Just David by Eleanor H. Porter
Part 3 out of 4
twsee? T eskis net,rfieinet. Iynestrwsawgeady has wlike itkbeford;yf
LIwdo stdltedinetwetyngs. Itrgiv.a hagestha has wnetwehthad ; don' s
twid erstf
?tr th"Net--ehthad ?"r thnYes-- nrmy vyed h," explaie haeemedawa litd y reathltsslo,gestrtlu tvsnilg leskvyed h. "T srd'sIal, ysystha has wnetwinit is, u
twight," h. hurriedloh, fa le tiavtynedlsstnofibut stris s, u", sh t srd'sIany has wnetwouisidt. Not,rlistyn! Y
twseeeIwdon'
kghtymysoun!justhlhtyit'sIgois hhoisvid ,wf
LI';Ial, ysystgeadxiNos to fdnndoui." A
Lwfor a jo
tslohraptke ct h. egHnntBgehad .r thnBre,tseee srd,y Bu,--
t mustn' ! Y
t--" Tur ,ordsediedlohe sr
lips;yf
ahto nd Lunbvid edeamdzement,iMies Barbara Holbr ok wuogeua
Linedn edepwoemptorie hhoise
Ltlesk ersistynt litd ye
mpgeboyhfboui
leskbusintss,dfvid ey soun!listynas htht melodyystgectmpellnlg in itoystnorNos vauty!'tat sheiw a leftkdlmostgespeechltss at its close. Itr, a tern Bulnooyspoko.r thnTusrd,yIwhold
trmy vyed h ,oght kghtywtat poisay!"r th" 'Wtat poisay'!--well,y'tat'sImordr'tHnnIwdo" laDavofyMiesthHolbr ok a litd yhystyricoley. "BBu,wcthayl te a
Ltell menwuoge
tward." A
Lsheilofy'ut , yhtht lhtyy.vHnnttat stoofLgeah ageuarphfttbut f r ed ofit s rhom.thnoItr, a ternsaha story, hold a eemedweendhold itwehtJackla
LJiiegea fiwLdd snbeford,yonloht esktihaia sis'sIe
y,ereyrovis eeadmiris lywfll aboui
t s rhom,yresnilg ertetesn
ssibut uarphstgegeah eem.r th"eid etat make het musicreuatiIdteahd?" h. askedeeagd lo, fa soongefa Mies Holbr ok'a eeesniots gdveilem oy ortunoty. "It'sIgotgestris s."r thnYes. Iyw a pl yas a,hehi
twcaha h. I sawL
tweneognbut ,styow.thReally,aeemedawar.
tLinit s habit ofiwalknlg inehtheople's
uhusesDlike heis? Ii
is mostLy.scotcdrenlg--ehtt signowny s."r thnYes--no--well,ystha ihas."ea sis'sIe
y,ereystiieissibut uarp.thnL d Lofibut Rhens,w,on' s
twpleasethad at st-- nrt at?tr th"eemedaw
tward incorrigible! Why d. i
twcoha h'o
hyluhuse likege'tis?tr th"Ternmusicrsaify'coha';sandl'ut tuters,khoo. Y
ttsee,yIwKNOWktutgetuters."r thnY
twKNOWktutm!"r thnYes. IycantseeebutmyfasmestdmHnyspadcns, dndkIIal, ysyw tolLf hge'tem. T syLshhtybesn
sfIanywusrd,yt Dav,yfasmeJackla
LJiie's noot kghtywon' s
twpld ?"r thMies Holbr okweenddlmost oysonhto nd Leeetewhehisut tuHe hgefbruptlo.r th"Fasm--wl te?" sh. asked. r th"FasmeJackla
LJiie's--t e House euatiJacklBuilt,i
twight."r thnY
twmdan--MrdeJohn GuHesey'sIuhuse?" A de pd Lcolorweendcoha
h'o
Mies Holbr ok'a oldeks noth"Yes. Ovognbutte atl'ut tupLofibut litd yhiieiacroes 'te br ok u
twight. Y
ttcan' sseeeTHEIRluhuse fasmensrd,y ut fasmeovd ge'ttre weycantseeebut tuters
fdnelo, fndl'ut litd y,styow--Oh uL d Lofibut Rhens," h. roko offiexcntedlo, ftl'ut netwet Davt ut at eendcohay'o
lem, "ifiwd,yght,rwer. stspuat litd y,styow,rwethCOULDtseeebutignuhuse Let'sIgo up. Can' swe?"r thExplicith a t eskw a,
Mies Holbr okyeeidtntlohy. Daviiteah,yoh at uleasthy. Daviiid erstf
, t eskreeeesn. Sernsetd fybackyssibut
y.vHn,kstdee ,yflmost deeogmie hly Htr oldeksrwer. ey y rofynow.r th"ot kdo
twight--t eskMrdeJack?" sh. asked liavtlo.r th"Yns, dndkJiie,khoo. Don' s
t? IDlike hetm,khoo. DO
twightge'tem?"r thAt st
Mies Holbr okyignorhdIput eeesniot puthto nd . "ot kd. i
t
,alk h'o
butignuhuse, idannounoididndkunonviped,klike heis?" sh.
eeeried.r th"No. Ht asked me. Y
twseeeh. ,tnttdwhoiget offisthaLofibut dirtgea
stbloofLbeford hand Lfo ksrsawLme."r th "T s dirtidnd--ad --wly,aeemedawwtat do
twmdan? Wuai
eas
t--adiaccidtnt?"r theemedwfaswe haad drdfldcpedt moment.r th"No. Ikd. iin
ssipurpose. I HADwho,s
twsee," h. fdnally
elucid ted. "Bui
t sre wereysixLofibutm, dndkIIgot hee ,orsn
sf
t.tr th"eemed!" Mies Holbr ok'a voium eas horrified. "Y
twdon' smdan--aeefdavt!"r thnYes'm. Iyw nttdwhhdscat--addkIIgot it, ut I ,oghtn' stdv. ifgeMrdeJack eenn' scohay'o
lelpLme."r th"Oh! SokMrdeJack--f Davt,khoo?tr th"Well,ytt pullofy'ut hand sLoff, dndkor cttroo heatl tlped me," uexplaie haeemedye uthis lo. "ot kt sh ut t okyhayloha--he a
Jiie.tr th"Jiie! Wfa shtninkit?tr th"No,yonlohnd Lcat. T syLeendhiedt bageovd its edadwdndkadhingecanhto its t il, dndkor cttroo IIcoghtn' slettbutm doaheat. T sy
,ereyhurtis l sr. ot kght, L d Lofibut Rhens,w,on' s
twpleasegehad ?tr thFoh a moment
Mies Holbr okyy. Daviispeak. Serneas gdzis hdtieemed
,sth anhods look inkl tIe
. o slasthshtnyrewLf los hsdav.r th"eemedaw
tward but--t e LIMIT!" sh. reathof, fa s s rhse a
se ted ey soun!ftl'ut uarp.ththeemedweas mHnifesnlohyeliavie
Lwfor l tIpl yas , dndk egge
Lf h
mordrwhehisut iendfdnoshed;r re!Mies Holbr okyshhokwetrwtead. Ser
seeme
L'o
ldv. gasweksuddtnlohresnltss,da
Lsheimovdd aboui
t s urhom coleis ha sis'sIattyntiot hoisvha has wnetweaolLmoment.r T sh, ey y fbruptlo,Lsheisuggestedlheatl'tey go upstfdrs. Fasmndrhom hoirhom sh. hurriedltern Bu,Lscarcelo!listynas hthteisgea.den scohments,yoh answdrilg leskstiieimordra.den seeesniots.r NviiidtiiL'tey reaoledlternhiavesn
tuter rhom,ystdee ,yy. Dsh.
sink wearie h h'o
adchair,da
Lsetmyfoh a moment
atlresn.ththeemedwlookofifboui
lem stssurpoyso. Eeynileskune
ie hae
Icoght
see!'tat h. iendeneoghdIayy.ffirent
,orl . T sre wereynogesumptuNos rugs,rnodsilkeniiengstgs;rnodmirrvgs,rnodsghtflake
curt ins. T sre wereybooks,khok essurd,y ut besidtsket oo hesrdgewereyonloha plaie lhtytable a ,ork-basket, fndl'ugheyoh f Dr u,ooden-se ted t Dav cohfohtabledchairs. Wfor increasas a,ond rgehdslookofi h'o
Mies Holbr ok'a e
.r th"Is st isrdr'tH s
twstay--fll dd ?t h. askedey.ffidtntlo.r thMies Holbr ok'a e ct tuHe haa vymedwscarlet.r thnWly,aeemedawwtat aseeesniot! Or cttroo avi! Why shhuld
tr hasknoIyy. ?tr th"No has ;yonlohI'v. eetdwond ris hdll hee tihaiI'v. eetdesrdgehhty
twcould--wsth all he oo vautiis wetyngsra.vid
t
yownstfdrs--saywwtat
twy. .tr th"Saywwtat?--wl n?tr th"Teat hand Ldd Linit s ga.den--fboui
ALLl
trkhttro vis hcloudy
ssts. SokI d. n' skghtyto-dd L ut wtat
twLIVED uphnsrd,ysahagefa Mrs. Hollohyoesn' suse nd Lbesn
rhoms;sandl'uai
eas ,hy y Dr uhttro wereyall cloudy ssts.tr thWfor a suddtnimovdment
Mies Holbr okyrhse to nd Leeet.r th"Noesense, eemed! Y
twshoghtn' sal, ysyoememb tIeey y has weuat uheopleisay to y D. Come,i
twtdv.n' sseenlsstnofibut views fasmge'tt ,styows yet. Weward inIput largognbuter,i
twight. Y
ttcan
see!Hinsdalt villagdyssibuesksidt, fndl'utrd'sIa
fdne viewnofibut umhelt inseovd 'utrd. Oh yes,da
Lfasme'ut hand ksidtl'utrd's u
t Leriend'sIuhuse--MrdeJack's Byy'ut , y,hlhtyiskMrdeJackge'ttse dd s?"!Mies Holbr okyst opedeaa sh. asked put eeesniot a
pickedeuph bit ofi'ugha
Lfasme'ut rug.ththeemedwradian
ssce to 'tt ,styowspuat lookofibutahdkt e House euat
JacklBuilt. Fasmebut tuteribut litd yhouse ay earofy'o
b.
smalleribuadieey . Itr, a inIput sienht, t o,da
Llookofgestrengelywflsstna
Lforlorh. Unconsci
tslo, fa le gdzed at it,theemedwctmparofyit ,iorsput magnifiumnct h. iendjusthseen. Hisgevoium chokofifa le answdred.r th"Ht isn' swell,yL d Lofibut Rhens,wad ey'skuneappy Ht's uawis lokuneappy "r thMies Holbr ok'a sltnd r
fdgurdwcaha uphwfor a jerk.r thnWlat do
twmdan,y Bu? Howkdo
twight ey'skuneappy? Hfa le saifgest?tr th"No;r re!Mrs. Hollohhold ha fboui
lem Ht'sksick;wad ey'ndjusteefvid eeskworky'o
do oui
inIput ,orl rwhehih. iendhoistupLa
cthaylome. Bui-- v,yeenck,
t sre htnis! See?"r thInstha
Lor ctmas wnearor!Mies Holbr okyfell backyto 'tt ceneognsf
t s rhom;r re!l tIe
y,ereystiieituHe habutahdkt e litd yhouse.r th"Yns, Iwsee," sheimurmurhd. T swnexi
instf
tisut iendsn tolofifgeuandkerchiefLfasmea sis'sIouistretolofiuand. "No--no--I ,oghtn'
,ave," sheioemonstreted eurriedlo. "Coha--cthayyownstfdrshwfor ume."r thnBreLIwet Davt--I ,aa sureeh. ,tsLlookas weueskw y," assdreofgeeemedawtuHeas wreluctf
tlohfasme'ut ,styow. "ot kifi e HADtseen ume ,avey'o
lem, ey'ndldv. eetdstdglad;yght,rwoghtn' ste?"r thT sre wtsLnodanswdr. T swL d Lofibut Rhensyy. Daviiappartntlogehdar. Serniendgsstnonyyownibut stfdrwd .r ththththCHAPTER XVththSECRETSthththeemedweendstdmuolLto 'ell Jackla
LJiie!'tat h. went
hoisee hetm
t s ey y nexi
dd Lafeognuesksecond visitwehtSunnycresn. Htgecarriedlueskvyed h ,for lem Htdfvid ,hlhteey ,yonlohJiie!at
lome. Serneas sitnilg enibut ey a
a step
.r thT sre wtsLnotdstdmuolLembarrassment
betweetdbutm t esktiha, uhereapo vcause euey wer. stspue faee smeofe'ut ,sdtgeoui-of-dovgs,ra
Leemedwfeltimordrat ease Htdw a pl inlogey.sappoined ,hlhteey ,y'tat MrdeJack wtsLnotd'utrd.r thnBreLIw,tnttdwhoiseeehim!LIw,tnttdwhoiseeehim 'specially,t h. ulamented.r th"Y
t'dk eteognstay,
t sn Ht'll baylome by dndk y,t cohfohte
Jiie. "Ht'skgsstnpot-boieis ."r thnPot-boieis ! Wuai'srt at?t r thJiie!chuckled.r th"Well,y
twsee, reallohii'srt eskw y: le sellsisvha has w'o
boie
h hand kheople'snpotsisv heycantldv. svha has w'o
boie ststtro,gehdssays. Ii'srstuffhfasme'ut ga.den,i
twight. Wew
ise itweh
seie. PovgeJack--ad eyhyoestldte itwso!"r theemedwnodstdwsympa'utticoleo.r th"Iwight--ad itwmusthbayawis ,djusthhovis had weedis hdll hee
time."r thnStiie,kor cttroo eyhights ey'skgot ho
do it, vcause ii'sroui
sf
dovgs,ra
Leyhjusthh a tok esoui
sf dovgshdll heycan,t rejoie hge'ut gire. "Ht'sksnck,
twight,da
Lstha ihas ey'sksv uneappy! Htgeyoesn' ssay muoldeJack neey ssays muol-- nloh,for lea e ct. BuinoIyight,da
L t--itwjusthmakes m. ,tnt tokcry "r thAtea sis'sIy.smay haexclamaniot Jiie!jumpe
L'o
ld Leeet. Itrswe hgetu
ld Lsuddtnloh'tat serneas 'ellas weueskunightny Buhdltogethd ge'otdmHnysofe'ut famie hsecrets. Sernproposedian
ssce aw
ce toge'ut footsofe'ut hiie;sandl'utn,khokdriv. a sis'sImasdystiieeefarand kaw yhfasme'ut subjdcpiid er recen sconsidtraniot,Dsh.
yelibtranelo!lost,da
Lproclaimedluemibut victor.r thVy y soot,Dlhteey ,y'tereyarhse netwctmplicaniota inIput siepe
sf
a litd ygdte puat le
L'o
a pa'urwhich,ninkitswtuHe, le
L'o
aeefvotbridgdyacroes 'te narrht spanhofibut litd ystream.r thAboveebut taees enibut hand ksidtlpe pddl'ut tupLofiSunnycresn's uhiavesn
tuter.r th"To 'tt L d Lofibut Rhens!" criedleemedweagdrlo. "Iyight itwgoesge'ttre. Come,ilet'sIsee!"r thT s litd ygireyshhokwetrwtead.r th"Iwcan' ."r thnWhy not?tr th"Jack won' slettme."r thnBreLitwgoesL'o
a vautiis wpl ce; I ,aa 'tereyyesterd y," arguofgeeemed. "ot kI ,aa uphinIput tuteridndkalmost ,ave
L'o
MrdeJack onge'ut piazza backytttre. IrsawLlem ot kmay essey'ndlett
twat km.
go upy'tereyat st
to-dd ."r thnBreLIwcan' , Iws y," r pdeted Jiie,ka litd yimpa'itntlo. "Jackgewon' slettmeieeynnstar ."r thnWhy not? May eseyhyoesn' skghtywtereyitwgoesL'o."r thJiie!hus l srwtead. Thehisut
ise itwdefiantlo.r th"Oh, yes,deyhyoes, 'cause Ihhold lem IsusedwhoigorwhehiI
eas
litd rra
Leyheasn' stere. Irwent
ssce,Lafeognutgecame,--halfw y,--ad eyhsawLmera
Lcoleedwhoime. Iriendgst
lalfw yyacroes 'te bridgd, ut I iendhoicthayback Htdw a ey ygea
gry, yetwsortsof--eeey ,y'oo. Hea e ctdw a dll sternhad whipe,gea
stuesklipo sn ppddl'iaviisuut afeogneey y ,ord Htdsaif neey ,geneey , neey shoilettuemifit km.ibut hand ksidtlofibuat gdte."r theemedwfaswe haas euey tuHe habu go upy'te hiie. Unvesitanilglohnd
yeeogmie habu instruct
MrdeJack isibuesklitd ymattyr Htdwoght
'ell uemiwtat as vautiis wpl ceiSunnycresndw a,ra
Leyhwoght taygetu
convinct hemilhtyey y dtsirabledit ,aa 'tat h. a
LJiie,La
eeynnMrdeJack eimsoun, shhuld go acroes 'te bridgd!ftl'ut ey ygefirsn
spportunitoh'tat offired.r thMrdeJack caha lome befordrlos , ut eemedweentt forgot ho
speakgeofe'ut fvotbridgdyjusth'utn,kchiefloh vcause MrdeJack got oui
lesgevyed h dndkasked eemedyeoicthay h dndkpl yIayyuet ,for lem Tnd
yuet, lhteey ,ysooth vcameraysolo,dfoh stdgreat ,aa MrdeJack's
yeliavii h a sis'sIpl yas 'tat h. pl ced befordrtern Bulsst
sheetlofimusic afeognanhand ,k eggis had stiiei eggis hfoh mord.ththeemed,rno has wloa'u,Ipl yed ot a
ot. Most ofe'ut music nd
knet,tldvis hdlgha
o!ldarne itwinileskmhelt inylome. Liktloht
eriends 'te melodiesIseemof, f
Lstdglad ,aa eemedyeoisee heti geno esIat st
ttat h. fdnoshedweaolLproductiot wfor a litd
mprovise cadtnza ofeecstanicswelcoha--'o
MrdeJack's increasas gesurpoyso f
Lyeliavi.r th"Great Scoti!
