CHAPTER XXV.

Hawkins went straight to the telegraph office and disburdened his conscience. He said to himself, "She's not going to give this galvanized cadaver up, that's plain. Wild horses can't pull her away from him. I've done my share; it's for Sellers to take an innings, now." So he sent this message to New York:

"Come back. Hire special train. She's going to marry the materializee."

Meantime a note came to Rossmore Towers to say that the Earl of Rossmore had just arrived from England, and would do himself the pleasure of calling in the evening. Sally said to herself, "It is a pity he didn't stop in New York; but it's no matter; he can go up to-morrow and see my father. He has come over here to tomahawk papa, very likely--or buy out his claim. This thing would have excited me, a while back; but it has only one interest for me now, and only one value. I can say to--to-- Spine, Spiny, Spinal--I don't like any form of that name!--I can say to him to-morrow, 'Don't try to keep it up any more, or I shall have to tell you whom I have been talking with last night, and then you will be embarrassed.'"

Tracy couldn't know he was to be invited for the morrow, or he might have waited. As it was, he was too miserable to wait any longer; for his last hope--a letter--had failed him. It was fully due to-day; it had not come. Had his father really flung him away? It looked so. It was not like his father, but it surely looked so. His father was a rather tough nut, in truth, but had never been so with his son--still, this implacable silence had a calamitous look. Anyway, Tracy would go to the Towers and --then what? He didn't know; his head was tired out with thinking-- he wouldn't think about what he must do or say--let it all take care of itself. So that he saw Sally once more, he would be satisfied, happen what might; he wouldn't care.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. How does Hawkins send his message?
2. Where did he send it?
3. Where did he send it from?
4. Who did he send it to?
5. What does he want him to do?
6. How does he suggest he get there?
7. Will he have to pay for that?
8. Has Hawkins been worrying about something?
9. Is he tired of dealing with it?
10. What is he concerned that someone might do?
11. What does he the person she might marry?
12. Was Tracy hoping to receive something?
13. What?
14. Did he get it/
15. When did he think he should have?
16. Has he heard from his dad recently/
17. Is that worrying him?
18. Where is Sally's dad?
19. Who just got in from England?
20. Did he invite himself over?
1. telegraph
2. New York
3. the telegraph office
4. Tracy
5. Come back
6. a special train
7. yes
8. yes
9. yes
10. get married
11. the materializee
12. yes
13. a letter
14. no
15. today
16. no
17. yes
18. new york
19. Earl of Rossmore
20. yes