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The sound of the library door closing made her spring to her feet; her mother stood regarding her. THE SOUND OF THE LIBRARY DOOR CLOSING MADE HER SPRING TO HER FEET HER MOTHER STOOD REGARDING HER
lmost completed the business, and can leave the rest to Hamilton. My love to you all. Your loving Uncle, JULES LEVICE. Under this Louis had pencilled, Received this this morning at 10.30. Ruth closed her eyes as she unfolded the telegram; then with every nerve quivering she read the yellow missive:-- RENO, Jan. 27, 188--. LOUIS ARNOLD, San Francisco, Cal.: Have been delayed by my cough. Feeling too weak to travel alone. Come if you can. JULES LEVICE. Her limbs shook as she sat; her teeth chattered; for one minute she turned sick and faint. Under the telegram Arnold had written:-- Am sure it is nothing. He has never been ill, and is more frightened than a more experienced person would be. There is no need to alarm your mother unnecessarily, so say nothing till you hear from me. Shall wire you as soon as I arrive, which will be to-morrow night. LOUIS. How could she refrain from telling her mother? She felt suddenly weak and powerless. O God, good God, her heart cried, only make him well! ME COMING HAD ALMOST COMPLETED THE BUSINESS AND CAN LEAVE THE REST TO HAMILTON MY LOVE TO YOU ALL YOUR LOVING UNCLE JULES LEVICE UNDER THIS LOUIS HAD PENCILLED RECEIVED THIS MORNING AT TEN THIRTY RUTH CLOSED HER EYES AS SHE UNFOLDED THE TELEGRAM AND WITH EVERY NERVE QUIVERING SHE READ THE YELLOW MISSIVE RENO JANUARY TWENTY SEVENTH EIGHTEEN EIGHTY LOUIS ARNOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA I'VE BEEN DELAYED BY MY COUGH FEELING TOO WEAK TO TRAVEL ALONE COME IF YOU CAN RULES LET US HER LIMBS SHOOK AS SHE SAT HER TEETH CHATTERED FOR ONE MINUTE SHE TURNED SICK AND FAINT UNDER THE TELEGRAM ARNOLD HAD WRITTEN I'M SURE IT IS NOTHING HE HAS NEVER BEEN ILL AND IS MORE FRIGHTENED THAN A MORE EXPERIENCED PERSON WOULD BE THERE IS NO NEED TO ALARM YOUR MOTHER UNNECESSARILY SO SAY NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME SHALL WIRE YOU AS SOON AS I ARRIVE WHICH WILL BE TO MORROW NIGHT HOW COULD SHE REFRAIN FROM TELLING HER MOTHER SHE SUDDENLY FELT WEAK AND POWERLESS OH GOD GOOD GOD HER HEART CRIED ONLY MAKE HIM WELL
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