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"Port or brandy, sir?" he whispered at Colonel Arran's elbow

The Colonel shook his head

"Nothing more Take that box to my study"

Later, seated at his study table before the open box, he heard

Larraway knock; and he quietly laid away thein his steady palm for hours

"Well?"

"Pardon Mr Berkley's key, with Mr Berkley's compliments, sir"

And he laid it upon the table by the box

"Thank you That will be all"

"Thank you, sir Good night, sir"

"Good night"

The Colonel picked up the evening paper and opened it raph!" he read, "War inevitable Postscript! Fort

Sumter! It is now certain that the Government has decided to

reinforce Major Andersen's co Post blurred under his eyes; he passed

one broad, bony hand across thehted cigar firmly between his teeth, composed

hih He

dropped deeper into his ar for the miniature of