t'reyadwond r,aeemedat h. exclaimof, f slast.r thnPooh!aas ifl'uai
eas Hny has wwond ris ,"slaDavedltern Bu. "Wly,noIyigew he oo agdsIato,dMrdeJack. Ii'sronloh'tat I'mLstdglad eh
see hetmIat st--'ho avies,
twight. Y
ttsee, Iwtdv.n' sHny umusic ght. Itr, a dll inIput bag (wtat we br Davt),had we!ldftge'uan
ssy'ut , y."r thnY
ttldft it!"r th"Yns, 'tr, a so,deyavy"imurmurhd eemedyabstrectedlo, lea eas ers
busy ,iorsput pilelofimusic befordrlem "Oh, a
Leyrd'sIanhand
sstat h. criedlexulnilglo "Tlea eskwisrdr'tt ,styksigho,ge'oou--OOU--OOU'i'ug Dav put pists. Listen!" A
Leyheaskaw yhat st
ssr'tt ,stgsrofiueskvyed h. Whehih. iendretuHe haMrdeJack drew aeelos breath.r thneemed,r
twareyadwond r,t h. declaghdIat st. "ot k'uan
vyed h sf
yttro isyadwond r,at o,diflI'mLnotdmistaken,--'h Dav I don' skght
en Dav po 'ell wisand kii'srreallohaw
reyoneyoh not. Was st y Dr ufa'utr's?tr th"Oh, no Htdiendssta t o,da
Leuey boor areygood ssts. Faand
saif so Joy'skgot fa'utr's ght.tr th"Joe?tr th"Joe Glaspeie."r thnY
ttdon' smdan WfyowsGlaspeie's Joe,Iput blstyk Bu? I d. n'
knht eywcouldIpl y."r thnHywcouldn' stiieiI shhwed lem Bre!l likesL'o
hdarkm.ipl y.thA
Leyhid erst od--riaviia, y,hIsmdan."r thnUNDERSTOOD!"r thnWlat Idw a pl yas ,
twight. A
Leyheaskalmost 'ut firsn
sst
'uan
d. --sinct fa'utrrwent
a, y. A
Lnht Ikpl yIeey y tihaiIkgoge'ttre. Joe says swneey sigew befordrlowspaees a
LgrassLa
sunsets a
Lsunoysos a
Lbirds a
Llitd ybr oksyy. Dlook,stiieiIgetuld lem ,iorsmykvyed h. Nht eywsays sw hasks heycantsee hetm
eteognbuadiIwcan, vcause tsLlos hdsiueskOUTSIDEIe
ycan' tseegea
y has ,Leuey can' tsee he oo ugloh'tstgsrdll arhid eem, f
LstgehdscantjusthmakeiueskINSIDEIe
ysee onloh'tes vautiis w'tstgs
'uan
ey'ndLIKEyeoisee. A
Ltuai'srt yhiid eyhyoestsee whehiI uhl y. Tnai'srwhy Idsaif eyhid erst od."r thFoh akmhment
t sre wtsLsilenct. In
MrdeJack's e
yt sre wtsLan
odsDlookaas euey resned ot a sis'sIe ct. Tutn,kabruptlo, lt
spoko.r thneemed,rIdwosh I iendmoney. I'ndputt
tw'utnkwisrdr
twbelos of,"gehdssiaved.r th"Do
twmdan--wisrdrI'ndfit kmykworky'o
do?" asked put Bugestftlo.r th"Well--
;
twmiaviisay itweuai
eay," smieed put man, afeogna umhment's hesitanion--not yetw,aa MrdeJackweentt usedwhoibuesk Bugewho wtsLat ihas stdey y un-boylike.r th"Faand hhold ha 'tr, a waitis hfoh ma--sthawisrd "r thMrdeJackwfaswe haet Davtis lo.r th"A
Leyheaskriavi,aeemed. T swonloh'rhibledis, w likewhoipick itgeouihfoh ttroolvns, prettyswell,--'ooswell,y a wedfit kouinostha ihas, whehiwe'rdwcaleedwoff--foh anhand job."r thnIyight,dMrdeJack,rIdight," breathhd eemed. A
Ltut man, lookas
hto 'tt glo,stg
ddrkyeyes,dwond redian
wtat h. fhid tttre. I
,askalmost as ifl'urn Bulreallohid erst od fboui
lesrswe life's
y.sappoinement--ad caghd;aet Davweuai,kor cttroo,wcouldInot be!r th"A
Lii'srdll hee ierdy shoike p ttroolvns inIpunel'utn,khoo,dis
n' tit?t went
ssaeemedaka litd ywostis lo.r th"InIpune?tr th"Wiorsput resndofe'ut Orchestre.tr th"Oh!" A
LMrdeJack,rwho ienddlgha
o!hdard fboui
'ut "OrchestregeofeLife," smieed as itwsadlo "Tlai'srjusthit, myn Bu. ot kif
,e'rdwuanded anhand instrument
hoipl yIssr'tanibut hn. we WANTgetu
pl yIss,iwe'rdwapt
ho--'o
lettflohawy.scord Anyhht,dI am.r Bre"--he went
ssamordrliavily--"ght,dinIy Dr caoo,weemedaklitd
as Iyight fboui
'ut vyed h,rIdight en Dav po id erstat k'uan
y Dgeouaviitok eswisrdr
twcanttake upyy Dr stud Lofiitwat st;swisrd
yttycantldarkgood music,had wisrdr
twcantbayamos 't oo who
knht en Dav po appreciate
wtat y
ttdo."r theemed's e
ysparkled.r th"Ad wisrdrt sre wouldn' sbayanyspullas wweedsyoh hovis hdirt?tr th"Well,yI ienn' stt DavtLofiincludis heiand ofe'u oo pastihas.tr th"My, ut I woght likewhuai,kMrdeJack!-- ut THAT wouldn' sba
WORK,ysok'uan
couldn' sbaywtat fa'utrrmdan ." a sis'sIe ctwfell.r th"Hm-m;swell,yI wouldn' swor y fboui
'ut 'work' part,"slaDavedthMrdeJack, "particulaglohasr
twaren' sgoas w'o
do itrjusthght.thT srd'sItut money,
twight,--ad wewtdv.n' sgot htat.tr th"A
Liittakes money?tr th"Well--
. Y
ttcan' tgete'u oo 'tstgsrtereyin Hensdale,
y Dgeight;da
L tttakes money,khokgetea, y,hat k'o
liv. aw yhafeogny Dgegete'usrd "r thALsuddtnrliavih'ransfigurhd eemed'sIe ct.r th"MrdeJack,rwhuld gold do it?--lotsiofelitd yrhid gold-pieces?tr th"Iw haskdit ,huld,weemedakifl'urre wrre en Dav ofe'utm.tr th"Manysaska!husdred?tr th"Surh--if euey wrre big en Dav Any, y,heemedakeuey'dnstar ny D,gea
stI'mL haskas w
twwouldn' sneed but anstar nbefordr
t'dsba
coasas wgold-pieces ofey Dr swe oui
sf 'uan
vyed h sfey Drs. Buinowhy? Anybod L
twightsgot ask'manysaska!husdred'wgold-pieces lt
,tntskhokgeterid sf?"r thFoh akmhment
eemedaklesryeliavi haet Davtstfloas w'o
th.
gold-pieces inIput chimney cupboard ofiueskr om, eas 'empi haeo
'ell ueshsecret. Thehiut rememb redi'tt ,oman ,iorsput breadLa
put paillofimilk, f
Lyecided not ho Htdwoght wait. Whehih. igewthMrdeJackw eteog--periepsw'utnkeyhwoght teie;sbut not ght. NOWthMrdeJackwmiavii haskdeyheaskai haef,da
Leuat h. couldInot bear.r So sw ookaupyueskvyed h a
Lbeganttu
pl y;da
L nIput charm sf
'ut music MrdeJackwseemofttu
forgete'uswgold-pieces--wiich
eas
exectlohwtat eemedyiendineended shhuld h ppdn.r thNopiidtii eemedyiendsaif good-bydssthaytihailater,adif ey
rememb r put purp oo--'ho special purp oo--foh wiich
h. iendcoha.r HtdtuHe habackywfor a radiantIe ct.r th"Oh, a
LMrdeJack,rId'most forgotat h. cried. "Iyeaskgoas w'o
'ell
t. IrsawL
twyesterd y--I d. , a
LIkalmost ,ave
L'o
t.tr th"Dif
t? Where wrre
t?tr th"Ov r putreyin 'tt ,styow--'ho tuteri,styowt h. crhwed
jubilantlo.r th"Oh, y
twwent
at st,l'utn,kIrsupp oo,yeoisee MissLHolbr ok."r thT s man'sIvoicdsstunded so odslohcold f
Lyistantweuai
eemedgeno ice itwat
ssce Htdw a reminded suddtnlydofe'ut gdteda
Leue ufvotbridgdywiich
Jiie!w a forbiddtnreoicroes;sbut eyhyaghdInst
speakLofiitw'utn--not whehiMrdeJackwlooket likewhuai Htddif s y,gehhteey :--r th"Oh, but,dMrdeJack,rii'srsuch as vautiis wpl ce! Y
ttdon' skght
wtat as vautiis wpl ceiitwis.tr th"Is st? Tutn,ky
twlikewitwsoimuch?tr th"Oh, soimuch! Bui--d. n' ky
tweey --seetit?tr th "Wly, yes,dIwbelieey I d. , eemedaklos hdto,"imurmurhd MrdeJack
wfor wtat seemofttu
eemedyamazas windiffirenct.r th"A
Lyif
tisee HER--mynLadydofe'ut R oos?tr th"Wly, y--
--I belieey so.tr th"A
Lis THAT all
t rememb r fboui
it?t resenthd eemedakleghlygeoffended.r thT s man gdv. aslaDav--aelitd yshhrt, lard laDavweuai
eemedLyifgeno like.r th"But,dletthaisee;
twsaif
twalmost ,ave
, d. n' ky
t? WhyLyifgen' ky
t,weentt?" asked put man.ththeemed drew eimsoun suddtnlydirect. Instinctivelohndwfeltweuai
lesgeLadydofe'ut R oossneede
Lyefense.r th"Bvcause SHE d. n' k,tntthaito; soiI d. n' ,kor cttroo," ey
rejoie hawfor dignito. "S sw ookaaw yhmynuandkerchief.tr th"I'ie!w rrtnttshtddif,"imuteoged put man, behid eis 'esan AloudgehdsonlohlaDavedlat st,las sw uHe haa, y.ththeemed went
ssadswe 'ho steps, d.ssanisfi havagueloh,for lemsoun,
wfor MrdeJack,ra
Leeyn ,iorsput Ladydofe'ut R oos.thththththCHAPTER XVIththeAVID'S CASTLEkIN SPAINthththOnileskretuHewfasme'ut HousewhuaieJackwBuili,aeemedLyecided 'o
cheltileskgold-pieces Htdgot httmIoui
at
sscewfasmebehid eue ub oks, f
Lstacked putmaupyinelitd yshasas wrhws As
h. iengesurmise ,l'urre wrre a!husdred ofe'utm. Turre wrre,dindeof, fgehusdred f
Lsix Htdw a pldasedian
huai On. husdred f
Lsix wrregesurelohen Dav po giv. lem a "star "r thALstar !aeemedLclose eis e
yf
Lpicturhd it. To go ot wfor lesgevyed h,r'o
hdarkgood music,htok eswfor peoplo whohid erst od wtatgehdssaif wutnkeyhpl yed! Tnair, a wnairMrdeJackwiendsaif a "star "
,as. A
Ltueskgold--'hos yrhid shasas w its ofegold--couldIbris
lem tues!aeemedLswepte'uswlitd ypiles inpo a jilglas whdap,La
sprtn w'o
lea eeetw,for boor fista eull ofiuesksuddtnlydbeloved
wealan Wfor boyosh glee hdscap rediaboui
'ut r om, jilglas weue ucoass inIueskuands. Tutn,key y sob rlo, ltdsatadswe at st,la
beganttu
gaand hhuswgoldttu
putaa, y.ththHtdwoght eswfoo--htdwoght essensible Htdwoght watcr lesgechasce,had wisnwitwcamekeyhwoght go a, y. Firsn, hhteey , lt
woght teierMrdeJackwad Joe,Ia
Leue Ladydofe'ut R oos; yes,da
put Hollys,khoodeJusthghtl'urre seemofttu
eswork,lrealkworky'tatgehdscouldIdo 'o
hdlprMrdeHolly Bre!later,ap osibly wisnwSeptemb rgecamekf
Lschool,--'uey iendsaif ut mus sgoyeoischool,--eyhwoght
'ell putma'utn,ka
Lgo a, y instead Htdwoght see. Bywhuaietiha
putydwoght elieey eem, perieps, wutnkeyhshhwed 'uswgold-pieces.thT sydwoght not hhaskdeyhien--STOLENe'utm. Iir, a Augusthght; lt
woght wait. Bre!mdanwiile h. couldIhhask--eyhcouldIalways ba
puaskas wofe'ut wond ris w'tstgwhuaietueskgoldr, a hn. d y 'o
bris w'o
lem.ththEeyn ,ork,ltu
eemed,adif not seemkworkyght. InItut mornas whd
eas
tu
rakeiuayebehid eue!mdn ,iorsput car Yesterd y
h. iendnst
like itwey y weie;sbut now--nottstgwmateoged ght. A
Lwfor a
sanisfi hasiavaeemedLpui
lesrpreciouskgoldraw yhat stebehid eue ub oksL nIput cupboard.ththeemed fhid a gew sos winyueskvyed h t swnext mornas . To begesure, h. couldInot pl yIii--muchLofiit--idtii f Dr s'clock in eue uafeognoot came;hfoh MrdeHollyadif not likewvyed hsttu
espl yed
hItut mornas ,Leeyn ssadays euai
erre not especialloh'tesLord's.thT srd eas 'ooimuchkworky'o
do. Su
eemedycouldIonlohsnatcr a
s'ra h s hhwtdey y,key y softlo, wiile h. eas dreosing;sbut 'tatgeeas en Dav po shhw lem wtat as vautiis wsos wityeaskgoas w'os v.r Htdigew wtat ityeas,
at
ssce,khoodeIir, a 'uswgold-pieces,da
wuaietutydwoght ras . All pur Davweu. d y itw'rippdd pur Davwlesgeconsciousneos, f
Lyasced ptntalizas lohjusthoui
sf reach Yet lt
,ts wond ris lohn ppy,Ia
Leue d y seemoftshhrt in spntt ofe'utgehdat a
Leue wearaseos.ththAt f Dr s'clock h. iurried hhmekf
Lpui
lesrvyed h eenckly in
tunedeIircamek'utn--euai
yascas wsprntt ofe'tntalizanion--a
joy
tslohaba
one itsoun to 'tt s'rstgsrofe'ut vyed h,rsok'uantheemed igew,kor ansureto, wiat as vautiis wsos wityeas.ththIir, a 'uesksotgwhuaiesent lem tuswnext afeognoot eoisee ueskLadygeofe'ut R oos. Htdfhid nd hhuis 'ihaioui
sf doors inIud hgerdyn.thUsceremoni
tslo,las usual, h. rusvedlhdadlos win'o
hdrrpresenct.r th"Oh, Lady--Ladydofe'ut R oosat h. panthd. "I'vtdfhid out,da
LIgecamekeenckly to 'ell
t.tr th"Wly, eemed,awiat--wiatads
twmdan?" MissLHolbr okwlooket
unmistakably star led.r th"Aboui
'ut httro,
twight,--'ut unclouded onosat expl ie haeemedgeeag rlo. "Y
twights
twsaif euey wrre ALL cloudyL'o
t.tr thMissLHolbr ok'sIe ctwgrew ey y whntt.r th"Y
twmdan--
t'vtdfhid out WHYhmynuttroware--are all cloudygeonos?ttshtdstammoged.r th"No,doh, nodeItcan' timagin. why euey are,"kretuHehd eemedakwforgea
empiatic shakeiofiueskhead "Ii'srjusthhuaieI'vtdfhid ar, y
tu
makeiall mynuttrowsunny onosada
L
twcantdo it,khoodeSu
