Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 173: what you’re looking at

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A FIGHT WITH FORTUNE. 165 the clerk yonder and find out about the time of trains to Gordonville?”? The individual mentioned does not delay a moment, but is gone. “Senator, will you get a carriage to hold four.” ‘Then Mrs. Bob——’’ ““Goes where we do.”? John Archer makes for the door with the speed of a Mercury. Bob waits. Presently Joe turns up. ‘*\What time have you?’’ he demands. ‘*Rive minutes to eleven.”’ ‘“T rain leaves for Gordonville at eleven—won’t be another till evening.’’ Bob does not collapse—these emergencies show what metal a man 1s made of. “Tf I could only reach the right man I’d have that train wait for us. As it is, we will be compelled to try something else.”’ Senator John now shows up. ‘‘Carriage is waiting.”’ eULESeE GY DS «ee “But, Bob, only three minutes remain—you can’t eet that train,’’ declares Joe. ‘Well, perhaps we can reach Gordonville in some way or other. I?ll find out just how far it is, and what can be done with a special train, and if that fails we still have the carriage.”’ | He leaves the others and seeks his wife, to hur- riedly give her an idea of the case, Particulars can Gomicbookssco A