Upon reaching the hotel he sent the following message: Important clew found of Ethel. You must both come at once. RICHARD. Yet be taught He's better to us than many mothers are, And children cannot wander beyond reach Of the sweep of his white raiment. -Mrs. Browning. CHAPTER XXVIII. REUNITED. At three o'clock in the morning Mr. Warren was aroused by the repeated ringing of the bell. Half dressing, he went to the door. The boy noticed as he read the telegram that his hand clutched the banister. A reply that they would come at once was sent to Richard. "What is it, my dear?" asked Mrs. Warren as he entered her room. "I have a telegram from Richard." "Is he ill?" came the quick and anxious response. "No, but he thinks it best for us to come on to New York." Something in his voice revealed his deep excitement. "What else is it?" came her question. "You must not be stirred by false hope, for you know how often we have been disappointed; but Richard has some clew of Ethel, he thinks, and he is careful, and we must go." Cautious as he had been, the hope was too |