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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. 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
window to draw down the blinds. As she stood looking out with her hand on the chair, she saw the gate swing slowly open, and a messenger-boy came dawdling up the walk as if the sun were streaming full upon him. Ruth stepped noiselessly out, meaning 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 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. KLING NEWSPAPER AND RUTH MOVED OVER TO THE WINDOW TO DRAW DOWN THE BLIND AS SHE STOOD LOOKING OUT WITH HER HAND ON THE CHAIR SHE SAW THE GATE SWING SLOWLY OPEN AND A MESSENGER BOY CAME DAWDLING UP THE WALK AS IF THE SUN WERE STREAMING FULL UPON HIM RUTH STEPPED NOISELESSLY OUT MEANING 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
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