Back over Chester 's runaway route they went , and reached Belltown on the boat that evening . They stayed in Belltown overnight and in the morning took the train to Roxbury Station . Here Miss Salome hired a team from the storekeeper and drove out to Upton . Chester felt his heart sink as they drove into the Elwell yard . How well he knew it ! Miss Salome tied her hired nag to the gatepost and took Chester by the hand . They went to the door and knocked . It was opened with a jerk and Mrs. Elwell stood before them . She had probably seen them from the window , for she uttered no word of surprise at seeing Chester again . Indeed , she said nothing at all , but only stood rigidly before them . Dear me , what a disagreeable-looking woman ! thought Miss Salome . But she said courteously , `` Are you Mrs. Elwell ? '' `` I am , '' said that lady forbiddingly . `` I 've brought your nephew home , '' continued Miss Salome , laying her hand encouragingly on Chester 's shrinking shoulder . `` I have had him hired for some time on my farm at Hopedale , but I did n't know until yesterday that he had run away from you . When he told me about it , I thought he ought to come straight back and return your four dollars , and so did he . So I have brought him . '' `` You might have saved yourself the trouble then ! '' cried Mrs. Elwell shrilly .
Her black eyes flashed XXXXX anger .
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