Family Secrets
A Hope Holmes Adventure Chapter VII
Hope Robin; Faith Robin
"What do you mean?" Granger asked.
"Granger I need you to hold something for me," I said ignoring her question.
"What do you mean?" She asked persisting for an answer.
"The less you know, the better off you'll be," I said ignoring her question again. She fell silent. I took one last glance at the photo of my father, and closed the locket. 'I'll see you soon again, I promise.' I thought. I put the locket in to the envelope and sealed it. I moved to Granger's desk. "Granger do you have a candle and some matches?" I asked her.
"Yes here are the matches and the candle is on the desk," She said handing me the matches. I took the matches and lit the candle. After laying the envelope face down on the table I picked up the candle and dripped the hot wax on the flap of the envelope. When there was a blob on it I let it cool. After a minute I pressed my thumb on the somewhat warm wax. My thumb left a print that would be recognized by my father. I blew out the candle and laid the matches on the table. I handed the envelope to Granger.
"I want you to hold on to this envelope and don't let anyone at it unless I've gone missing," I said. "Don't let anyone at it unless it's my father."
"Okay Russell," she said taking the letter.
There was a knock at the door. Granger unlocked and opened the door. Miss Smith stood there with my coat.
"Goodbye Granger, I'll see you back at school," I said standing up.
"Goodbye Russell I hope to see you soon," Granger said hugging me. Miss Smith helped me put on my coat.
"Thank you Miss Smith," I said picking up my purse. Miss Smith showed me to the door. I hailed a cab. A hansom cab stopped in front of me.
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