CHAPTER XIV
NEWS FROM THE FRONT
"Does Mrs. Andrew Sheridan live here?" asked the boy, looking from one to the other.
"Here," replied Nyoda, holding out her hand for the envelope.
"Who can be telegraphing at this time of night?" asked Hinpoha, shot through with a sudden fear that something had happened to her aunt and they were telegraphing to Nyoda about it.
Nyoda stepped into the hall, switched on the light and tore open the envelope. Then she gasped suddenly and sat down on the stair steps with a frightened "Oh-h-h!"
"What is it, Nyoda?" asked the girls, crowding around her in alarm.
She held out the telegram and Gladys took it from her hands and held it up where all could see:
MRS. ANDREW SHERIDAN,