His pale face grew pallid, and rising from his seat, he ran, or rather staggered, to the window.
"Gone!"
"What is the matter?" demanded Dick, jumping up.
"See after the man who threw this letter in," exclaimed Harkaway. "Come with me—come, come immediately!"
And with this somewhat wild exhortation, he tottered out of the room, followed by Dick.
Everybody arose from the table in confusion.
Dismay, alarm, was depicted in every face.
"What can it be?" ejaculated Mrs. Harkaway. "Oh, Mr. Jefferson, go and see, and bring me the news."
"I will. Calm yourself, my dear Mrs. Harkaway; it is very likely to be good news which thus agitates poor Jack."
Away he went.