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LOUIS The kindly feeling that had prompted this warning was appreciated; one fear was stilled. She drew out the letter; she saw in perplexity that it was from her father. LOUIS THE KINDLY FEELING THAT HAD PROMPTED THIS WARNING WAS APPRECIATED ONE FEAR WAS STILLED SHE DREW OUT THE LETTER SHE SAW IN PERPLEXITY THAT IT WAS FROM HER FATHER
ve the blood from her lips as she stood waiting at the open hall-door. Seeing the streaming light, the boy managed to accelerate his snail’s pace. “Miss Ruth Levice live here?” he asked, stopping in the doorway. “Yes.” She took the packet he handed her. “Any charges or answers?” she asked. “Nom,” answered the boy; and noticing her pallor and apprehension, “I’ll shet the door for you,” he added, laying his hand on the knob. “Thank you. Here, take two cars if necessary; it is too wet to walk.” She handed him a quarter, and the boy went off, gayly whistling. She closed the heavy door softly and sat down on a chair. She recognized Louis’s handwriting on the wrapper, and her heart fluttered ominously. She tore off the damp covering, and the first thing she encountered was another wrapper on which was written in large characters:-- DEAR RUTH,--Do not be alarmed; everything is all right. I had to leave town on the overland at 6 P.M. Read the letter first, then the telegram; they will explain.  TO ANTICIPATE HIS RING A VAGUE FOREBODING DROVE THE BLOOD FROM HER LIPS AS SHE STOOD WAITING AT THE OPEN HALL DOOR SEEING THE STREAMING LIGHT THE BOY MANAGED TO ACCELERATE HIS SNAIL'S FACE MISS RUTH LET US LIVE HERE HE ASKED STOPPING IN THE DOORWAY YES SHE TOOK THE PACKET HE HANDED HER AND HE CHARGES OR ANSWERS SHE ASKED NO ANSWERED THE BOY AND NOTICING HER PALLOR AND APPREHENSION I'LL SHUT THE DOOR FOR YOU HE ADDED LAYING HIS HAND ON THE KNOB THANK YOU HERE TAKE TWO CARS IF NECESSARY IT IS TOO WET TO WALK SHE HANDED HIM A QUARTER AND THE BOY WENT OFF GAYLY WHISTLING SHE CLOSED THE HEAVY DOOR SOFTLY AND SAT DOWN ON A CHAIR SHE RECOGNIZED LOUIS'S HANDWRITING ON THE WRAPPER AND HER HEART FLUTTERED OMINOUSLY SHE TORE OFF THE DAMP COVERING AND THE FIRST THING SHE ENCOUNTERED WAS ANOTHER WRAPPER ON WHICH WAS WRITTEN IN LARGE CHARACTERS DEAR RUTH DO NOT BE ALARMED EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT I HAD TO LEAVE TOWN ON THE OVERLAND AT SIX P M READ THE LETTER FIRST THEN THE TELEGRAM THEY WILL EXPLAIN
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