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" goods haven't come in!" cried Matt. "What's to be done now? We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."

"I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telergaphtelegraph [sic] office without delay.

The message was sent to the metropolis within quarter of an hour, reaching its destination before any of the down-town wholesale houses were open for business. At eleven o'clock a reply came back that the cases had been duly sent, and that the delay would be traced up, if possible, at the freight depot there.

"This leaves us in a pickle for to-day," said Andy, as he handed the message over to Matt.

"Well, it won't be so bad if only we get our goods by to-morrow morning, Andy. Let us go