaker," chuckled the man.
"They have much to thank her for, Hannah. No wonder they are so eager
to have you and the child spend a part of the summer at Sunrise Cove
and the Corners.
"But, now! about this twenty dollar bill, and the pale lady. Will you
be able to give some time to it, Hannah?"
"I certainly will try, Lewis. But I do not think Carolyn May should
carry that money about herself."
Mr. Cameron tapped his breast pocket. "It is in my wallet right now,"
he said. "Let the pale lady be found and we will soon put the money
into her hands. Still, the responsibility lies heavily upon the Cameron
family until the actual owner of the twenty dollar note comes to light."
"Of course we shall find her, Papa," Carolyn May said with assurance.
"Princey and I and mamma are sure to meet the pale lady. And mamma will
just _love_ her I know. She is a very, very nice lady."
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