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Aunt Selina was so pleased at Sally 's answer that she told her to help Ruth telegraph at once for the car . Sally bowed and hurried away to the telephone where the message was sent to Greenfields to be wired to Mrs. Talmage . The rest of the day was spent in pleasant excitement , with Ruth and her aunt wondering what to pack in the small steamer trunk , while the whole household felt the unusual stir of their mistress ' going away for a visit . That evening an answering telegram came saying that Ike would leave Oakdale at dawn in the morning so as to get to Happy Hills by noon . If they were ready to start back at once they could arrive at Mossy Glen before night set in . Ruth was so joyous over the happy termination of her visit that she could hardly stand still long enough for Sally to tie her hair ribbon . As for Aunt Selina , she looked from her bedroom windows before retiring , anxiously scanning the sky for any possible rain clouds .