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must be free to go where you could not--to visit places unsafe for
you. My first step must be to get letters to our State Senator.
Your father can write one, and I'll get one or two others. The
Senator will give me a letter to the Governor, who in turn will
accredit me to the authorities at Washington and the officer in
command on the battlefield. You know I shall need passes. Those
who go to the extreme front must be able to account for
themselves. I will keep in telegraphic communication with you, and
you may receive additional tidings which will aid me in my search.
Mr. Kemble!" he concluded, calling her father from his perturbed
pacing up and down the hall.
"Ah!" said the banker, entering, "this is a hundred-fold better
than despairing, useless grief. I've heard the gist of what Hobart
has said, and approve it. Now I'll call mother, so that we may all
take courage and get a good grip on hope."
They consulted together briefly, and in the prospect of action,
Helen was carried through the first dangerous crisis in her
experience.


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