"Frank," he said, suddenly, "there's Mark Manning. He looks as if he had something to say to you. He has either a letter or a telegram in his hand."
CHAPTER II
THE TELEGRAM
Frank's heart gave a great bound at the suggestion of a telegram. A telegram could mean but one thing—that his mother had become suddenly worse.
He hurried to meet his stepbrother.
"Is that a telegram, Mark?" he asked, anxiously.
"Yes."
"Is it anything about mother? Tell me quick!"