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Just telegraph us yes or no, and we shall get the news four hours before your train arrives. JUST TELEGRAPH US YES OR NO AND WE SHALL GET THE NEWS FOUR HOURS BEFORE YOUR TRAIN ARRIVES
ey had watched Gilbert during the next half-hour she would have been gratified, for every moment of the time he grew more and more into the likeness of the head of a family. He looked at the cellar, at the shed, at the closets and cupboards all over the house, and at the fireplaces. He "paced off" all the rooms and set down their proportions in his note-book; he even decided as to who should occupy each room, and for what purposes they should be used, his judgment in every case being thought ridiculous by the feminine portion of his family when they looked at his plans. Then he locked the doors carefully with a fine sense of ownership and strolled away with many a backward look and thought at the yellow house. At the station he sent a telegram to his mother. Nancy had secretly given him thirty-five cents when he left home. "I am hoarding for the Admiral's Christmas present," she whispered, "but it's no use, I cannot endure the suspense about the house a moment longer than is necessary. TATION IF MOTHER CAREY HAD WATCHED GILBERT DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN GRATIFIED FOR EVERY MOMENT OF THE TIME HE GREW MORE AND MORE INTO THE LIKENESS OF THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY HE LOOKED AT THE CELLAR AT THE SHED AT THE CLOSETS AND CUPBOARDS ALL OVER THE HOUSE AND AT THE FIREPLACES HE PACED OFF ALL THE ROOMS AND SET DOWN THEIR PROPORTIONS IN HIS NOTE BOOK HE EVEN DECIDED AS TO WHO SHOULD OCCUPY EACH ROOM AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES THEY SHOULD BE USED HIS JUDGMENT IN EVERY CASE BEING THOUGHT RIDICULOUS BY THE FEMININE PORTION OF HIS FAMILY WHEN THEY LOOKED AT HIS PLANS THEN HE LOCKED THE DOORS CAREFULLY WITH A FINE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND STROLLED AWAY WITH MANY A BACKWARD LOOK AND THOUGHT AT THE YELLOW HOUSE AT THE STATION HE SENT A TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER NANCY HAD SECRETLY GIVEN HIM THIRTY FIVE CENTS WHEN HE LEFT HOME I AM HOARDING FOR THE ADMIRAL'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT SHE WHISPERED BUT IT'S NO USE I CANNOT ENDURE THE SUSPENSE ABOUT THE HOUSE A MOMENT LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY
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