And the postmark, she saw as she picked it up, was a town in
Oklahoma!
CHAPTER XXV
FUTURE PLANS
Betty's first impulse was to run up to her room and close the door.
Then she sat down on the edge of the bed and tore open the envelope
eagerly. She read the half dozen closely written sheets through
twice, thrust them back into the envelope, and ran down to tell the
Littells the good news.
"I've heard from Uncle Dick!" she cried radiantly, facing them as
they turned at her entrance. Betty's vivid personality often betrayed
her mood without a word, and to-night she was vibrant with happiness
so that she fairly glowed. "He has just got back to Flame City, where
he found the telegram and my letters. And he wants me to come out to
him, as he expects to be there for the next few months. He's been on
a long prospecting trip, and he can't get East till his company sends
out another representative. You may read the letter!"
She thrust it into Mr. Littell's hands and buried her head on Mrs.
Littell's broad shoulder.
"I'm so happy!" she choked, while the motherly hands smoothed her
hair understandingly.
"It's been so long, and I was afraid he might have died--like my
mother.
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