“Now I want volunteers to take this order to every election district in New York—”
“Si—si, signor,” Benda cried. “Angela and my bambino—they go too. I play and shout for the Emperor. Angela she beat the tambourine and play for the soldiers. We get the word in the danger places, quick!”
“Good boy!” Vassar exclaimed. “I’ll send you where the others might fail—”
In rapid succession he sent his five hundred followers through the city bearing the whispered word to every district.
When the last man had hurried away he turned to Billy.
“Your sister and the children?”
“Virgina’s gone to a mountaineer’s cabin in the Adirondacks—left the night the Jubilee began—”
“No wonder she didn’t reply—“ Vassar muttered.
“She’ll be back here in double quick time, though, when she hears of this. You know Virginia’s got no commonsense—”
“And the kids?”