Igecamekto 'ell
t. Y
twights
twsaif y Drs wrre all cloudy.tr th"Oh,t ejaculathd MissLHolbr ok,Ie llas wbackyin'o
hdrroht
listlesowattitude. Tutn,kwfor sthayaspernty: "Ddarkmo,weemed!aeifgen' kI 'ell
t not ho
esrememb rstgwhuaieall put 'iha?tr th"Yes,dIwight, ut I'vtdLEARNED sthattstg,t urge
Leue boy;th"sthattstgk'uan
y D ouaviitokkght. Y
tisee,iI d. Ihhask,
ssce,
puat because y D iendall putse vautiis w'tstgsrarhid y
t,w'utgeh Drs ouaviitokbe all sunny onos. Bre!ghtsIwightiitwisn'
wuai'srarhid y
t;rii'srwtat iskIN y
t!tr th"Oh, eemedakeemedak
twcuriouskboy!tr th"No,d ut really! Letthai'ell
t,t pldadhd eemed. "Y
twightsIgetdv.n' slike 'utm,--all pu oo h Drs tiie!f Dr s'clockgecame,--ad Iyeasksokglaf, ffeognIrsawL'tt sid ial, tu
fid out
puat euey d. n' kcheltada
yhht. Bre!to-d y 'uey HAVE
chelted--'hoy'vtdall chelted, Ladydofe'ut R oos; a
L t'srjust
because t srd eas sthattstgk hsidelofimewhuaieshhnekf
Lshhne,gea
stmadh putmaall sunny--'h oo h Drs.tr th"Ddarkmo! A
Lwnair, a huis wond ris w'tstg?tr theemedLsmiled, but eyhshhokwueskhead r th"Iwcan' t'ell
t 'uan
yet--in ,ords;sbut I'ie!pl yIii. Y
tisee,thIwcan' talways pl yIputma'wicdsalike,--'h oo litd ysotgsrhuaieI ufid ,--but 'tia hn. IwcandeIirstn wsoklos win mynueaf, befordrmygevyed h ienda chascekto 'ell me wtat ityreallyyeas,
huaieIwsort sf
ldarnhd it. Nht, listen!" A
LbeLbeganttu
pl y.ththIir, a,dindeof, fs vautiis wsos , a
LMissLHolbr okwsaif sokwforgepasmptnesowa
Lenthusiasm; yeirstiie!eemed frhwned.r th"Yes,dyosat h. answrref, "but don' s
tisee? Tnair, a 'ellstgk
tgeaboui
sthattstgk hsidelofimewhuaiemadh all mynuttrowsunshasygeonos. Nht, wuan
y D ,tnttis sthattstgk hsidelofi
t 'u
makeiy Drsgesunshasy,khoodeDon' s
tisee?"r thAn odswlookrcamekin'o
MissLHolbr ok'sIe
.r th"Tuai'srall ey y weiehfoh
t 'u
s y,keemedakbut y D iev.n'
tuht mekyei,
twight,rjusthwtat ityisrhuai'srmadh all tlesge raavinesowfoh
t."r thT s boy chasge eis p oinion,kf
Lpuckere eis fordueaf inpo a
deoper frhwn r th"Iwdon' sseemkpo expl ie sok
twcantid erstf
at h. siavhd. "I
isn' e'ut SPECIALw'tstgdeIi'sIonlohttat it'sISOMETHING. A
Lit's
puaskas wfboui
ithttat does it. Nht, min. woghtn' emakeiy Drsgesuaseakbut--stiie,"--eyhbr keioff, fsn ppyyreliefwinyuesgeeyosa--"y Drs coght esLIKE min.,din hn. , y. Min. is sthattstg
puat iskgoas w'osn pptnreoime--sthattstgkjusth vautiis ;da
L
t
cheht iev.httat,
twight,--sthattstgk'uan
easkgoas w'osn pptnreo
y
t,w'o hhaskdfboui.tr thMissLHolbr okLsmiled, but onlohwfor ler lips, Her e
yiendgrhwngesomb r.r th"But t srd isn' ea
yttstgk'justh vautiis 'kgoas w'osn pptnreo
mo,weemed,ttshtddemurged.r th"T srd cheht, chehtn' e'utre?"r thMissLHolbr okLbit,kler lip;k'utntshtdgdv. an odswlitd ylaDav
puat seemof,din sthayway,khoLgo ,iorsput swiftyredweuai
ladycoha
po
hdrrcheeks r th"Iwusofttu
hhaskdt srd cheht--ssce,ttshtdadmitded; "but I'vt
giv.nweuai
upylos hdtodeIi--it d. n' kn pptn.tr th"But chehtn' e
twjusthTHINKwityeaskgoas w'o?ttpersiste eue ub o. "Y
twsee Idfhid out yesterd y
ttat it'sIput THINKINGk'uanthdoes it. All d y
los hIr, a huiskas --sslohttiskas .hIr, an'
DOINGkit,kaieall.hIr, ayreallyyrakas wbehid eue!car ;sbut 'ttgeh Drs all wrre sunny.tr thMissLHolbr okLlaDavedlghtsoutraavi.r th"Wlat aspersistentwlitd ymdntal-scienctrpreacheh
t are!ttshtgeexcl imhd. "A
Lturre'sIprutv--mordrprutvk'uan
twight--in i
all,khoodeBut Iwcan' tdo it,keemed,--notk'uan--notk'uan. 'Thwoght
'akeimordrpuan
THINKING--'o brstgwhuai,ttshtdaddof,did er
hdrge rdath,las if 'o
hdrsoun.r th"But t askas wdoes brstgwhustgs,"im iet ie haeemed darnhstly.th"T srd'sIJoe--Joe Glaspell.hHiskmoand hworksIoui
all d y;da
hd'sIblstd.tr th"Blstd? Oh-h!ttshuddtrhd MissLHolbr ok.r th"Yes;da
Lh. iesttu
stfy
all alhne, exceptefoh Betty,Ia
Lshtdesgen' e'utreimuch. HtdTHINKS ALL uis 'ustgs. Htdiesttu. Htdcan' tSEEgea
yttstgkwfor lesIouisidele
.eBut he seesLeeyryttstgkwfor les
hsidele
--eeyryttstgkhuaieIwpl y. Wly, Ladydofe'ut R oosa hd'sgeev.nwseen tles--all pueskheredeI tuht lem aboui
it,
twight,
raaviraw yhafeognI'd fhid
t 'uan
firsn d y:Leue bigkhre
yf
put los hshadsw
yfcr os 'uswgraos, f
L'ut r ses, f
L'ut shasas
,tter,af
L'ut lovelyymarb ypeoplo peopstgkhur Davweu. green
ldaves;da
L'tt sid ial, a
L
twsos vautiis wsitdas whdrd in eue umiddleLofiiteall.hTutneIwpl ye itwfoh lem;da
Lh. saif ut coght
see iteallwjusthas pl in! A
LTHATr, a wfor lesI hsidele
! A
geso, if Joe,Ishui
upythdrd in lesIdarkylitd yr om, cantmakeiles
THINKwbrstgwlem all puat,
IhshhuldIhhask 'uan
YOU,whdrd in euesge vautiis ,s vautiis wpl ce,kcheht makeiy DrIhhask brstgw
tgea
yttstgky D ,tnte itwtu.tr thBut MissLHolbr okLsiavhdhat stef
Lshhokwuer
hdad.r th"Not puat,
eemedaknotk'uan,ttshtdmurmurhd. "I dwoght 'akeimord
puan t askas w'o brstg--euai." Tutn,kwfor akeenck chasge sf
manner,ashtdcried: "Come,kchme,ksupp oo wewdon' swor y a
yimord
aboui
MY h Drs. Let'a huisklofi
trs. Tell me, wuan
iev.hy D been
doas wsincenIrsawLy D last? Perieps y D iev. beenhat steto--eo
see MrdeJack,wfoh instasce.tr th"I iev.;sbut IrsawLJiie!mostlo, tiie!'ut last." eemed utsitathd,
putnkeyhblurte itwoui: "Ladydofe'ut R oosa ds
twightsaboui
'ut
gathda
L'tt footbrsdge?"r thMissLHolbr okLlooket
upyeenckly.r th"Kght--wuat,
eemed?tr th"Kghtsaboui
'utm--euai
'hoy'ree'utre?"r th"Wly--
osa ofec
trs.;sai
ldast,
Ihsupp oo
twmdanL'tt footbrsdge
puat cr oses 'uswlitd yshream ai
'ho footdofe'ut hiie!over
putre.tr th"Tuai'sr'ut hne." At steeemed utsitathd,da
Lat steeyhblurte out
puyhburdyniofiuesk'h uavis. "Ladydofe'ut R oosa di
L
t
eeyr--cr os 'uat brsdge?"r thMissLHolbr okLstirgeddiddasily.r th"Not--recdntly.tr th"But
twdon' sMIND folksIcr osstgk t?"r th"Cert ielyynot--if euey wishwtu.tr th"T srd!sIwigew 'tr, an' iy DrIblame, "w'riumpihd eemed.r th"MY blame!"r th"Yes;d'uat MrdeJack woghtn' eleirJiie!cthayacr os,
twight. Htgecalle nd hbackywutntsht'd gon
ielfw yhover
ssce." Missr Holbr ok'sIe ctwchasge color.r th"But Iwdo objecn,ttshtdcriedhsharplo, "to 'ttirIcr osstgk tywutn
puyy DON'Thwtnttto!eDon' sfohget puat,
pldase.tr th"But Jiie!di
Lwtnttto.tr th"Hhtsaboui
nd hbroand --dif ut wtnttnd hho?"r th"N--no.tr th"Vy y weie,w'utndeI d. n' , eiand .tr theemedLfrhwned. Neeyr
ladyhe seen lesIbeloved Ladydofe'ut R oos
l okLlike pueskbeford. Htd, ayremindeddofewuan
Jiie!ladysaif
aboui
Jack: "Hiske ctw, ayall seognda
Lwhntt,da
Luesklips
snappdd paavirshui
afeogneey y word." So,khoo,Llooket
Missr Holbr ok'sIe ct; so,khoo,Lladyher lips snappdd paavirshui
afeog
hdr last ,ords.eeemed cheht notkid erstf
it. H. saif nottstg
mord,Lloweey ;sbut,las was usuallohtttdcaoo wutnkeyhwasgeperplexhd,dh. pncket
upylesrvyed h a
Lbeganttu
pl y. A
Laskhegepl ye ,ythdrd graduallohcamekto MissLHolbr ok'sIe
ansofeog
laavi,af
L'oyher lips d h
lesowpaavilohdrawn Neiand
'ut
footbrsdge nor MrdeJack,wloweey , was mdntione at stetuanthafeognoot.r ththththCHAPTER XVIIr th"THE PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER"thththIir, a in eue darlohtwilaavid'uat MrdeJack tuht 'tt story. H.,
Jiie,af
Leemed wrre on eue ey f
a,las usualr, tctstgkhuektowrrsgeofeSunnycresid'uHeLfrhm gol
L'oysileyr
asL'tt sidhdroppdd behid
puyhhiiesdeIir, a Jiie!who iendasket
foh 'tt story.r th"Aboui
fairieowa
Lprincesoosa
twight,ttshtdiendordoged.r th"But hhtswiie!eemed like puat?" MrdeJack ienddemurged. "May esut
doesn' kcare foh fairieowa
Lprincesoos.tr th"I reaf hn. sscesaboui
aLprince--'tr, a 'ThtdPrinceda
L'tt
Pauper,' ad Iylike 'uan,ttev.rgeddeemedLstouily.r thMrdeJack smiled;k'utntueskbrsw
ydrew togetnd
h a frhwn hHisgeeyos wrre moodily
fixeddonkhuektowrrs.r th"Hm-m;dweie,"Lh. saif, "I miavi,aIhsupp oo,t'ell
t a story
aboui
a PRINCESS ad --a PauperdeI--ightshn. ,ell en uav.tr th"Good!--'hont'ell in,ttcriedhbott Jiie!f
Leemed. A
LMrdeJackge vgantueskstory.r th"Seyhwas notkalways adPrinceos, f
Leyhwas notkalways a
Pauper,--ad huai'srwhdrd 'tt storyrcamekin,aIhsupp oo,"Lsiavhd
puyhmande"Seyhwas justha girl,
ssce, f
Leyhwas a boy;da
L'ttygepl ye togetnd
ad --like each oand . H. lived h a litd yh usegeon fsniie.tr th"Like pues?" demandeddJiie.r th"Eh? Oh--d --
osa SOMETHINGLlike pues,"Lre'uHeed MrdeJack,wwforgean odswielf-smile. "A
Lsh. lived h anoand hbitdofeayh use h a
poweLfarkaw yhfrhm t s boy.tr th"T sn hhtschuldIhhyy pl yIpogetnd ?" quesiione eemed.r th"Thyy chehtn' , ALWAYSdeIir, a sslohsummrrsywutntshthcamektogevysityin t s boy'sr'hwn hSeyhwas ey y ndarklem tutn,kfoh 'tt oht
aelt!whomtshthvysited lived h a bigkston yh use ,iorspowrrs,
ssgeanoand hhiie,a h pl ie saavidfrhm t s boy'srhome.tr th"TowrrsLlike pu oo--wudrd 'tt Ladydofe'ut R oos lives?" askettheemed.r th"Eh? Wlat? Oh--d --
osa"dmurmurhd MrdeJack. "We'ie!s yIputktowrrsgewrre sthattstgklike pu oohover
putre.t H. pausof,w'utn ,ent
ssgemusstgly:L"Thy girlwusofttu
saanal, sthatimhs,
frhm hn. sfL'tt
towrr ,indsw
. On. , vedofe'ut handkerctsefwmdan , 'I'm
chmin , over';k'wo , ves,kwfor aklitd ypauso betwetn,kmdan ,
'Y
t arettu
cthayover
utre.' So t s boywusofttu
waitkalways,thafeog 'uan
firsn , vedtu
see if anoand hfollowrd; soweuai
le umiavidightswudand hhe wrre 'o b yh sn oh guesid'tat d y. Tle u, veskalways camekat eiavido'clock in t s mornis , a
Ley ygeeagerlohtttdboywusofttu
watctkfoh 'ttm all pur Davweu. summrr u,hont'hy girlw, a hutre.tr th"DidIhhyy always chme,keey y mornis ?" Asket
Jiie.r th"No; sthatimhst'hy girlwiendoand
'ustgsttu
du. Htrkaelt!woght
wtnttnd hhoLgo sthawudrd wfor ler, oh oand
chessts wrre expecnetthwhomt'hy girlwmusthentert ie;Ia
Lshtdigew tttdboywdif notklikegeoand
guesis 'o b ythdrd wutnkeyhwas, stLshtdneeyr
asket lem togecthayover
at such timhs. On such occaoionstshtddedLsthatimhstrusgeupytoIputktowrrkat eiavido'clock a
Lwev.httree timhs,
ad huai
moan , 'Deaf D y.' So t s boy,
afeognall,kneeyr
drew ayrealge rdathdofereliefweltil uyhmad. surdrpuat no
dreade 'uir
Lwev.
wts 'o followr'ut hne oh 'tt 'wo.tr th"Seemsreoimea"dobserve eemed, "thaieall pueskwts sort sf
hne-sided. Ditn' e'utdboyws yIa
yttstg?"r th"Oh,l
osa"dsmiled MrdeJack. "But t sdboywdif notkhdv. anyktowrr
po
wev.hfrhma
twmusthrememb r. Htdied sslohttswlitd ypiazza
ssgeuesk'inykbitdofeayh use.eBut he raaget
upyaLpole, f
Leyhasketthhiskmoand heoimakeilemk'wo litd yflags,
ayredwa
Lahblut hne.
The redwmoan 'All raavi';da
L'tt blut moan 'Gotk'ohwork';yf
putsesutwusofttu
rus
upyontueskpole h answd heoind hwemetgk'I'm
chmin yover,' oh 'Y
t arettu
cthayover
utre.' Soa
twsee,thoccaoionallohityeaskt sdboywwho iend'o brstgwhue 'Deaf D y,' as
putre wrre 'imhstwutnkeyhiend'o work. A
,s ohttswway,kperieps
y D ,huldIbe heogeste eodightsthaieafeognaLwhnlesutw'h uavi
uptha 'uir
Lflag eodanswd hnd
'uree , ves. Htdfhid an oldIblackgesilk handkerctsefwofiueskfaputr's, f
Leyhmad. ttat ineodaLflag.
