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The next arrivals to the disputed property were Mr. Gurney, Mr. Hillman and Ralph. The former had started as soon as he had received his son's telegram, and from the look on Ralph's face, it was easy to see that the two lawyers, after a consultation together, did not consider the situation a desperate one.
The Chief of the Secret Service leaned toward Fandor and whispered mysteriously. "I have it, Sire." "What," inquired Fandor, with somewhat of anxiety. "The text of the telegram." Wulf drew out a document and was about to hand it to Fandor, but the latter stopped him with a gesture. "Read it to me."
Golden visions of youth, how they can glorify even a suburban villa and four hundred a year! They exulted together over the endless vista of happy days which stretched before them. Mrs. Watson, Frank's trusty housekeeper, had been left in charge of The Lindens, and he had sent her a telegram the evening before to tell her that they were coming.
Clarkson ran out to tell us that Lord Talgarth it's a telegram or something. Father sent me to tell you." Archie looked at her a second; then he was gone, swiftly, but not hurriedly. The girl turned to Dick. "I'm afraid it's something about Frank," she said. "I heard Clarkson mention his name to father. Is there any more news?" Dick laid down his cue across the table.
"How did you know?" she asked surprised; "the telegram has only just come." "The gorsoon that brought it spread the news along the road. We was the last to hear it." "Oh, of course," she said listlessly. He looked at her anxiously. "There'll be no use to trouble the master about that blackguard's lies?" "No fear of that," she answered. "Nothing to hurt or harm him shall enter that room."
The "captain" handed us a telegram from Detroit saying that the regiment was full and his company could not be accepted. The boys drove back with heavy hearts at the lost opportunity. That is how it happened that I was not a private in the Fifth Michigan cavalry instead of a captain in the Sixth when I went out, for, in a few days from that time, Mr.
As it was well known in Washington that the views expressed in the above despatch were counter to my convictions, I was the next day required by the following telegram from Secretary Stanton to repair to that city: "WASHINGTON, October 13, 1864. "If you can come here, a consultation on several points is extremely desirable. I propose to visit General Grant, and would like to see you first.
Richie, I am afraid I must give you bad news." "Bad news ?" "A telegram has come," he began, taking the envelope from his pocket; but she interrupted him, Seizing it with a sort of gasp and tearing it open. A moment later she stood quite still, looking at the despatch, then with dilating eyes at the doctor, and again at the despatch.
When the dinner was half over, a messenger came in search of Capitan Tiago with a telegram, to open which he naturally requested the permission of the others, who very naturally begged him to do so. The worthy capitan at first knitted his eyebrows, then raised them; his face became pale, then lighted up as he hastily folded the paper and arose.
"Now," said I, "there is one thing you must attend to at once. A telegram must be sent Mr. Gryce acquainting him with this unlooked-for occurrence." "All right, sir," and Q started for the door. "Wait one moment," said I. "I may not have another opportunity to mention it. Mrs.
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