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indoors and tried to put her e

and shipping of furniture At last, on a sudden io and meet David as he caraph-office

In the post-office, where the telegraph bound Old Chester to the outer

world, Mrs Minns, looking up fro, saw the tense face at

the delivery

"No letters for you, Mrs Richie," she said; then she reraot up

and came forward, syood deal of dyin' this time of year?"

"Have you a despatch for me?" Mrs Richie said curtly

"No'ra?" she asked in a

sudden panic of alarm

"Yes'm," the postmistress said, "he sent it"

Mrs Richie turned away, and began to walk about the office; up and

down, up and down Once she stopped and read the naraph instrument clicked,

and she held her breath: "Is that mine?"

"It ain't," Mrs Minns said laconically