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Shall come home directly. Say nothing of this to Esther or Ruth; shall apprise them by telegram of my home coming. Had almost completed the business, and can leave the rest to Hamilton. My love to you all. Your loving Uncle, JULES LEVICE. SHALL COME HOME DIRECTLY SAY NOTHING OF THIS TO ESTHER OR RUTH SHALL APPRIZE THEM BY TELEGRAM OF MY HOME COMING HAD ALMOST COMPLETED THE BUSINESS AND CAN LEAVE THE REST TO HAMILTON MY LOVE TO YOU ALL YOUR LOVING UNCLE JULES LEVICE
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. 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. She hurriedly opened it and read: NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 188--. DEAR LOUIS,--I am writing this from my bed, where I have been confined for the last week with pneumonia, although I managed to write a daily postal. Have been quite ill, but am on the mend and only anxious to start home again. I really cannot rest here, and have made arrangements to leave to-morrow. Have taken every precaution against catching cold, and apart from feeling a trifle weak and annoyed by a cough, am all right. G 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 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 SHE HURRIEDLY OPENED IT AND READ NEW YORK JANUARY TWENTY FIRST EIGHTEEN EIGHTY DEAR LOUIS I AM WRITING THIS FROM MY BED WHERE I HAVE BEEN CONFINED FOR THE LAST WEEK WITH PNEUMONIA ALTHOUGH I MANAGED TO WRITE THE DAILY POSTAL HAVE BEEN QUITE ILL BUT AM ON THE MEN AND AM ONLY ANXIOUS TO START HOME AGAIN I REALLY CANNOT REST HERE AND HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO LEAVE TO MORROW HAVE TAKEN EVERY PRECAUTION AGAINST CATCHING COLD AND APART FROM FEELING A TRIFLE WEAK AND ANNOYED BY A COUGH AM ALL RIGHT
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