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In this tuht passed It

was not until dawn that her , and when it did she was so fatigued that she fell asleep and

slept heavily till awakened by an anxious knock at her door Had Mrs

Richie one of her headaches? Should Sarah bring her soone to school? What! ten o'clock!"

She was broad awake at that--he

for delays, his answer ought to reach her by noon

She sprang up with the instinct to do so, the thrill of action tingling through her

She dressed hurriedly, looking incessantly at the clock, and then

laughing to herself What difference did it make how late it was? By

no possibility could Lloyd appear on the ht have telegraphed hinized the situation Lloyd could not reach her

until noon on Saturday; he could only telegraph She sighed and

resigned herself to facts, drinking the coffee Sarah brought her, and

asking whether David was all right "Poor darling, having his