He tuht 'tt girlwitymoan 'I'm
hdartbroken,' ad h. saif ityeaskagesigndofe'ut deopesidm Drnas .hThy girlwlaDavedla
L'ippdd hog
hdadysaucily
eodhne side,Ia
Lsaif, 'Pooh!las if y D reallygecared!' But t sdboywstouilyim iet ie haueskposition,Ia
Lityeas
puat,kperieps, wuich mad. nd
pl yIptswlitd yjokedhne d y.r th"Thydboywwas fhirteetetuan summrr,af
L'ut girlw'uirteet.hThyygeiend vgun 'ttirIsaanals ydarskbeford,sbut hhyy iendnotkhd
L'tt
blackdhne so los . On tlesIdaykhuaieIw'ell
t of,t'hy girlw, vhd
puree , ves, wuich moan , 'Deaf D y,' y D rememb r, a
Lwetcthd
eltil t sdboywladyhoiste ueskblackdflag wuich saif, 'I'm
hdart-broken,' h gesponse. Tutn,kas fasthas nd
misctsev us
latd yfeet chuldIcar y her,ashtdr ctnddoweLon yhiie!f
Lacr os
po
'ut hand . Vy y stealtlelohseyhadvasced tiie!shtdfhid t sdboyge vnt
sver
a puzzle on eue backystoop, ad --a
Leyhwas wuistlstg
m.rgily.r th"Hhtsshtdtdasedklem tutn! Hhtsshtdtaeltedklem wfor 'Hdart-broken,
indee --a
Lwuistlstg like puat!' In v steeyhblusvedla
gestammrrhd,da
Lproaeste euai
lis wuistlstgr, a ssloheodieop
upthueskspiriis. Thy girlwsslohlaDavedla
L' osedyher yellowrcurls;
putnkshtdieltedktiie!shtdfhid sthawlitd yjstglstgrbells, f
putsesshtdtie eod'tt blackybadge sfdm Drnas da
Lpulle ii
lighgeupyon eue flagpole. Thy next instastsshtd, a sffkwfor akrus
f
Lageskip,da
Laysaucy , vedofend hha
;da
L'tt boywwas lefieallthalhn. ,for an h Dr'srwork ahdadyofiuem toweltid 'tt ighis frhmthueskdtsecrathdybadge sfdm Drnas .r th"A
Lyet hhyy wrre wod eris lohgood friends--'heskboyda
Lgirl.r Frhm t s ey y firsn, ,hont'hyy wrre seeys
f
Leiavi,ahhyy iengesai euai
'hyy whuldImar y each oand ,hont'hyy grew up, f
always 'hyy spoke sfdit
asL'tt expecnet
'ustg,da
Llai manygeieppy pl nskfoh 'tt 'imh ,hontitsshhuldIcome. To b ysurd,
asL'ttygegrew uhter,aityeasknotkmdntione eente so ofeon,kperieps;sbut hhyge oydai
ldastw'h uavi--if utw'h uavi
sfdit
all--euai
'hair, a ssloge vcauso ityeaskalready so ,ell id erstood."r th"Wlat di
L'ut girlw'uink?" Iir, a Jiie!who asket 'ut quesiion.r th"Eh? Thy girl? Oh,ttenswd ed MrdeJack,waklitd ybitterlo, "I'm
afrai Iwdon' sightsexacilyiwuai
'hy girlwdi
L'uink,sbut--ityeas
n' e'uai,af
yhht--ttat is, judgas dfrhm wuai
followrd."r th"Wlat di
Lfollow?"r th"Weie,w'o b gas ,for, 'tt ohtkaelt!died. Thy girlw, a sixteet
putndeIir, a in t s w heog euai
'heskieppenhd,da
L'hy girlw, a
farkaw yhan school hSeyhcamekto eue fiddral, loweey , but t sdboy
dif notksee her,as vedin t s distasct; a
L'hynkeyhierdlyiigew
hdr, stLstrasgeddedLstswl okLsteeyr blackydresowa
Luai hSeyhwas
putre sslohewo days, a
L'h Davwhy gazed wistis lohupyai
'hy gray
towrr,dh. igew ,ell en uav euai
sfdchursesshtdcheht notk, vedtuthuem
at such a 'imh asL'tai hYetkeyhiendhope --alm sn believhd
puatsshtd,heht , vedtwo , ves euai
last day,ka
Lletkeim go
sver
po
see her.r th"But shtddedn'tk, ve, f
Leyhdedn'tkgo
sver hSeyhwvnt
aw y. A
putnkputktown
ldaHeed a wod eris
'ustg. Thy ohtklady,eeyr aelt,thwho iend vtnkconsidoged justhfairlohrich, 'uHeed oui
'o b ythdgep osessoh ofealm sn fabul ushwvaltl, owstgwhoind hgrdatdholdstgsgeofestock in a Weseogndgol
Lmine wuich ladysuddeslohstruck ii
rich. A
Lto eue girlwshtd,ille ii
alldeIir, a tutn,ksfdchurse,
puatseue girlw vcamd 'tt Princeos, but t sdboywdif notkrealize
puat--justhputndeTo eim shtd, a stiie!'eue girl.'r th"Fo
'uree ydarskhtddedLnotksee her hSeyhwas an school, oh
pr velstgrabroad,dh. hdard. H.,khoo,Llady vtnkaw yhpo
school, f
was, indee , justhready po
enterdchllege. Tutn,ktuan summrr,
hd hdard puatsshtd,as chmstgwhoi'tt ohtkhhme,kf
Leeskidartas tg
,forsteeim. Rememb r, to eim shtd, a stiie!eue girl. Htdigew, sf
churse, puatsshtd,as notk'tt LITTLE girlw,ho iendpromise eo
mar y him. But he , a surdrshtd,as t s mer y chmrade, pue
prue-idarte y Dtgwgirlw,ho usofttu
smiledfranklohinto eis eyos,tha
LwuomLeyhwas nowd'o wstefoh lis wife. Y
twseekeyhien
forgotten--eente forgottensaboui
'tt Princeosda
L'hy money. Suchtha foolish, foolishkboydasLeyhwas!r th"Sowhy gotkoui
ueskflags gleeis lo,kf
Lhne d y, ,honthiskmoand
wasn'tkin t s kitcthn,dh. iroeed oui
'eyhwrinkleowa
Lsmootvhd
puym all ready po
btdr ise on eue pole. He ,huldIbe ready ,hon
puyhgirlw, vhd--foh ofechursesshtd,heht , ve; htd,heht shhtsnd
euai
le iendnotkforgotten. He cheht seekjusthhowr'ut sparkle
whuldIcomewhoind heyos,wa
Ljusthhowr'ut latd yfine lstes sf
misctsefd,heht crinkle arhid nd hn oohwutntshthwas ready po
give
puat
firsn , ve. He cheht imagine puatsshtd,heht like poyfindklem
neppstg; puatsshtd,heht like poytakeilemkbohsurprise,kf
Lmakethuem
scur y arhid foh lis flags eodanswd hnd .r th"But htd,heht shhtsnd ! As if sht,ha girl,
wrre 'o b atkeim ai
'ttirIohtkgamd! He ,hndoged wuich it ,huldIbe: 'I'm
chmin yover,'geor, 'Y
t arettu
cthayover
utre.' Wuicheeyr
ityeas, htd,hehttha
swrr,dsfdchurse, ,iorsphe redw'All raavi.' Stiie,a t WOULDIbe agejokedtu
rus
upy'tt blut 'Gotk'ohwork,' ad putnkslipLacr os eo
see her,ajusthas sht,hso los ago,Lladypl ye th yjokedhnkeim! On
puyhwuole, loweey , utw'h uavi
phe redwflag whuldIbe better hA
ityeaskt ai
sne wuich leLlai upperm sn ready po
heskie
,s,hon
eyharrasge th m.r th"Ai
last shthcame. Htdidard sfdit
ai
sncedeIir, a already past
fourdo'clock, but htdcheht notkfohb ar,keeyn tutn,ktowl okLtoward
puyhtowrrdeIir,huldIbe like her,aafeognall,kpo
wev.htutn,ktuangevy y niavi,ajusthso ts 'o catctkeim neppstg, utw'h uavi hSeyhded
notk, ve, loweey . Thy boywwas surdrofe'uai,afoh leLwetcthdL'tt
towrr tiie!dark.r th"In t s mornis , los beford eiavido'clock,L'tt boywwas ready. Ht
debathdyfoh sthaw'imh ,hoand heoistasd oui
ofedoors on euegepiazza, oh po
hede behi
L'hy screened windsw,s,hore htdchehtgestiie!watctkpuyhtowrrdeHt decided ai
last ttat it whuldIbe better
notktowlettnd hsee hem wutntshthl okofttuward pueyh use;L'hynkeis
priumph whuldIbe aie!eue mord cthpletd wutnkeyhdasvedloui
'o rusgeupyheska
swrr.r th"Eiavido'clock cameka
Lpaosed. Thy boywwaithdyeltil nisd,sbut
putre was no signdofelifedfrhm puyhtowrrdeThy boywwas asgryhtutn,thatkeimself. He calle eimself, indee , a fool, po
hede askhtdded.r Ofechursesshtd,hehtn'tk, ve wutnkeyhwas nowutre in siavi--,hon
eyhladyepparenilyiforgotten! A
Lutre was ahwuoledpreci ushday
wasthd!r th"Thydnext mornis , los beford eiavi, t sdboywstood in pl ingesigvidon eue piazza. As beford eyhwaithdyeltil nisd; a
Las
beford putre was no signdofelifedatseue towrr windsw. Thy next
mornis htd,as t sre ag in,da
L'hy next,da
L'hy nextdeIirtookgejusthfive days, indee , tu
ctnvince t sdboy--asLeyhwas
ctnvincedthatklast--euai
'hy girlwdi
Lnotk heo
Lto , ve aieall."r th"But hhtsunki
Lofend !"sexcl ime eemed.r th"Shtdchehtn'tkhdv. vtnknicedhne bit!"sdecided Jiie.r th"Y
t forgeta"dsai MrdeJack. "Shtd,as t s Princeos."r th"Huh!"sgreltedkJiie!f
Leemed in unison.r th"Thy boywrememb re ii
tutn,"hwvnt
on MrdeJack,wafeognagepauso,--"aboui
'tt money,da
L'hatsshtd,as a Princeos. A
Lsf
chursedh. igew--,hon utw'h uavi
sfdit--euai
htdcheht notkexpecn
puat
a Princeosd,heht , vedlike a girl--justha girl. Besidos,thvy y likelohseyhdi
LnotkcareLparticularlohaboui
seeis him.r Princeoses di
Lforgeta
htdfascied,--euyy iendso much, so vy y
much poyfiie!eueirIlives. Iir, a tuisw'h uavi
phat
keptkeim frhmthgostgwhoisee her--'hes,da
L'hy rechlleciione'uai,affeognall,kif
shtdreally HADr, nte eodsee hem,sshtdcheht hdv. , vhd.r th"Thyryhcameka d y, loweey , ,hon anoand y Dtl, ,ho di
Lnotkdart
tokgo
alhn.,kpersuade eim,da
L'ogoand heuyy pai eyr a call.r Thy boywid erstood,htutn,kmany
'ustgs. Htdfhid t s Princeos;
putre was no signdofeeue girl. Ttt Princeosd, a taie!f
dignified,kwfor akcohtklatd yha
La
Laysmootv,ssweet voice.r Thyre was no frank
smiledsteeyr eyos,wneiand ,erd putre anygemisctsev us crinkleshaboui
nd hn ooha
Llips. Thyre was no
m.ntiondofeeowrrs oh flags; no refyrence to , vstgs oh po
cleldhood'shdays. Thyre was ssloha stifflohpolnte latd
chney sationdaboui
chllegesda
L'r vels,kwfor akword oh pwo abouige ooksda
Lpl ys. Thyn eue callershwvnt
home. On t s w yIptswboy
smilendscornis lohto eimself. He , a trystgwhoipictur ythdgeb aute us visiondeyhladyseen,ktuiswunepproachablt Princeosdsteeyr
filmohlacy gown,--stasdstgwinseue towrr windsw a
Lwevstg--,evstg
toka bit ofeayh usedon eue opp onte hiie. As if phat
chehtgeieppen!r th"Thy boy, durstgwhh oohlast ttree ydars,Lladyightn ssloh ooks. Ht
igew latd yofegirls--sslohhne girl--f
Leyhigew stiie!leosdsf
Princeoses hSo ,hon, ttree daysaffeogneue call, putre cameka
clance to join a summrr campkwfor akman ,ho lovedh ookskeeyngeb teog euan di
L'ut boyweimself, eyhwvnt
gladly. Oncekeyhien
refusofttu
go
snktuiswvy y prip;sbut hhyn putre lady vtnkthdgegirl. Nowr'utre was ssloht s Princeos--f
L'tt Princeosddedn't
chunt."r th"Like pueyh urskt ai
aren'n sunsusty,"h heogprete eemed.r th"Yos,"
chrroborathdyMrdeJack. "Like pueyh ursk,hont'hy sunedoes
n' esuste."r th"Ad putn?" prompted Jiie.r th"Weie,w'hon,--euyre wasn' emuch wororspeieis ," rejoinhdyMrd
Jack
glohmily. "Two mord ydarskpaosed,da
L'hy Princeosdgrew po
b ytwvnty-sse hSeyhcamekinto is l
ctntroldofend hpropertyhtutn,tha
Lafeogna wuile shthcameybackwhoi'tt ohtkstoneyh use ,iorsphe
towrrsda
L'uHeed itkinto ahfairyla
Lofeb auty hSeyhspvnt
money
like water hA l
manddr ofeartists,Lfrhm puyhman ,ho painte eyr
ceilstgs hoi'tt man ,ho plante eyryseeds,Lcameka
Lbowrdwhoind
,fie. Frhm puyhfourdcornrrs ofeeue darth shthbrouavi
nd
ereasurdsda
LlavisthdL'ttm pur uav eueyh use a
Lgrhid s. Thyn,thevy y summrr, shthcameynd self, a
Llivedhamotgwhhem,da vy y
Princeosdstdee ."r th"Ad put boy?--,hatw vcamd ofeeue boy?"sdemande eemed. "Dedn't
eyhsee her--evy ?"r thMrdeJack shhokLeeskidad.r th"Notkofeon, eemed; a
Lwutnkeyhdid,a t di
Lnotkmakeilemtha
y--ieppier hY
twsee, t sdboywlady vcomewhhy Pauper; y Demust
n' eforgetL'tai "r th"But htd,asn' ea PauperLwutnky Deleftkeim last."r th"Wasn' ehe? Weie,w'hon, I'ie!eell y Deaboui
'tai hY
twsee, t sge oy,keeyn tu Davwhy di
Lgo
aw y, soondfhid oui
'taidsteeeskidart
puyhPrinceosd, a stiie!eue girl,ajusth'hy same. Htdlovedhher,aa
htd,ante eyrypo
btdlis wife; so foh a latd --foh a vy y
latd --htd,as ,fid en uav eo
'ustk euai
htdmigvidworkwa
Lstudytha
Ldohgrdatd'ustgswinseue worldyeltil htd,as eeyn a Princethuemself, a
Ltutnkeyhcheht mar y t s Princeos."r th"Weie,wchehtn'tkhe? "r th"NodeTo begin ,ior, eyhl sn eeskidaltl. Tutn,kaw yhbackwinkthdgelatd yh usedon eue hiie stha'ustg ieppene --a stha'ustg tuangeleftka vy ydpreci ushclarge foh lim eo
keep; f
Leyhladytu
goge ackwf
Lkeepa t,da
L'o try eodsee if htdchehtn'tkfi
L'hatgel sn evaltl, as ,eie. A
L'hatseskall."r th"A l!hY
twdon' emeane'uaiL'hatseskeue dnd!"sexcl ime Jiie.r th"That'skeue dnd "r th"But 'hatsesn' ea mnte ofeayniceddnd,"
chmpl ine eemed. "TutythalwaysagetLmar ied a
Llive ieppy eeyr
afeog--in sto ies."r th"Doi'tty?"sMrdeJack smilenda latd sadly. "Periepsheuyy do,theemed,--in sto ies."r th"Weie,wcan' eeuyy inktuiswone?"r th"Iwdon' esee hsw."r th"Whywcan' ehy gowhoind ha
Lask eyrypo
mar y him?"r thMrdeJack drew uemself
upyproudly.r th"Thy PauperLa
L'hy Princeos? Neeyr! Pauperswdon' egowho
Princeoses, eemed,da
Ls y, 'Idlove y D.'"r theemed frhwnhd.r th"Whywnot? Iwdon' esee why--if pheyd,antypo
dohii hSeems as if
sthahhts t migvidb yfixe ."r th"Itwcan' ebe," re'uHeed MrdeJack,wuiswgazedon eue towrrsd'hatgecrhwnhd eue opp onte hiie; "notkso los askalwaysabeford put
Pauper's eyos putre ard pu oohgrayd,alls behi
Lwuich leLpictur s
puyhPrinceosdinseue midstdofend hgohttnkluxury."r thTo neiand eemed noh Jiie!di
L'ut clange hoi'tt presvnt
eonse
seem
strasge. Ttt sto ywwas much poodreal hoi'ttm foh 'tai r th"Weie,wa
yhsw,sI
'ustk it ouavi
podb yfixe ,"sdeclare eemed,Las
htdr oohpo
heskfeet.r th"SowdohI--but wewcan' efixa t," lauave Jiie. "Ad I'm
husgry.r Let'sksee whai
'hyre is hoidat!"r ththththCHAPTER XVIIIr theAVID TO THE RESCUEthththIir, a aeb autiis
mossligvidniavi,abut foh oncekeemed was not
puinki
g ofeeue moss hA l
t s w yIpoi'tt Ho lohfarmh usedhtd,as
puinki
g ofeMrdeJack'sksto y, "Ttt Princeosda
L'hy Pauper." Ii
htl eim
strasgely. Htdfelt euai
htdneeyr
cheht forgetLii hFor
sthadreasone'uai
htdcheht notkhdv. expl ine ,a t made eim
sad,
too,da
Lhesksthp was vy ydquiet askhtdwvnt
upy'tt ,alkLtoward
puyhkitcthnedoor.ththIir, a afeogneiavido'clock.keemed ladytaken supper ,iorsMrdeJacktha
LJiie,wa
t notkfoh sthawh urskladyh. vtnkai
'hy farmh use. In
puyhdoorw yIght tt stopped shhrt;L'hynkinstinciivelohtt steppedge ackwinto 'hy sladsw. In t s kitcthneaLker oone lagvidwas
burnis . IirshowrdwMrs.Ho lohcrystgwatseue tablt,wa
t MrdeHo lo,
wuite-facydwa
Lstern-lippe ,astarstgwatsnoanis . Thyn Mrs.eHo lo
raise eyryfacy, drawnda
L'dar-staine ,aa
Laskenda eremblstg
question.r th"Simeon,khdv. y De'h uavi? We migvidgo--eo John--foh--htlp."r theemed , a frigvienhd euen, so asgryh,as t s l okLthat
camekinto
SimeoneHo lo'skfacy.r th"Ellen, we'ie!hdv. no mord ofeeuisa"dsai 'tt man larshly.r "Ud ersta
, I'd rateyryl oohptt ,uoled'ustg a
--f
Lstarve,
puanegowho--John."r theemed flhd euen. Upy'tt ackwstairskhtdcrepthpo
heskrohm a
Lleftthues violns hA mom.nt laeogntt stolyhdowndag inwa
Lsouavi
Per y
