Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (Oxford University) Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: Google Books http://books.google.com/books?id=LiAGAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. THE LAST CALL. THE LAST CALL. A Romance. BY RICHARD DOWLING, AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF KILLARD," "THE WEIRD SISTERS," "SWEET INISFAIL," ETC. _IN THREE VOLUMES_. VOL. II. LONDON: TINSLEY BROTHERS, 8, CATHERINE ST., STRAND. 1884. [_All rights reserved_.] CHARLES DICKENS AND EVANS CRYSTAL PALACE PRESS. THE LAST CALL. * * * * * Part I.--_Continued_. THE LAST CALL. CHAPTER XX. When Dora Harrington released herself from old Crawford's arms, he led her to a chair, and said: "I have no longer the shadow of a doubt that you are the daughter of my Dora. It was, indeed, a lucky chance which made me in my despair last night turn my steps towards the river. And now," he added, "the next thing is to get some nice comfortable place for you. This old rookery would never suit. Let us go and try if we cannot find a suitable, homely place, somewhere outside the City." "I told you, sir," said the girl timidly, "that when yesterday I found out all my money was lost in the bank, I had not a shilling to send a message to him." "To Lavirotte?" "Yes, sir." The old man took out a leather bag and handed it to her, saying: "This will be enough for the present. When it is all gone let me know." "But, sir," said the girl, holding the bag in her hand without opening it, "I do not want all this. A shilling will be sufficient for the present, if you will only let me go to the nearest telegraph office." "Nonsense, child," he said. "You cannot be without money in London. There is more where that came from. If you wish to go immediately to the telegraph office, you may as well start now. I will meet you in an hour at Ludgate Circus." The young girl descended the ladders through the gloom of the tower, and opening the deep sunken door, emerged into the broad morning sunlight. She went to the telegraph office and wrote out the following message: "Cannot say how sorry you are not well. Could not telegraph yesterday. Would go over, but have no money."