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`` HELEN BARLOW . '' Although Patty did n't know it , Helen was the real name of her cousin who was always called Bumble , and Patty , horror-stricken at the import of this message , read it aloud , asking what it could mean . The Fleming family were entirely unacquainted with the Barlows , and could give no clue , but one and all were filled with consternation at the peremptory summons . Cousin Tom took the yellow paper and perused it carefully , then said : `` One thing is clear , at any rate , Patty , they expect you to be at the Grand Central Station in New York to-day at five o'clock , and you shall be there , for I 'll take you myself . '' So they all helped with the packing , and succeeded in getting one trunk ready for Patty to take with her , promising to send her other belongings after her a few days later . With hurried good-byes and a promise of another visit to Boston at some future time , Patty went away with Cousin Tom , and they took the train for New York . Patty and Cousin Tom reached the Grand Central station in New York about six o'clock , and leaving the train , went in search of any member of the Barlow family who might be there to meet them .