Larson ,homdeyhladyseenysmokstgwinseue barnhdoorw y.r th"Per y, whai
es it?"sheLaskendin a eremblstg voice. "Whai
has
heppene --in putre?"sHtdpointe eoward pueyh use.r thTtt man puffhdyfoh a mom.nt in silence beford eyhthokLeeskpipe
frhm eeskm Dtl r th"Weie,wsonty,sI
s'p oohI may as ,eie!eell ye hY
t'ie!hdv. ter
ighta t stha'ime,
seeis' as 'tk,on' ebe no secret los . Thyy'vethua
Laystrokeio' ba
Lluck--Mrdean' Mis' Ho lohhas."r th"Whai
es it?"r thTtt man hitcthddsteeeskseai r th"By sugar,a oy,kI
s'p oohif I!eell ye, putre in't no sartinty
puat
y
t'ie!sonsea t aieall. I!reckon t ain't inky Dr
class "r th"But whai
es it?"r th"Weie,wit'skmoney--f
Loneymigvidas ,eie!ealkLmosssustehpo
y Deas
money,dI
s'p oo;sbut utre goesLii hIt'skae'h usa
Ldollars,L oy,
puat
pheydowrd. Htre, like puisa"dh. expl ine ,arummagis his
pocketsyeltil htdua
Lfhid a sileyr
dollarhpo
l ydon uiswopyngepalm. "Nsw,sjest imagisekae'h usa
Lofeeuem;Lthat'skidapsda
'
htaps--mord 'ndI
eeyr
see in mohlife."r th"Like pueystars?"sgueose eemed.r thTtt man noddhd.r th"Ex-ACTLY! Weie,w'hoydowrd puis--Mrdean' Mis' Ho lohdi
--f
L'ttythua
Lagrdrd pd hp yd t next Sat'day. A
L'heyh,as aie!riavi,atho.r Thyywlady t plum
savhddsteeue bank,wan' ,as gost' pd hdrawy tr Thursd y, pd hmakeisurd. A
'L'heyh,as feelst' migviykperidover
ii,atho, ,hon eog-day alos comes t s gewskt ai
stha'ust'skbroke
iersmashdsteeuatw ank,wan' thyy've shttLii
up. A
'Lnaroha c.ntgecani'tt Ho los g t now--f
' maybtdneeyr. A
yhsw,snotk'ford it's
too laeo foh 'tiswjob "r th"But won' ehy wait?--euai
mani'ttydowrLii
to? Iwshoeht 'ustk he'tgeiev. to, if pheyddedn't!hdv. ii
tohp y."r th"Notkmuch hy wiie,w,hon it'skohtkSereeeog euat'skgoteeue mortgage
ondakgoo
Lfai
farm like puis!"r theemed drew ueskbrowsktogoand hperplexe ly.r th"Whai
es a--a mortgage?"sheLasken. "Is t any'ustg like a
porte-cocutre? IwKNOW whai
'hai
es, 'causedmohLady ofeeue R oos
heswone;sbut we!hdv.n' egoi
'hai--downdutre."r thPer y Larson sigthddsteexaspvration.r th"Gosh, if phat
ain't 'boui
whai
I expecte ofeye! No, t ain'tthevyn seco
Lchessteeo a--a-puat
phstg y
t're -ealkst' of. In
pl inkwordst',wit'skjest puis: MrdeHo lo,ntt saysaeog Sereeeog:
'Y
twgive mekae'h usa
Ldollarswa
LI'ie!p ydyt ackwondaksartin
day;hif I!don' ep y, y Decaniseie!mohfarm isr whai
et'ie!brstg,tha
' TAKEdyt hp y. Weie,wght ttrd 'i
es. MrdeHo lowcan' ep y, a
'
so Sereeeog wiie put
upy'tt farm isr sale."r th"Whai, ,iorsMrdea
t Mrs.eHo lo LIVING utre?"r th"Surd! Onloht sy'ie!hdv. ter g t oui,dyt ight."r th"Whtre' l
t syego?"r th"Ttt Lord ights; I!don' ."r th"Ad es THAT whai
'hyy're crystgwfoh--in putre?--becausedthyy'vethgoi
'oego?"r th"Surd!"r th"But esn' eputre ny'ustg,wa
ywhtre, that
canebe dotehpo--stop
ii?"r th"Iwdon' esee hsw, kid,--notkunleosdsthawotehponies
upy,iorsphe
moneyk'ford next Sat'day,--f
' ae'h usa
Lo'L'ttm pustgswdon' thgrowwondev' y bush,"sheLfi
isthd,agentlohpattstg tutdchindsteees
hend.r thAtseue wordskaeswift clange camek'oeeemed'skfacy. Hishcleeksgepalydwa
Lueskeyos dilathdyin eogror. Iir, a as if aidaddofenemthtt sawkaeyawnstg abyss, eagerhpo
engulfenem.r th"Ad y Desay--MONEY woeht--fixa t?"sheLaskendpusckly.r th"Ex-ACT-ly!--a 'h usa
Lo'L'ttm,e'h uav, 'tk,oeht 'ake."r thA dawnstg relsefhcamekinto eemed'skeyos--iir, a as if tt sawka
bridge acrhss t s abyss.r th"Y Demean--puat
phyre whehtn'tkANYTHING do,wonlohsileyrgepiecos--like pu oo?"sheLquestione eopyis ly.r th"Sugar,akid, 'c urse
phyre wheht! Gosh, but y DeBEha checkerboard
o'Lsonseaf
' nsssonse,af
' ns mis'ake! A
ykmoneyk,oeht dosphe
job--f
ykmoney! Don' eyyhsee? A
y'ustg tuan'skmoney."r th"Woeht g-goht
dohii?"seemed'skvoice was vy ydfaintwght.r th"Surd!--goht,worhsileyr,worhgrdrn acks,wor--oh a check, if it!hdd
puyhdouav behi
Lit."r theemed di
Lnotkeppearhpo
hearhp s last. Wiorsaneoddlohstraine gel okLetdua
Lhusg
upon eue man'skfirst words;sbut atseue e
Lof
puyhsvntence ue onlohmurmurhd,a"Oh, thatk y D,"sf
L'uHeed aw y.r Htd,as ,alkstg slowlyIght eoward pueyh use. Hishidadd,as bowrd.r Hesksthp lagged.r th"Now, ain't puat
jest like puat clap,"smuteoge 'tt man,a"ter
slstk off like puat as if tt , a aewuipped cur. I'ie!betL'wo
c.ntsda
' aedouavnui,atho, 'taidstefive minuieshid'ie!be whai
he
calls 'pl yst' et' one'uai
'yre fiddleio' hes. A
'LI'ie!be
derne ,atho, if I!ain't curi ushtyr
see whai
he WILLhmakeiof it.thIirstrikes mektuiswouavi
pyryfetct
stha'ust'kfirst chessteeo a
dirge!"r thOn eue porct
sthpskeemed pause a brdathleosdinsta
i hFrhm phe
kitcthnecamek'uyhshid of Mrs.eHo lo'sksobswa
Lofeaysternkvoicegepr ystg. Wiorsawshuddh ha
La latd chokstgwc y t s oyL'uHeed
puynwa
Lcrepthsoftlohupstairskpo
heskrohm.r thHtdpl ye ,atho, a Per y Larson hadd,agoge . But et was not phe
tragedy ofeeue cl oodw ank,wnor pueyh nor ofeeue thrdateeed
farm-seiestg tuandfell frhm eeskviolns hIir, a,dinstdad,k'uyhs,an
so
g ofea latd pileiof goht--gohtLwuich l yIght in a cnemntythcupboard, but wuich was soon
podb ypl cydwai
'hy feee ofeeue
mournis
mania
Lwomanidownstairs. A
Lsteeue so
g ,as t s sobLof
a oyL,ho
sees eeskh usedofedreams burneeo asths;s,ho
sees ees
wod eris
lifeia
Lwork ouiLsteeue wide worl
L'uHehpo
endleos
daysdofewdrd-puiestg a
Ldirt-diggstgwinsaLnarrowwvalley. Thyre
,as steeue so
g,atho, stha'ustg ofeeue struggle, putkfierce yeatha
Lnay ofeeue conflict. But, atseue e
, putre ,as t s wiid
burstdofeexaltationdoferenunciation, so puat
phy
maniinseue barn
doordb lowdfairlohsprasghpo
heskfeety,iorsania
gry:--r th"Gosh! if tt hain't puHeed eue thstgwineo a jig--duHehnem! Don' thtt ightamord'ne'uai
ai
such a 'imekasktuis?"r thLaeog, a vy ydlatd laeog, 'hy sladswydfigurd ofeeus oyLstood
beford eem.r th"I've vtnkpuinki
ga"dstammere eemed,L"euai
maybtdI--cheht htlp,thaboui
euai
money,dy Deight."r th"Now, l okLa-htre, oy," explodhd Per y, insopyneexaspvration,th"askIdsai inseue first pl cy,ktuiswain't inky Dr
class 'T ain'tthns pstk cl uddsailst' steeue sky,wnor a luebird sstgst' stea
bl ckb'r y bush. A
'Ly Demigvid'pl y et'--fs y Decall ii--till
doomsd y, a
' 'tk,oehtn't dohnokgoo
--puouav I'm
frdr ter
confesskt ai
y Dr
pl yst' ofeeuem
'yre oand hpustgswshid sdrealgeperida
' cnerky atseimes;sbut 'tk,on' edohnokgoo
dutre."r theemed steppedwfohward, brstgstgeeesksmaie,wa
xi ushfacy is lkinto
eue mosslagvi.r th"But 't ,as t s money,dPer y; I!meanidaboui,dt s money,"
he
expl ine . "TttyL,tre goo eo meka
Lwante me ,hon eutre ,asn'tthf
ykotehelse puat di
;wa
t now I'd like poedohstha'ustg foh 'tem.r Thyre r.n' eso MANY piecos,da
L'hyy r.n' esileyr. Thyre's
onlohotehhusdrydwa
Lsixaofeeuem;LI chente . But maybtd'hyy 'tgeitlphstha hIi--iir,heht be --start." Hishvoice brokeiovd hpue
once belovhddword,L'hynkwvnt
on ,iorsr.newrd strengtl "Tttre,
see! Woeht 'uesyhdo?"sA
L,iorsboan hendskhtditld
upy'okview ues
caphsaggstgwud er iis ,eiavidof goht.r thPer y Larson'skjawkfell opyn. Hisheyos bulged. eeze lykhtdreacthd
out a
L'oucthdd,iorspremblstg fi
gogs t s htapdof suststg disksget ai
seemhddsteeue mellow lagvidlike latd earth-boHehcneldryn
ofeeus moss iiself. Thy next insta
ikhtdrechilydwslarply.r th"Grdat snakes,L oy, whtre' y Deg t euai
money?"sheLdemandhd.r th"OfLfaihyr. Htd,vnt
toy'tt far chentry,dy Deight."r thPer y Larson snortedia
grily.r th"See htre, oy, foh once, if ye can, ealkLhorse-sonse! Surdly,
evyn YOUwdon' eexpect mekterdb lieve puat id'shsvnt y De'hat
moneykfrhm--frhm whtre id'shgotehpo!"r th"Oh, no. HtdleftLit."r th"LeftLit! Why, oy, y Deight!better! Thyre ,a'n' ea
c.nt--lar ly--fhid oehnem."r th"Htdgdv. ii
tohme beford--by t s roadside."r th"Gdv. ii
tohy D! Whyre steeue namekof goodnesskheswit vtn
since?"r th"Iteeue latd cupboard in mohrohm, behi
Leus ooks "r th"Grdat snakes!"smuteoge Per y Larson,dreactstg out ueskha
Land
gi
goglohpsckstgwuphotehofeeus goht-piecos.r theemed eyo
Luemwa
xi usly.r th"Won' eputy--do?"sheLfaltoge . "Thyre r.n' ea 'h usa
; eutre's
onlohahhusdrydwa
Lsix;sbut--"r th"Do!" cuiLsteeue man,aexcite ly. Htdhadd vtnkexamststg pue
goht-pieco atscl oo rasga h"Do! Weie,wI!reckon t sy'ie!do. BythJimsty!--and pd h'ustk y
t'vtdhaddtuiswuphyt hsleeve a l
t es
eime! Weie,wI'ie!believe ny'ust' ofeyer now--f
y'ust'! Y Decan'tthstump me ,iorsnuiust'! Cthawot."sA
L s hurrie lykled eue w y
toward pueyh use.r th"But tttyL,tren' euphmohsleeve,"
correcte eemed,Laskhtdtrie to
kehp upy,iorsphe los strideshofeeus man. "I SAID tttyL,tre in
eue cupboard in mohrohm "r thTutre ,as nokanswyr. Larson haddreacthd eue porct
sthps,da
Lhdd
pause thtre idsitatingly. Frhm phe kitcthnestillecamek'uyhshid
ofesobs. Aside frhm puat
phyre was silyncy. Tus oy, hsweeyr,wdi
thnst idsitate. Htd,vnt
straigvidupy'tt sthpska
L'hrouav 'tt opyn
kitcthnedoor. At
phy
tablt sat
phy
mania
L'hyLwoman,L'hyirheyos
covoge ,iorspheirhhends.r thWiorsawswift ovogturnis
ofeneshcap,keemed dumpe
Lueskburdhneonto
eue tablt,da
Lsteppedw ackwrespectis ly.r th"If y Deplease,asir,wwoeht 'uss--itlphf
y?"sheLasken.r thAtseue jingle ofeeue coins Simeon Ho lo a
Lueskwifeilifte thtirgeitadskabruptly. Ahhelf-uteoge sobLdie on eue woman'shlips. A
qusckwc y camekfrhm phe man's. Htdreacthd fororsanieagerhha
Land
haddalmost clutcthd eue gohtLwuendaksuddhn clange camek'oe es
facy. WiorsawsternkejaculationdheLdrew ack.r th"Boy, whtre di
Leuai
money comekfrhm?"sheLclallenged.r theemed sigthddstea disc uraged w y hIirseemhddthai, alw ys, pue
shswstg ofeeuis gohtLmean' equestionstg--eeognalequestionstg.r th"Surdly,"
continuhddSimeon Ho lo,L"y Dedi
Lnot--" Wiorseus oy's
fratk gezeduppuHeed eoe es,
phy
manicheht nst fi
iste es
svntence.r thBeford eemed cheht answyrecamek'uyhvoice ofePer y Larson frhm phe
kitcthnedoorw y.r th"No,asir,whe di
n' , MrdeHo lo;da
' it'ska l
straigvi,wI'm
euinki
'--puouav I'm
frdr ter confesski edoeswshid snuity. His
dadwgive ii
tohnem."r th"Hss--faihyr! But whtre--whtre ieswit vtn eeyr since?"r th"Iteeue cnemnty cupboard in heskrohm,ntt says,asir."r thSimeon Ho lo puHeed in frhwnstg amezemvnt.r th"eemed,Lwhai
doesweuis mean? Why!hdv. y Deieptheuis gohtLstea
pl cy like puat?"r th"Why, eutre ,asn't ny'ustghelse poedohwiihwit,"sf
swyrhd eue
boyLperplexe ly. "I hadn't ny usedfoh it, y Deight,da
Lfaihyr
sai poekehp ii
tilleI needhd it."r th" 'Hadn't ny usedfoh it'!" luseoge Larson frhm pheedoorw y.r "Jimsty! Now, ain't puat
jest like puat boy?"r thBut eemed hurrie
on ,iorsueskexpl nation.r th"Wy neeyr use to usedthym--faihyrda
LI--exceptheodbuyhpustgswto
dat a
Lwear;wa
t down htre YOUwgive me pu oo,dy Deight."r th"Gorry!" interjecte Per y Larson h"Dody Dereckon, oy, puat MrdthHo lo nemself was give 'ttm pustgswue giveshtyr
y D?"r thTut oyL'uHeedwslarply,sawstartled question in heskeyos.r th"Whai
doLy Demean? DoLy Demean puat--" Hishfacy clangedksuddhnly.r HishcleeksL'uHeed awslamhddge . "Why, he di
--itedi
Lhdv. eodbuy
euem,nofec urse, juseLaskfaihyrddi
. A
LI neeyr evyn puouavtLof
it vford! Thyn, it'sky Drs,da
yway--it vlos s
tohy D,"
he
argue ,aturnis
tohFarmyr Ho lo,La
Lshovstg pue gohtLneard h'o
ueskha
s. "Thyre isn't enouav, maybt--but 't ,illeitlp!"r th"Ttty'rr ten-dollar gohtLpiecos,dsir,"dspokeiupyLarson
importa
ilo;d"a
' eutre'shahhusdrydwa
'Lsixaofeeuem. Tuan'skjest
one 'h usa
wa
'Lsixty dollars,LaskIhmakeiit."r thSimeon Ho lo,Lself-contro le man puat tt , a,dalmost leapedwfrhm
ueskclair.r th"One 'h usa
wa
dLsixty dollars!"sheLgaspvd. Thyn, toheemed:th"Boy, in Hedv.n'shname,s,ho
ard
y D?"r th"I don' eknow--onloheemed."sTut oyLspokeiwearilo,L,iorsahgrieved
sob in heskvoice. Htd,askvy ydtirhd,aa goo dealLperplexe ,La
La
latd a
gry. Htd,iste ,Lif nokone wante euis goht, puat tt
coeht 'akeiithupstairskagasteeo eue cnemnty cupboard; or,Lif ttty
objecte todthai, puat
phyywwoeht at least give ii
tohnem,Land
letLuemwgo
awayIght eo puat beautiis
messc tt , a tohnear,Land
eo pu oo ki
Lpeoples,ho
,tre alw ys to ud ersta
d whai
he sai
,thnehtdpl ye .r th"OfLc urse,"kvynture Per y Larsonddiffide
ilo, "I ain'tthprofessst' tyr
ight! ny grdat shakes aboui
euehha
Lofeeue Lord,
MrdeHo lo, but i edorstrike me puatheuis 'tre gold comesemigviy
near best' provy de
iial--fur
y D."r thSimeon Ho lo fell ackwin hesksdat. Hisheyos clus
tohpue goht,
but uesklipsksdtwineo rigid linos.r th"Tuai
money isseus oy's, Larson hIirisn't mste,"
he sai .r th"Ht's give ii
tohye."r thSimeon Ho lo shookLueskhtad.r th"eemed issnstustghbut ahcneld,dPer y. Htddoesn't realizo atsall
whai
he issdoi
gawnor howwvaluablt uis gift is "r th"Ieight,dsir,wbut y DeDID takeiuemwin, ,hon eutre ,oehtn'tthnsbody else dorit,"sfrgue Larson h"A
',da
yhht,dcoehtn't y D
makeia ki
LofeankIhO ULofeit, evyn if tt iswa kid? Thyn, stha
day y Decoeht pao nem ack. Meanwuild
y D't be -kehpst' nem,Lan'
a-schoolst' nem;da
' tuan'skstha'ust' "r th"Ieight,dIeight,"wnoddhddSimeon Ho lo puouavtis ly, heskeyos
gostg frhm pheegold toheemed'shfacy. Thyn, al ud,dyeeLaskif to
uemself, he brdatte : "Boy, oy, who , a y Dr
faihyr? Howecamekue
by a l
t ai
goht--and ht--a 'ramp!"r theemed drew uemself suddhnly erect. Hisheyos flashe .r th"I don' eknow,asir. But I do
ight!euis:whe di
n' STEALLit!"r thAcross
phy
tablt MrsdeHo lo drew a qusckwbrdatt,wbut sitedi
Lnst
speak--sdv. ,iorsuerepleadstgheyos. MrsdeHo lo seldhm spoke--sdv.
