ht of. To be able to
give such an invitation to a Synod was something of which she might well
be proud, and she was proud.

CHAPTER XXI

A TELEGRAM FROM CAPTAIN HORN

It was early Tuesday morning, and Mrs. Cliff and Willy having just
finished their breakfast, were busily engaged in packing the two trunks
they proposed taking with them, and the elder lady was stating that
although she was perfectly willing to dress in the blue flannel suit
which had been ordered, she was not willing to wear a white cap,
although Willy urged that this was the proper thing, as they had been
told by the people where they had bought their yachting suits; and Mrs.
Cliff was still insisting that, although it would do very well for Willy
to wear a white cap, she would wear a hood,--the same kind of a hood
which she had worn on all her other voyages, which was more like a
bonnet and more suitable to her on that account than any other kind of
head covering, when Mr. Burke burst--actually burst--without knocking,
into the room. His silk hat was on the back of his head, and he wore no
overcoat.

"Mrs. Cliff," he exclaimed, "I've just seen Shirley! You remember
Shirley?"

"Indeed, I do," said Mrs. Cliff. "I remember him very well, and I always
thought him to be a remarkably nice man! But where did you see him, and
what in the world did he tell you to throw you into such a flurry?"

"He said a lot to me!" replied Burke. "And I'll try to make as straight
a tale of it as I can! You see, about a week ago Shirley got a
telegraphic message from Captain Horn--"

"Captain Horn!" exclaimed Mrs. Cliff. "Where is he, and what did he
say?"

"He's in Mexico," said Burke; "and the telegram was as long as a
letter--that's one advantage in not being obliged to think of what
things cost,--and he told Shirley a lot--"

"How did they say they were?" asked Mrs. Cliff, eagerly. "Or did he say
anything about Mrs. Horn? Are they well?"

"Oh, I expect they're all right," said Burke; "but I don't think he
treated that subject. It was all about that gold, and the part of it
that was to go to Peru!

"When the business of dividing up the treasure was settled in London in
the way we know all about, word was sent to the Peruvian government to
tell them what had happened, and to see what they said about it. And
when they heard the news, they were a good deal more than satisfied,--as
they ought to have been, I'm sure,--and they made no bones about the
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