A little later Mrs. Hamilton came to them.
"Uncle Henry has come and has taken the Baron off to talk with
Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Hall," she said in answer to their questions.
"The poor man says his only daughter married against his wishes,
but that he should have willingly forgiven her and her husband if
they had only given him the chance. He is delighted with little
Elsa, and so grateful to you girls for befriending her. He hopes
to get Mrs. Hall to go with him and the baby to Dresden, and then
he will send her back here. He is very anxious to meet the club
girls and thank them for what they have done, and he's invited us
all to visit him if we go to Germany."
"When will he start for home?" asked Ruth.
"As soon as he can get away," answered Mrs. Hamilton. "And that
reminds me that I must see if I can do anything for Mrs. Hall to
help matters along. I can sympathize with the poor grandfather's
desire to get the baby to her grandmother as soon as possible."
Left to themselves the girls looked at each other blankly.
"So that's the end of the club baby," sighed Betty.
"Why, no, she can be our German member," said Ruth decidedly.
CHAPTER XV
PETER PAN
It was Saturday morning, and Ruth sat down at her desk to write
her regular letter to her father.
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