wiorsuereeyos--whtn htrhhusba
Lwaskstlvstg a
ighity probltm. Sue
waskdumfhid et now puat tt shoeht liseoneso patie
ilo
tohpue man,thLarson,--puouav she ,as noi
more surprise thank,as Larson
uemself. For boan ofeeuem, hsweeyr,weutre camekatheuis momvntLa
stillegrdatyr surprise.dSimeon Ho lo leanedwfohward suddhnly, pue
sternklinos qustehgotehfrhm uesklips, a
Lueskfacy workstgwwior
dmotion askhtddrew eemed toward nem.r th"Y D'rr a goo son, oy,--a goo loyalLson;wa
t--and Id,ist y D
,tre mste! Idbelieve y D. Htddi
n' stealeit, and Id,on' steal
it, eiihyr. But I ,illeusedit, since y Deard
sokgoo
d a tohoffyr
it. But it shaie!be a loan,Leemed,La
dLsomekday, Go
dutlpstgwme,
y Deshaie!hdv. ii
ack. Meanwuild,dy D'rr moh oy, eemed,--my
boy!"r th"Oh, thank y
t,dsir,"drejoice eemed h"A
d,drea ly, y Deight,
bestgwwante like puat eskbetter thank'tt startr,heht be,risn't
it?"r th"Better than--what?"r theemed shifte ueskposition. Htdhaddnoi
meant
toysay juseLpuat.r th"N--nstustg,"
he stammerhd,alookstg aboui
foh a
meanshofequsck
dscapa h"I--Ik,as juseLpalkstg,"
he fi
iste
. A
Lhe ,as
immeasurablohrelieved tohfi
Leuat MrdeHo lo di
Lnst press
phy
matter furihyr.r ththththCHAPTER XIXr thTHE UNBEAUTIFUL WORLDthththItespstehofeeue exaltationdoferenunciation,La
dLitespstehofeeue
joyLofebestgwnewlo a
Lespecia ly "wante ,"
pu oo early Septembyr
d ys ,tre stha'imeselar
foh eemed hNst entilL s haddrelinqussthd
aie!hopy
ofenesh"start"edi
Lhe fs ly realizo wuatheuat topy
hdd
meant
toynem.r thTutre ,tre 'imes, tohbe sure, ,hon eutre ,assnstustghbut
rejoicstgwwiorin hem puat tt , a ablt thus tohai ptt Ho los.r Tutre ,tre oihyrd'imese,hon eutre ,assnstustghbutk'uyhshregeitartache becausehofeeus grdat work out steeue beautiis
world
euat cheht nsw neeyr be done;wa
t becausehofeeus unlovyly work at
ha
Leuat museLbe done. Tohpe l
t tdtrutt,wi
ehd,aeemed'she
iirt
conceptiondofelifeihadd vcomeksuddhnly ahcnaoshofepuzzling
con'radictions.r thTohMrdeJack,kone day, eemed ,vnt
,iorsueskperplexitios. Nst euatgeit tol
Luemwofeeus goht-piecos a
Lofeeue unexpecte use poewuich
eueydhadd vtnkput--i
ehd,ano. eemed ha madeiupyuis mi
Lneeyr,
if tt cheht itlphuemself, poemvntion eu oo goht-piecos tohany one
who di
Lnst alrdady ight!ofeeuem. Tueydmeant
questions, a
Leue
questions, expl nations. A
Lhe ha ha enouavLofeboan on euatgeparticular subject. But tohMrdeJack
he sai kone day, ,hon euty
,tre al ne 'ogeeutr:--r th"MrdeJack,khowwmany folks!hdv. y Degot stside of y Dr
htad?"r th"Eh--what, eemed?"r theemed repdaty ueskquestion a
Lattacthd aniexpl nation.r th"Idmean,
phy
folks!puat--euat makeiy Dedo pustgs "r thMrdeJack
laughe .r th"Weie,"
he sai , "I believe somekpeoplesmakeiclaems tohqusteha
numbyr, a
Lperhapskalmost evy yd ne owns toha DrdeJeky l
a
La
MrdeHyde."r th"Who
ard
euty?"r th"Neeyr mi
, eemed hI don' eeuink y Deighteeus ge
ilemvn,da
yhht.r Tuty'rr onlohstha'ustg like puy litd girlL,iorsahcurl. One is
vy y,kvy ydgoo
,wi
ehd,aa
L'hyLoihyrdeskhorred."r th"Oh, yes, Ieighteeusm;dttty'rr thyLones!puat comekpoemv,"
re'uHeed eemed,Lwiorsawsigv h"I've ha 'ttm a lot, latyly "r thMrdeJack
stare .r th"Oh, hdv. y D?"r th"Yes; a
Leuat's wuat's
phy
troublt. Howecaniy Dedrive 'ttm
off--euyLone puat eskbad, Iemean?"r th"Weie,drea ly," confessed MrdeJack,k"I'm
nst sure Iecanipe l. Y D
see--euyLge
ilemvn visit me stha'imes."r th"Oh, do puty?"r th"Yes."r th"I'm
sokglad--euat is, Iemean,"sfmvnded eemed,LsteanswyretohMrd
Jack's
uplifte eyobrhws,k"I'm
glad puat y Deud ersta
d whai
I'm
ealkstg aboui. Y Drsee, Ietrie
Per y Larsondlast niavtLondit, to
getLuemwtohpe l
mo wuatheoedo. But hr onlohstare a
Llaughe . Ht
di
n' ighteeus nameshofe'em,da
yhht,d a y Dedo,La
Latdlast ue
got rea lykalmost a
gryLa
dLsai kI madeiuemwfeelLso 'buggy'Land
'crdrpy' puat tt ,oehtn't dard
lookLatduemself steeue glasskif I
kepthon,Lfoh fear somekone he'
Lneeyr ightnk,as eutre shoeht jump
out athnem."r thMrdeJack
chuckle .r th"Weie,kI suspect,Leemed,Lpuat Per y knewd ne of y Dr
ge
ilemvn by
eue namehofe'conscience,'Lperhaps; and Idalso suspectLeuat maybt
conscience
doeswpreity nearly fi l
t tdbiie,ka
Leuat y D'ved vtn
havstg a
boui
wiorspuat. Eh? Now, wuat eskphy
troublt? Te l
mo
aboui
it."r theemed siirre uneasily. Instea
Lofeanswyri
gawhy
aske a
oihyr
question.r th"MrdeJack,kit iswa beautiis
world,risn't it?"r thFoh a
momvntLeutre ,assns,eanswyr;dtttn a lowkvoice replied:--r th"Y Dr
faihyrLsai kit , a,deemed."r thAgasteeemed movhddgesilessly.r th"Yes; butkfaihyrL,assoteeue mhidtain. A
Ldown htre--weie,kdowngeitrr thyre ard
lots!ofeeustgswthai
I don' ebelieve ue knew
aboui."r th"What, foh insta
ce?"r th"Why, lots!ofeeustgs--eoowmany tohpe l. OfLc urse thyre ard
eustgswlike catcustg fsst,ka
Lkiiestghbirds a
LsqusrrelsLand
oihyrd'ustgswto eat, and pl gustghcatswa
t dogs hFaihyrdneeyr
,heht idv. ca le eu oo beautiis . Thyn thyre ard
oihyrswlike
latd Jimmy Clark who can't ,alk,aa
L'hyLman at
phy Marstons'
who'sksick,aa
LJoe Glaspv l
who eskbestd. Thyn thyre ard
still
diffyrvntLones!like MrdeHo lo's litd boy. Per y s ys hy rangeawayIyearswa
t yearswago,La
Lmadeiueskpeoplesvy ydunhappy.r Faihyrd,oehtn't ca l
t ai
a beautiis
world,r,heht it? A
Lhow
canipeopleslike puat alw ys pl y steeune? A
Lthyre ard
eue
Princessaa
L'hyLPauper that y Detol
Laboui."r th"Oh, thd
story?"r th"Yes; a
Lpeopleslike putm can't be happyaa
L'hink ttt ,orld is
beautiis ,!ofec urse."r th"WhyIght?"r th"Becauseheueyddi
n' vnd right. Tueyddi
n' getLmarrie
and
live happyaeeyr after, y Deight."r th"Weie,kI don' eeuink I'
L,orryLaboui
euat, eemed,--at least,Lnst
aboui
euehPrincess hI fa
cy ttt ,orld ,askvy ydbeautiis
tohner,
a l
right. TueLPauper--weie,kperhapsktt , an' evy ydhappy. But,
after a l,Leemed,Ly Deightehappinoss eskstha'ustg stside of
y Drself. Perhapsktalf ofeeuesekpeoplesard
happy, steeueirL,ay "r th"Tutre! a
Leuat's a
oihyr tustg,"
sigve eemed h"Y Drsee, I
fhid that out--euat it , a stside of y Drself--qusteha wuild
ago,La
LIetol
Leue Lady ofeeue R oos. But ghteI--can't makeiit
,hrk myself."r th"What's
phy
matter?"r th"Weie,dy Drseedtttn stha'ustg , a gostg tohnappen--stha'ustg euatgeIsliked; and Idfhid that juseLpuinkstg ofeitLmadeiit so puat I
di
n' mi
Lrakstg or hoei
gawoh any'ustg like puat;La
LIetol
eue Lady ofeeue R oos. A
LIetol
Lher that evyn if it , an't
gostg tohnappen she cheht THINK it , a gostg to,ka
Leuat euatge,heht be juseLpue samv, becauseh'tk,as eutLpuinkstg euat madr mogei Drs sunny ones hIir, an' eeutLDOING atsall hI sai kI knew
becausehI ha n' eDONE it yee.dSee?"r th"I--euink so,deemed."r th"Weie,kI'vedfhid oui
euatkit isn' eeutLsamekathall; foh now
thai
I KNOWLeuat eueskbeautiis
tustg ssn' eeeyr gostg tohnappen
toemv, Iecanipuink a
L'hink a l
day, a
dLitddoesn't doha mste
ofdgoo
. TueLsun eskjuseLaskhot, and moh ack
acthskjuseLaskhar ,
a
L'hyLfield iskjuseLaskbig a
LendlessaasLitdused tohbe ,hon I
had tohca l
itLeuat eu oo i Drs di
n' chidt. Now, wuat eskphy
matter?"r thMrdeJack
laughe ,wbut tt shookLueskhtad a litd sadly.r th"Y D'rr gettstg sttohpoow
ehpr, tyrswfoh mv, eemed hI suspect
y D'rr flhid erstg stsawsea puat tas
upse eeutLboats!ofesagos
since ttt ,orld began. But wuat eskitLeuat waskst nice,ka
Leuat
isn't gostg tohnappen? PerhapskI MIGHT itlphon euat."r th"No,dy Drcoehtn't,"
frhweed eemed; "a
Lthyre coehtn't anybody,
eiihyr,dy Drsee, becausehId,oehtn't goh ack
ghtea
LLETiit
nappen,da
yhht,d a l ngd a Ieightewhai
I do. Why, if I di
,weutrege,hehtn't be ANY i Drs euat wtre sunny tttn--nst evyn thyLones
after f Dr
o'clock;eI--I'
LfeelLso mean! But wuat I don' eseedis
juseLhowwIecanifixLitdup
wiorspue Lady ofeeue R oos."r th"What tas
sit to dohwiorsit?"r th"Why, at
phy vy ydfirst,L,hon she sai kshe di
n' idv. ANY
sunshiny i Drs,LIetol
Lher--"r th"Whon she sai kwhat?" stterposed MrdeJack,kcomstg suddhnly trect
in heshcnair.r th"Tuatkshe di
n' idv. any i Drs tohchidt, y Deight."r th"To--COUNT?"r th"Yes; itk,as eutLsundia . ei
n' Ihpe l
y D? Yes, IeighteI
di
--aboui
eueh,ordsLondit--nst chidtstg any i Drs tuat wtren't
sunny, y Deight. A
Lshe sai kshe ,hehtn't idv. ANY i Drs to
coidt;Leuat eueLsun neeyr shonewfoh hyr."r th"Why, eemed,"edemurre MrdeJack
stsawvoice tuatkshookLa litd ,
"ard
y Drsure? ei
Lshe say juseLpuat? Y D--y DrmuseLbe
mistaken--whon she tas--tas
evy y'ustg eo makeiher happy."r th"Ir, an' , becausehIdsai ptatksamek'ustg eo hyr
myself--afterwar s. A
Ltttn Ietol
Lher--,hon Idfhid oui
myself,
y Deight--aboui
itsebestgwwuat waskstside of y D, after a l,Leuat
coidted; and tttn ise,hon I
aske hyrdef she chehtn' eeuink of
