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As they took their places again in the carryall, Quincy said to Mr.
Smith, "If you can drive to Mr. Pettengill's house and wait a few
minutes, I think I'll go over to Eastborough Centre with you. I'm going
to Boston this afternoon, and shall not be back again until Monday
night."
This they consented to do, and after Quincy had obtained certain papers
and had packed his travelling bag, he left word with Mandy that he would
not be back to the house until Tuesday of the following week, and it
might be Wednesday, as he was going to Boston to see his parents.
When they reached Eastborough Centre, Quincy went at once to the post
office; there he found a short letter from Leopold Ernst. It read as
follows:
"Dear Q:--
"Come up and see me as soon as you can; I shall be at home all day
Sunday. Am ready to report on the stories, but have more to say than I
have time to write.
Invariably thine,
LEOPOLD ERNST."
Quincy then crossed the Square and entered the office of the
"Eastborough Express." Sylvester flushed a little as Quincy came in, but
the latter reassured him by extending his hand and shaking it heartily.
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