"Certainly," said Gertrude; and when the train skirted the high platform, Brockway sprang off and ran quickly to the telegraph office. The operator was just coming out with a freshly written message in his hand.
"Hello, Fred," he said; "didn't know you were on. Do you happen to know a Miss Gertrude Vennor? She's with John Burton's party."
"Yes," said Brockway, tingling to get hold of the message before Burton should come along.
"All right; give her this, will you? I can't leave that blessed wire a minute."
Brockway thrust the telegram into his pocket, dodged around the throng of station loungers, and won back to the rear platform of the observation-car without seeing or being seen of the general agent. Then he drew the crumpled paper from his pocket and read it shamelessly.
"To Miss Gertrude Vennor,
"Care John Burton,
"On Colorado Central Train 51."Come back from Golden on first train. Have changed our plans, and shall leave Denver at 1.30 P.M.
"Francis Vennor."
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Brockway read the President's telegram twice, folded it very small, and tucked it into his waistcoat pocket.