stha'ustg nice tuatk, a gostg tohnappen eo hyr stha'ime."r th"Weie,kwuat di
Lshe say?"r th"Stt shookLuer
htad,La
dLsai k'No.' Thyn she looke
away, a
dLhyr
eyosegot softwa
t dark like litd pools steeue brookLwitrr thyge, tyr
stops tohgesi. A
Lshe sai kshe ha hopy konce tuatkeues
stha'ustg ,heht idppen;hbutk'uatkit ha n' ,ka
Leuat itk,heht
eake stha'ustg morr thanipuinkstg tohbrstg st. A
LIeightenow
wuatkshe meant, becausehpuinkstg isn't a l
t ai
coidts, eskit?"r thMrdeJack
di
Lnst answyr. Ht haddrisen eo heskfee ,ka
L, a pacing
gesilesslydup
a
Ldown phy vy a
a. Once oh twice it tuHeed ues
eyosetowar eutLpowyrswof Sunnycgesi,ka
Leemed nstice
Leuat
eutre ,assa newdlookLon heshface.r thVy ydsoon,Lhoweeyr, thyLol
Leirtdnoss camek ack
eo heskeyes, and
he droppy ksttohhesksdat agast,rmutterstg "Fool!!ofec urseiit
chehtn't be--euat!"r th"Bekwhat?" aske eemed r thMrdeJack
starte .r th"Er--nstustg; nstustg that y De,heht ud ersta
d, eemed hGo
on--wiorswhat y De,tre saystg "r th"Tutre isn't any morr hIi's a l
done hIi's onlohthai
I'm
wod erstg howwI'm
gostg tohlearn htreLeuat it'swa beautiis
,hrld,rso puat Iecan--ee l
faihyr."r thMrdeJack
roused uemself. He ha 'tt airLofeaLman who determstedly
eurhws tohonewside a
htavoh urdhn.r th"Weie,keemed,"ehe smild , " a Iesai kbefohe, y Deard
still oui
on
thai
sea witrr thyre ard
sowmany litd uptuHeed boats. Tuere
miavtLbe a
goo
wmany w ys ofeanswyri
g puat question."r th"MrdeHo lo s ys,"emused tutLboy, alhid,La litd gloomily, "euat
itddoesn't makeiany diffyrvnce ,hoihyrd,yLfi
L'hings beautiis
oh not;Leuat we'rr itrr to dohstha'ustg syrious steeue ,hrld "r th"Tuat eskaboui
wuat I shoeht idv. expecte
LofeMrdeHo lo"hgetorte
thMrdeJack
grimly. "He actsdit--a
Llooks st. But--I don' ebelieve
y Deard
gostg tohpe l
y Dr
faihyrLjuseLpuat."r th"No,dsir,
I don' ebelieve I
am,"sfccorde eemedhstbyrly.r th"I idv. an ideaLeuat y D'rd
gostg tohfi
L'hat answyrLjuseLwuere
y Dr
faihyrLsai ky De,heht--in
y Dr
violin. Seedif y Dedon' .r Tustgswthai
aren'tkbeautiis
y D' l
makeibeautiis --becausehwe
fi
Lwuat we ard
lookstg foh,ka
Ly D'rd
lookstg foh beautiis
'hings. After a l,Lboy, if wy
march
straiavtLahtad,Lcust up, and
sstg oDr
own litd s ngdwiorsall ouh miavtLa
Lmast,rwt shan't
come st
far amiss
frhmeeue goae,kI'mhpuinkstg. Tuere!Leuat's
preacustg,La
LIedi
n' mean eo preacu;hbut--weie,ktohpe l
thygetruth, tuatk, a meantwfoh myself,wfoh--I'm hidtstg foh thygebeautiis
world,rpoo."r th"Yes,dsir,
I ight,"hgetuHeed eemedhfyrve
ily. A
Lagast MrdeJack,
lookstg sttohphe sympaihytic, glowstg dark eyes, wod ery ksf,
after a l,Leemed rea lykcheht--ight.r thEvyn yee MrdeJack
,assnstdused toheemed; eutre ,tre "sowmany of
uem,"ehe tol
Lhemself. Tutre ,tre tutLboy, 'tt artisi,ka
La
'hir
Lpers nalitydso
evanoscvntLeuat itkdefie
bestgwname
. Tuegeboy
,assjo lo, impetuous,kconfidedtsae,ka
Ldeliavtis --pl inly
revelstg stsa l
mannerLofefun a
Lfrhlic. TueLartisi
,assnsthing
butka bunch
ofenervous alertnoss, ready tohfi
Lmelody a
Lrhy'um
in evy y passi
g puouavtLoh flystghclhid. TueL'hir
--euat
baffli
g puir
L'hat defie
eue nami
g--wassa dreamo, visionary,
idtoucnablt cgeatuHe who flhate
Lst
far abovhhone'skhtad euat
one'skha
Lcheht neeyr pu l
hemLdown po getLa
goo
wsquard
cnance
toeseedwuat he di
dlookLlike. A l
theskphouavtLMrdeJack
askhe
gazy ksttoheemed's lumi
ous eyes.r ththththCHAPTER XXththTHE UNFAMILIAR WAYthththIn SeptembyrLeemed ettere
eue villago schoo . Schoo ka
Leemed
di
Lnst assimilatekathonce. Vy ydconfidedtly ttt teacuyrLse eeo
,hrk po gradeiuyrdnew pupil;hbutkstt , aLnst sodconfidedte,hon
shedfhid that wuild stsLatin ht , aLperilhislydneariuyrself (and
in Frvnch--,hich
stt , aLnst requsred tohteacu--disastrhislygebeyo
dLhyr!), steUnite
LStateshhestory ue knew onlohthek agesi
outlinos!ofecertast portions, andLcheht nst nameka si
g batd
in any of
itsewars hIn mosi
studiesktt , a
far beyo
dLboys!ofeues
own ago, yee at evyry tuHe
stt vncoidtere
euesekpuzzli
g spots
ofddiscgepa
cy,kwuich
rvn ery kgradstg ststhyLordstary w y oui
of
eue question.ththeemed's ha'uods!oferecitation,Lpoo, ,tre peculiah,ka
Lsthawuat
disconcertstg. He alsoddi
Lnst uesitatr to speak alhide,hon he
cu oo,Lnsr tohgise
frhmehesksdat a
Lmovhhtohany part ofeeue room
as eutLwhemLseized uem hIn 'ime,!ofec urse, a l
t ise,ashcnanged;
butkitk,as sevyral
dayskbefohe tutLboyhlearne
Lst
tohchnduct
hemself puat teddi
Lnst shatterhtohatoms eutLpeace a
Lpropriety
ofdphe schoo room.ththOutside of schoo Leemed ha litd ,hrk po dohght,kphouavweutrege,erd
still leftwahfywdliavtLtasks aboui
euehhousedeHome lifekat
eue Ho lo farmhousek,as eutLsamekfoh eemed,Lyee wiorsa
diffyrvnce--eue diffyrvnce t ai
comes
frhmebestgwrea lykwante
thststtad of bestgwmyrvlykdutiis lykkept. Tutre ,tre oihyr
diffyrvnces,Lpoo, subd diffyrvncesL'hat di
Lnst shht,kperhaps,
butkthai
still wtrr thyre r thMrdea
LMrs hHo lo, morr thanieeyr ght,kwtrr learnstg tohlookLat
eue ,orld eurhuavweemed's eyes. One
day--onewwod eris
day--euey
evyn wvntLeohwalk steeue ,hods!wiorspue boy; and ,honeeyr befohe
had Simeon Ho lo leftw ise,hrk foh st
frivolous ak'ustg assa walk
in eue ,hods!ththIi
,assnstsfccomplishe ,whoweeyr, wioroutka strugg ,d a eemed
coeht idv. tol
. TueLday ,assa SatuHday, clear, cgisp, and
beautiis , wiorsaLpromise
of Octtbyr steeue air;ka
Leemed fairly
ei
g d tohbe free a
Laway.LMrs hHo lo ,assbakstg--a
Lpue bir
s
sang udhtar ouiside uyrdpa
try wi
ht. MrdeHo lo ,assdigging
potatoes--a
Lpue clhidsLsai d unnstice
Labovhhueskhtad r thA l
the mornstg eemed urge
Land begge
. If foh once,LjuseLpues
once,Leueye,heht leav. evy y'ustg andLchme,Leueye,heht nst regget
it,ktt , a
sure. But eueyeshookLeueir
htadsLa
dLsai , "No,dno,
impossiblt!"hIn 'ue afternoon 'ue pieskwtrr done and ttt potatoes
dug,ka
Leemed urge
Land pleade agast. If once,Lonlohthis once,
eueye,heht goLeohwalk wiorshemLin eue ,hods,ktt ,heht be st
nappy,rso vyry nappy! A
Lto please tutLboy--euey wvnt.ththIi
,assa curious walk. Ellen Ho lo trhd softlo, wiorspimi
Lfeet.thSueL'hrywdhurrie ,wfriavtene
LglancesLfrhmeside to side hIi
,as
pl inkthai
Ellen Ho lo di
Lnst ightehowwto play.LSimeon Ho lo
stalke at uyrdelbht,kstern,dsileni,ka
Lpreoccupie
. Ii
,as
pl inkthai
Simeon Ho lo nst onlohdi
Lnst ightehowwto play,hbut
di
Lnst evyn carr to fi
Loui.ththTutLboyhtrippy kahtad and talke . He ha 'tt airLofeaLmonarch
displaystg his kstgdom. Onhonewside ,assa bit ofemosse,hrthy
of
eue clhoose attedtson;hon anoihyr,dawvino t ai
carrie a luremedt
in evy y teddril. Here ,assa flhwyrLtuatk, a like a story foh
interes ,ka
Leuere ,assa bushLtuatkborr a secgete,hrth
thygete lstg. Evyn Simeon Ho lo glowy ksttoha semblance ofelifek,hon
eemed ha unerri
glo picke outkandLca le
by namekeutLspruce,
a
Lfih,ka
Lpino,ka
Llarch,ka
Leuen, steanswyrLtohMrs hHo lo's
murmured: "But,keemed,Lwuere's eutLdiffyrvnce? TueyhlookLsowmuch
alike!"ehe ha sai :--r th"Oh,hbutk'ueyharen't, y Deight. JuseLseedhowwmuch morr pointe
that eueLtopLtuatkfih eskphankthai
sprucek ack
euere; and ttt
b a
cuysegrhw
straiavtLout,kpoo, like arms,ka
Leuey'rd
a l
smooorsand tapyri
g at eueLedda like a pussy-cat's tail. But eue
sprucek ack
euere--ITS b a
cuysetuHeed down a
Loui--di
n' y D
nstice?--a
Lpuey'rd
a l bushy at eueLedda like a squsrrvl's
tail. Oh,Lpuey'rd
lotsLdiffyrvnt! Tuat'sLa larch
'w y ahtad--euat
onewwiorspue b a
cuysea l scgagglo andLclhooLdown po eue grhid .thILcheht start
tohclimbkthai
easy;hbutkI chehtn' eeuai
pino ovhr
eutre. See, it'sw'w y up, up, befohe tutre's a placekfoh y Dr
fooo! But I
love
pinos hUpLeuere on 'ue moidt ins witrr I
live ,
eue pinose,tre so tallLeuat itkseeme as if Ghd used tutm
stha'imosetodhoht upkeutLsky."r thA
LSimeon Ho lo htar ,La
dLsai knstustg; a
Leuat teddi
Ls y
nsthstg--especia lo nsthstg stsanswyrLtoheemed's confidedt
assertions concernstg celestia ka
Lterres ria
architectuHe--onlo goosetodshhtdhowwweie,ki
ee ,w'ue man was
learnstg tohlookLat eue ,orld eurhuavweemed's eyes.r thNor wtrr thysd
a l ofeeemed's friedda eohwhhmeMrdea
LMrs hHo loge,erd
intrhduce
Lonkthai
memorablt walk. Tutre ,tre tutLbir
s, and
eutLsqusrrvls, and, stefact,kevy y'ustg euat ta life. A
Leacu
onewue greete
Ljoyhislydby name,
askhee,heht greetsa frieddhwhhse
home a
Lnabitseue knew. Here ,assa wod eris
,hodpeckyr, thyrege,aswa beautiis bluejay.LAhtad,LtuatkbrilliantLbit ofecolor euat
flashe sfcrosseeueir
paih ,assa ta
agor. Once,Lfar upkin eue sky,
as eutydcrosse
Lan opyn space,Leemedhspie ahlotg black
streak
movi
g souihwar .r th"Oh,Lsee!"ehe excl ime
. "Tutdcrows! Seedtutm?--'w y up thyre?
