During her absence an intense silence pervaded the office, broken only by an occasional hiccough from one of Mr.Sizer's guests.

Patsy was paralyzed with horror and had fallen back into her chair to glare alternately at Bob West and the big bully who threatened her cousin's husband.

Arthur was pale and stern as he fixed a reproachful gaze on the hardware merchant.

From Miss Briggs' little room could be heard the steady click-click of the telegraph instrument.
But the furious arrival of the Sizer party had aroused every inhabitant of Millville and with one accord they dropped work and rushed to the printing office.

By this time the windows were dark with groups of eager faces that peered wonderingly through the screens--the sashes being up--and listened to the conversation within.
While Hetty was gone not a word was spoken, but the artist was absent only a brief time.