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How much was to happen to her before she saw the Red Mill again! In the first volume of this series, entitled, "Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill; Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret," is related how Ruth and Helen and Tom came to be such close friends.
"I think he used to change the gold and silver for notes, quite frequently. At least, Aunt Alvirah says so." "But suppose it should be Parloe's after all?" objected Helen. "Let's find that out," said Tom, vigorously. "Come on, girls. We'll finish eating, pack up, and start back. We'll drive right up to Parloe's and show him this box, and ask him if it is his.
Ruth Fielding, after her parents died, had come from Darrowtown to live with her mother's uncle at the Red Mill, as was told in the first volume of this series, entitled "Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill; Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret."
Helen, looking over her shoulder, pointed to two faded letters painted on the cover of the box. "That belongs to Jasper Parloe. His initials are on the box," she said. "'J. P. that's right, I guess," muttered Tom. It could not be gainsaid that Parloe's initials were there. Ruth stared at them for some moments in silence. Better put it back.
The adventures of the first book of this series, entitled "Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill; Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret," narrate how Ruth won her way in a measure, at least to her uncle's heart.
"You don't mean that it is your uncle's cash-box, Ruth?" interrupted Tom, in excitement. "Why, you ridiculous boy!" declared Helen. "You know that was lost in the flood." "I don't know. Do you?" Tom demanded, shortly. "But, Ruth!" gasped Helen. "It looks like Uncle Jabez's box," Ruth whispered. "But the letters! Jasper Parloe's initials," cried the hard-to-be-convinced Helen Cameron.
And as Ruth stood in the porch a moment, while Aunt Alvirah proudly looked her over to see that she was all right, the girl saw by the expression on Tom's face that whatever Parloe talked about was not pleasing the lad in the least. She saw, too, that Tom pulled something from his pocket hastily and thrust it into Parloe's hand.
"He's here, sir!" cried the first man to descend. And then Reno lifted up his voice in a mournful howl. "Oh, dear! oh, dear!" murmured Ruth. "I am afraid he is badly hurt." "Come, come!" returned Doctor Davison. "Be a brave girl now. If he is badly hurt he'll need us both to keep our wits about us, you know." "Ye needn't fret none, leetle gal," said Jasper Parloe's voice, behind her.
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