Well，nevermind。Yes，I’llwrite，ofcourse。Ihope……No，I
can’tsaythat，notnow。I’dbettergoatonce，Ithink，beforeI……Good-by。“
Heseizedherhand，pressedittightly，tookhishatfromthetableandhisbagfromthefloorandswungoutofthedoor。Inthedoorwayshestoodlookingafterhim。Atthegateheturned，wavedhishand，andhurriedon。Hedidnotlookbackagain。
Whenathalf-pastsixCaptainShadrach，havingleftAnnabelandtheboyinchargeofthestore，camehomeforsupper，Isaiahhadsomenewstotellhim。Itwassurprisingnews。
“Youdon’tsay！“exclaimedtheCaptain。“Well，well，Iwanttoknow！AllthewayfromoutWest，eh？Sho！Whereishenow？“