The first greetings over, Mrs. Evans asked Custer if he had seen Grace before he left Los Angeles.
"I saw her," he said, "and she is not at all well. I think Guy should go up there immediately, and try to bring her back. I meant to speak to him about it this evening."
"She is not seriously ill?" exclaimed Mrs. Evans.
"I cannot say," replied Custer. "I doubt if she is seriously ill in a physical sense, but she is not well. I could see that. She has changed a great deal. I think you should lose no time, Guy," he added, turning to Grace's brother, "in going to Los Angeles and getting her. She has been gone almost a year. It is time she knew whether her dreams are to come true or not. From what I saw of her, I doubt if they have materialized."
"I will go to-morrow," said young Evans.
