The next thing that happened, while it hastened her coming, entirely eclipsed it. Fortunately it was delayed until the day before the Ponsonby house was to be handed over to its new tenant, Mrs. Barnes.
Mrs. Shelton was busy clearing a closet for her daughter's use when she heard her husband calling to her from below.
"Mary," he said, "here is a telegram.
"
They were not of everyday occurrence, and Mrs. Shelton's fears were for Polly, her one absent child, as she joined her husband and stretched out her hand for the yellow envelope.
The magnetic heart of a mother is almost as invariably set to the prosperous daughter as to the good-for-nothing son; there is a subtle philosophy in it, but quite aside from the interest of this story.
The telegram said:
Mrs. Thomas Beck's funeral will take place on Thursday
at 11 A. M.
It was dated Chicago, and signed "Herbert Beck."
"Who is Mrs. Beck?" asked Mr.
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