Saturday noon
They were met at the station by Bradford and Dorothy and Mr. Rogers and his wife . Both families insisted that they should be their guests while in the city . A compromise was effected by going home with Bradford and Dorothy and accepting an invitation to be the guests of honor Thursday evening at the Rogers home , where they were to remain for the night after a reception and dinner , leaving the next day for Kentucky over the Pennsylvania . Saturday noon they arrived at Paint Lick and were met at the station by Mr. and Mrs. Saylor , Sr. in the family carriage drawn by two sleek black mules ; and Mr. and Mrs. Saylor , Jr. in their new Pierce Arrow . Rosamond had consented to come over , having forgiven John , because she thought he had in a spirit of disappointment at her marriage , rushed to Wellesley and married Mary . The more than a dozen years that had gone by since John had seen Mr. and Mrs. Saylor had been kind to them . Mr. Saylor had the look and ways of a prosperous farmer .