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"I wish Gilbert wouldn't talk about _his_ banners," said Nancy critically, as she looked at the telegram over her mother's shoulder. I WISH GILBERT WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT HIS BANNERS SAID NANCY CRITICALLY AS SHE LOOKED AT THE TELEGRAM OVER HER MOTHER'S SHOULDER
ary. Just telegraph us yes or no, and we shall get the news four hours before your train arrives. One can die several times in four hours, and I'm going to commit one last extravagance,--at the Admiral's expense!" At three o'clock on Saturday afternoon a telegraph boy came through the gate and rang the front door bell. "You go, Kitty, I haven't the courage!" said Nancy, sitting down on the sofa heavily. A moment later the two girls and Peter (who for once didn't count) gazed at their mother breathlessly as she opened the envelope. Her face lighted as she read aloud:-- "_Victory perches on my banners. Have accomplished all I went for_. GILBERT." "Hurrah!" cried both girls. "The yellow house is the House of Carey forevermore." "Will Peter go too?" asked the youngest Carey eagerly, his nose quivering as it always did in excitement, when it became an animated question point. "I should think he would," exclaimed Kitty, clasping him in her arms. "What would the yellow house be without Peter?  HOUSE A MOMENT LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY JUST TELEGRAPH US YES OR NO AND WE SHALL GET THE NEWS FOUR HOURS BEFORE YOUR TRAIN ARRIVES ONE CAN DIE SEVERAL TIMES IN FOUR HOURS AND I'M GOING TO COMMIT ONE LAST EXTRAVAGANCE AT THE ADMIRAL'S EXPENSE AT THREE O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON A TELEGRAPH BOY CAME THROUGH THE GATE AND RANG THE FRONT DOOR BELL YOU GO KITTY I HAVEN'T THE COURAGE SAID NANCY SITTING DOWN ON THE SOFA HEAVILY A MOMENT LATER THE TWO GIRLS AND PETER WHO FOR ONCE DIDN'T COUNT GAZED AT THEIR MOTHER BREATHLESSLY AS SHE OPENED THE ENVELOPE HER FACE LIGHTED AS SHE READ ALOUD VICTORY PURCHASE ON MY BANNERS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL I WENT FOR GILBERT HURRAH CRIED BOTH THE GIRLS THE YELLOW HOUSE IS THE HOUSE OF CAREY FOR EVERMORE WILL PETER GO TOO ASKED THE YOUNGEST CARRY EAGERLY HIS NOSE QUIVERING AS IT ALWAYS DID IN EXCITEMENT WHEN IT BECAME AN ANIMATED QUESTION POINT I SHOULD THINK HE WOULD EXCLAIMED KITTY AS SHE CLASPED HIM IN HER ARMS WHAT WOULD THE YELLOW HOUSE BE WITHOUT PETER
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