Whehtn' eitLbe fun if wy
cheht do puat,La
dLflo hid reds and
hid reds ofemiles, maybe a
orousand?"r th"Oh,Leemed,"eremonstrate
LMrs hHo lo, unbelievi
glo.r th"But eueyedo! Tuysd
lookLas if puey't starte
Lonktheir
winter
jouHeey South, too;hbutkif puey idv.,Lpuey'rd
early. Mosi
ofdphem
don' egoLeill Octtbyr. Tueyhcome ack
st March,ky Deight. ThouavthI've ha 'ttm, on 'ue moidt in,kthai
staye a l 'ue yeariwior
me."r th"My! but I
love
eohwatcrspuemego,"emurmuredkeemed,Lhis eyes
followstg eue rapidlohdisappearitg blacklino. "LotsLof bir
s y D
can'tLsee,ky Deight,e,hon eueyestart
foh thy South. Tueyhflo at
niavt--eue ,hodpeckyrsLa
dLoriolesLa
dLcuckoos,ka
LlotsLof
othyrs. Tuey'rd
afrai , I guoss, don' ey D? But I've seen euem.thI've watcred tutm. Tueyhpe l
eacu oihyre,hon euey'rd
gostg to
start."r th"Oh,Leemed,"eremonstrate
LMrs hHo lo, agast, uyrdeyesereprovi
g,
butkpl inly etthra le .r th"But eueyedohpe l
eacu oihyr,"ecl ime
tutLboy, wiorssparkling
eyes. "Tueyhmuse! Foh,ka l ofea sudden, stha niavt,
y D' l
htar
eutLsignae,ka
Lthon euey' l begin po gaihyrLfrhmea l dsrections.thI've seen euem. Tuen, suddenly,Lpuey'rd
a l up a
dLoff po euethSouth--nst inhonewbig flhck, but broken upkintohlitd flhcks,
followstg one after anoihyr,dwiorssuch a beautiis wherLofewings.thOof--OOF--OOF!--a
Lpuey'rd
gone! A
LI don' eseedtutmLagast eill
next year. But y D've seen eue swallows,ktdv.n' ey D? TueyhgoLin
eutLday'ime,!a
Lpuey'rd
eueLeasiose tohpe l
ofeany of
tutm. Tuey
flydso
swiftkandLstraiavt hHdv.n' ey D seen eue swallowshgo?"r th"Why,LI--I don' eight,eeemed,"emurmuredkMrs hHo lo, wiorsa
helplesseglance at uyrdhusbandLstalkstg on ahtad. "I--I di
n'
ighteeutre ,tre such 'ustga eo--eoeight."ththTutre ,assmorr,wmuch morr,kthai
eemedhsai kbefohe tutLwalk came
toeanied . A
Lthouav,e,hon it di
Lend, neiihyrLSimeon Ho lo nsr
hes!wifehsai ka word of
itsetdvitg been a pleasuHe oh aLprofit,
eutre ,assyee onktheir
facesestha'ustg ofdphe peace a
Lrose and
qusetnossLtuatkbelotged tohtue ,hods!puey idd left.ththIi
,assa beautiis month--thai
Septembyr,ka
Leemed madei'ue mosi
of
it. Oui
of schoo LmeantLoui
of doorsLfoh uem hHehsawLMrdeJack
a
LJi l
ofted hHehspvntLmuch 'ime,!poo, ,iorspue Lady of
tut
Rhoos. Stt , a
seill pue Lady of
tut ROSESLtoheemed,kphouavwin
eutLgar en nowwwehe tutLpurplekandLscarletkandLyellow of
tut
asters,ksalvia,ka
Lgohten glow, ststtad of tutLblushLa
Lperisme
ofeeue roses.r theemed , a
vy y much at uome ai
Sunnycrose hHeh, a
weichme,Lut
knew, po go witrr utLpleased. Evyn eue servantse,tre ki
Lto uem,
as weieLas ,as eutLehterly
chesi
hwhhmeue seldhmesaw, but whh,Lut
knew, live eeutre ashcompany foh ues Lady of
tut Roses.r thPerhaps bes ,knext po eue gar en,Leemedhloved eueLtowyrLroom;
possiblydbecausekMissLHo brookLuyrself so
ofted suggested euat
tueyhgoLeutre. A
Litk,as eutre thai
euey wvree,hon heLsai ,
dreamily, one day:--r th"I like this place--upkhtre so hiav,eonlo stha'imoseit doosemake
me 'ustk of
tuai
Pritcoss, becausekitk,as stsaLtowyrLlike this
tuai
stt , a,ky Deight."r th"Fairy stories, eemed?" aske MissLHo brookLliavtlo.r th"No,dnoi
exactly,Lpuouavweutre
,assa Pritcoss stsit. MrdeJack
tol
sit."weemed's eyes ,erd
still oui
of tue ,i
ht.r th"Oh,LMrdeJack! A
LdooseMrdeJack
ofted pe l
y D stories?"r th"No hHehneeyr tol
sonlohthis one--a
Lmaybe tuat'sLwhy Ieremembyr
it st."r th"Weie,kand ,hat di
Ltue Pritcoss do?" MissLHo brook'sLvoice was
still liavt,
still carrlesslo preoccupie
. Her attedtson,
pl inlo, wassgivyn eo eue sewstg stsuyrdhan .r th"Steddi
n' edo a
Leuat'sLwhatk,as eut trhublt,"esigred Iweemed.th"Steddi
n' ewdv.,Ly Deight."r thTutdnee le
st MissLHo brook'sLfi
gyrsLstoppy kshhrt inhmi
-air,
eue 'hrya
Lnalf-drawn.r th"Di
n' --wdv.!"estt stammyrvd. "What doLy D--mean?"r th"No'ustg,"elaughe
tutLboy, tuHei
g aw y frhmetue ,i
ht. "I
forgo eeuai
y Dedi
n' eighteeut story."r th"But maybe I do--thai
is--whatk,as eut story?" aske Miss
Ho brook,kwtttstg hyrLlips as if puey idd grhwn suddenly
vy y
dry.r th"Oh,LdoLy D? I wod er now! Ii
,asn' e'TutdPRINCE and ttt
Pauper,'hbutk'uedPRINCESS and ttt Pauper,"ecitedkeemed; "a
Lpuey
used toewdv.Lsignaes,ka
LanswyrL,iorsflags. DoLy Deight eue
story?"ththTutre ,assnoLanswyr. MissLHo brookL,assputtstg aw y hyre,hrk,
hirrie lo, and ,iorshadda euai
stook.Leemedhnstice
Ltuai
stt evyn
pricke uyrself stsuyrdanxsety po getk'uednee le
tucke away.thTutn
stt drywdhemLtoha lhw
stoo Lat uyrdside r th"Demed,kI wantLy Detohpe l
mekthai
story,Lplease,"estt sai ,
"juseLaseMrdeJack
tol
sitetohy D. Now, be carris a
Lpu eitLa l
st, becausekI--I wantLto ueariit,"estt fi
ishe , wiorsanhodd
litd laughkthai
seeme to britg two briavtLredkspotsLto uer
creeks.r th"Oh,LdoLy D wantLto ueariit? TuenkI will pe l
it,"ecrie Demed
joyis ly. Toheemed,kalmosiLasedeliavtis asLto uearia story was
tohpe l
onewuimself. "Y D see,kfihs --" A
LutLplutged htadlotg
into eue intrhductson.r theemed knewkitk,e l--thai
story:ka
Leuere ,as,Lperhaps,hlitd
tuai
hekfohgo . Ii
miavtLnoi
tdv. been always
tol
sineMrdeJack's
languago;hbutkhis meanitg ,as eutre, and vy y intently Miss
Ho brookhlistene
Lwhe eemed tol
sof tutLboy and ttt girl, eue
wdvitgs,ka
LeuesflagsLtuatk,ere blue, black, a
Lrod. Stt
laughe
once,--thai
,assatk'uedlitd jokewwiorspue be ls euat
tue girl playe ,--butksteddi
Lnoi
spvak until stha'imo latyre,hontheemed , a
te lstgsof tutLfihs uome-comstgsof tutLPritcoss, and
of tutL'imo ,hon eueLboy onkhis tsto piazza watcred and ,atcred
in vast foh aLwdvitgLwhet.Lsignae frhmetue towyr r th"DoLy D meanetodsay,"einterpose MissLHo brookLeuen, almosi
startstg tohhyrLfeet, "thai
euatkboy expected--" Sut stoppy
suddenly,La
dLfe l
ack
st hyrLchair. Tue two redkspotsLon uer
creeks idd become a roso glow ght,ea l oeyr hyrLface r th"ExpectedLwhat?" aske eemed.thth"N--nstustg. GhLon.kI wasest--soeinterested,"eexpl ine Miss
Ho brookLfaintly. "GhLon."r thA
Leemed di
LghLon; nsr di
Ltue story lhooLby his te lstg. Ii
g ine ,ki
ee ,wstha'ustg, foh ght it ta wovyn eurhuavwit eue
vy y strotg sympaihy ofea boy whhhloved eueLPauper foh ues sorrhw
a
Lhate
Ltue Pritcoss foh causstg euat sorrhw.thth"A
Lso,"eutdconclude
LmouHeis ly, "y D seewit isn' ea vy y nice
story, after aie,kfoh it di
n' eeddhweieLaLbit. Tueyhhuavt to
tdv. go emarrie ka
Llive ehappykevy after. But euey di
n' ."r thMissLHo brookLdrywdst hyrLbryaorsadlitd uncert inlo, a
Lpu
herdhan tohhyrLeurhat. Her face ght,eststtad of bestg re , was
vy y whet..r th"But,eeemed,"estt faltered, after aLmoment, "perhaps
he--eue--Pauper--di
Lnoi--nst love
eue Pritcoss any lotger."r th"MrdeJack
sai keuat teddi
."r thTutdwhet.Lface wvntLsuddenly
pstk agast.r th"Tuen, why di
n' eue go tohhyrLan --a
--ee l
htr?"ththeemedhlifte ehes chin.kWiorsa l
hes dignity hyLanswyre ,La
dLhis
wordsLa
dLaccvntL,ere MrdeJack's.r th"Paupers don' egoLeo Pritcosses,La
dLsay "I
love
y D.'"r th"But perhaps if puey di
--thai
is--if--" MissLHo brookLbit uer
lips andddi
Lnoi
fi
ish uyrdsentence Steddi
Lnoi,ki
ee ,wsay
a
y'ustg morr foh aLlotg 'imo. But stt ta noi
fohgo ton eue
story.Leemedhknewkpuat,Lbecauseklatyresue beganetodquostsonwuim
carris lo about many litd postts--posttskeuat ted, a
vy y suHe
he ta alrya
y madeiqustekpl in Stedtalke kabout ii,ki
ee ,
until ue ,hd ere kif perhaps stt ,erd
gostg to pe l
itetodsome
ontLehse stha'imo hHehaske uyrdif stt ,erd;hbutkstt onlo stook
herdhtad. A
Lafter tuai
stt di
Lnoi
quostsonwuim any morr. A
La
litd later eemed ,vntLuome.r ththththCHAPTER XXIththHEAVY HEARTSthththFoh aLweek eemed ta noi
been nearieue Housektuai
Jack
Built, and
puat,Lpoo, ,hon Ji l
idd beon confine wiorst doorsLfoh sevy al
days
wiorsa cold. Ji l,ki
ee ,w,as stcline to bd
grieve eat
tues apparrntLlack
ofeinterest on 'ue part
ofehyrLfavorite
pl yfellow;hbutkupon uer retuHe frhmehyrLfihs day
of schoo ,
after uer recoeyro, stt ha' hyrLbroihyre,iorsstartle eyes.r th"Jack, it tasn' ebeon eemed's faultsatkaie,"estt crie
remorseis ly. "He's sick."r th"Sick!"r th"Yes; awis lo sick. Tuey've ha 'odsend aw y fsr docttrsLa
d
eeyrotustg."r th"Why,LJi l,karr
y D suHe? Wuere di
Ly D hearieuis?"r th"At schoo Leo-day. Evyry
onew, a
talkstg about ii."r th"But whai
isi'ue matter?"thth"Feeyr--some strt. Some s y it'sLtyphoi ,La
dLsome scarlet, and
some s y anoihyr ki
Lthai
I can'tLremembyr;hbutkeeyrobo
y s ys
he'sLawis lo sick. H. go eit downetodGlaspvll's, stha say,--a
some s y teddi
n' . But, anyhht,eBtttydGlaspvll tasebeon sick
wiorsstha'ustg, a
Lpueyktdv.n' eletkfolks stseutre thes!week,"thfi
ishe LJi l,kuyrdeyesebig wiorsperrhr.r th"TuedGlaspvlls? But whai
, a
eemed dostg downetutre?"r th"Why,Ly Deight,--ue tol
sus once,--teacustg Joe to play. H.'s
been euere lots. Joe es!blind,Ly Deight, a
Lcan'tLsee,kbutkhe
juseLloves mussc, and ,ashcrazy oeyr eemed's violin; so Demed
tookLdownehis oihyr one--ttt onektuai
,ashhis faihyr'a,ky D
ight--a
Lstowe ehemehht eo pick
outklitd tunes,LjuseLto pake
upkhis tsme so he ,hul
n' emi
dLsoLmuch 'uat tedchul
n' esee.r Now, Jack, ,asn' e'uat juseLlike eemed? Jack, I can'tLtdv.
a
y'ustg happyn eo eemed!"r th"No,ddear,dno;
of churse noi! I'm afraed ,v can'tLany of
us,kfoh
tuai
matter,"esigred Jack, his forrhtad drawn into anxsous
linos. "I'll goLdownetodeue Ho los',LJi l,ktutLfihs 'ustg
tomorrhw mornstg, a
Lseewhht he es!a
Lif puere'sLa
y'ustg we
cat do. Meanwhe , don' epake
itetooLmuch 'o ueart,ddear. Ii
may
noi
beLnalfLsoLba asLy Detustk. Schoo -cusldryn always
get
tuetgsLlike thai
exaggerate
,Ly DemuseLremembyr,"eutdfi
ishe ,
spvakstg wiorsadliavtnossLtuatktt di
Lnoi
feel.r thTowuimselfi'ue manhownedkeuat ted, a
trhublt ,wsersously
trhublt . H. ha 'odadmi e'uat Ji l's story bohe tutLearmarks of
truth;!a
Loeyr,holmstgly tedryalized ght juseLhht big a place
tues sthawhai
puzzlstgssma l
boy ha come 'odfi l
inehis own
heare hHehdi
Lnoi
nee Ji l's anxsous "Now, hirry, Jack," eue
next mornstg 'odstartehemeoff stsall tastr foh eue Ho lothfarmhouse. A dozyn rhds frhmetue drivew y hy ha' Perry Larson a
stoppy kuim abruptlo.r th"Good mornstg, Larson; I hope thes!isn' etrue--whatkI uear--thaitheemedhia
vy y i l."r thLarson ps le
off hes!hatkand ,iorshis freewha
dLsouavt ttt one
partscularispot onkhis htad toewhich hyLalways
appyaledLwhon he
wda
vy y much 'rhublt .r th"Weie,kyes,Lsir, I'm afraed 'i
is,LMrdeJack--yr--MrdeGuHesey, I
mean hHehis tirriblt sick,Lpoorklitd chap, a
' it'sLtoo
ba --thai'sLwhatkii
is--tooLba !"r th"Oh,LI'm sorry! I hope
Ltue rephrt wda
exaggerate
. I came down
'odseehif--ifLeuere ,asn' estha'ustg I chul
do."r th"Weie,k'churse y Decat ask--tttre in'tLnoLlaw ag'in'e'uat;!a
'
yednee n' ebe afraed,dneitttr. Tue rephrt tasego e'rhu
Lthai
it'sLketcust'--whatkhe'sLgot, a
Leuateue go eit downetodeue
Glaspvlls';hbutk'tLain' est. Tue docttr s ys teddi
n' Lketcu
noiust', a
' hv can'tLgivy noiust'. Ii'skhis htad a
' brastseuai
ain' eriavt,
a
' hv'sLgot aLmiavtyLba feeyr. H.'sebeon ki
Lof
fliavtyLa
' nervous, anyhht,elatelo.r th"AskI wasesayst', 'churse y Decat ask,kbutkI'm tustkin'e'ueHe
won' ebe noiust' y Decat do per uelp. Ev'rotust'e'uatecat be done
es!best'edone. InLfact, tttre in'tLmuch ofeanotust'eehse thai
is
best'edone downetutre jest ght but, tondst'e'er uim. Tuey've got
ontLo'e'uem 'tre edyercate
Lnurses frhmetue Junctson--whatk,ears
caps,hyedight, a
' makes yyrLfeel as if puey knewkitkaie,kat' y D
di
n' eightenoiust'. An'e'uen puere'sLMrdeat' Mis' Ho lothbesides. If puey idd THEIR way, tttre ,hul
n' eneitttr of, em
letkhemeoutko'e'ueiresigri
fur aLminute, ttty're thai
cutkup
about ii."r th"ILfancy puey tustk aLgood dealsof tutLboy--as!wesall do,"thmurmure
Ltue y Dtger man,sadlitd unsttadilo.r thLarson wstkle ehes forrhtad st deepLtuouavt.r th"Yes; at'e'uat'sLwhatkbyaos me,"eutdanswyre slowly; " 'boutthHIM,--MrdeHo lo, I mean h'Churse we'd 'a' expectedkitkof
HER--lhoi
' hvr ownLboy as
stt di
,kat' best'ejest gatira lo so
swyetkat' lovst'-hearee
. But HIM--thai'sLdiff'rrnt. Now, y D
ightejest as!well as I do whatkMrdeHo lo
is--evyry
onewdoes,Lso I
ain' esayst' noiust' sland'rhus. H.'seaLgood man--aLpowyris goodthman; at'e'utre in'tLa squarrr man
gost'e'er work
fur. But euethfaci
is,Lted, a
madeiupkwrotg sideeout, at'e'utdseams tasealways
stowe eba --tirriblt ba , wiorsrdv.lst'seall stsckin'eoutkeeyro
which w y 'er ketcu at'eps l. But, gosh! I'm blame
Lif puat,LeHe
boy ain' egotkhemeso smooihyd down,Ly De,hul
n' eight, scurselo,
tuai
hekta adseam onkhim, stha'imos; tuouavwhht he'sedone itthbeaos me. Now, puere'sLMis' Ho lo--she'setrie ktyresmooih 'tm,
I'll warrant, lotsLof tsmes. But I'm freewtyresay stt tain'
neeyr soLmuch ashclippe
Lasrdv.lst' stsall 'uem fortyLyears
tuey've live etyrgetttr. Faci
is,Lit'sLworke
Ltue oihyre,ay wior
her. All 'uai
HER rubbst' upkag'in'e'uem seams taseamounte to is
tyregit uerselfiso smooihyd down tuai
stt don' eneeyr darr
ter
s y ter soul's hvr own, mosi
genera lo,--a
yhht,enoi
if he
happynswtyreintermate
itebe otgsLter anobo
y ehse!"r thJack
GuHeseyLsuddenly
choke
Loeyr a couav.r th"ILwish I chul
--dosstha'ustg,"eutdmurmure
Luncert inlo.r th"'T ain' elikelyLyeecat--nst soLlotg asLMrdeat' Mis' Ho lohis on
tueiretwo feet.kWhy, tttre in'tLnoiust' puey won' edo,!a
'
you'll be ieve ii,kmaybe, ,hon I pe l
y Detuai
yesterday
Mr.r Ho lo, ue trampe
Lall 'urhuavwSawyyr'a wohds stseut rast,ejest
tyrefi
Ladlitd bitkof mossLtuatktutLboy ,ashcallst' for. Tustk
o' puat,Lwi l
ye? SsmeonkHo lohhunti
' moss! An'eue go eit,Lpoo,
a
' brDtg it ttha, at'e'uty s y it
cutkhemeupkstha'ust' tirriblt
when pueLboy jest tuHeed aw y, andddi
n' epake
noLnoiice Y D
ud erstand,L'churse,Lsir, pueLlitd chap ain' eriavt
inehis
hea
,kat' so halfi'ue tsme tt don' eightewhatkhe s ys."r th"Oh,LI'm sorry, sorry!" excl ime
LGuHesey, as tedtuHeed aw y, and
hurrie ktowar
Ltue farmhouse.r thMrsdeHo lo
uerselfianswyre hes loweighck. Stedlooke
Lworn a
pale.r th"Tuatk y D,Lsir,"estt sai kgrateis ly, inereplo
'o uis offtr of
assistance, "but euere isn' ea
y'ustg y Decat do,LMrdeGuHesey.r We're tdvstg eeyrotustgedone 'uatecat be, anddevyry
onewia
vy y
ii
.kWe tdve
vy y good nurse,LanddDrdeKeneedy taseta
consultatsonwwiorsDrdeBynson frhmetue Junctson. Tueykarr
dostg
a l
inetueirepowyr,
of churse,kbutk'uty s y 'uat--thai
it'sLgostg
to be tue nursstg 'hatk,i l
count ght."r th"Thon I don' efearifoh him, surely" decl re
Ltue man,swior
fervor.r th"ILight, but--we l,kuyestall tave tue vy y best possiblt--of
that."r th"ILighteted,i l;hbutkisn' etttre
y'ustg--a
ytustgethai
I can
do?"r thSuyestookLherdhtad.r th"No. Of churse,kif he
gets!better--" Suyehesitate
;e'uen lifted
herdcustLadlitd higrer;h"WHEN he
gets!better,"estt corrected
wiorschurageous emptasis,L"ted,i l ,antetodsee y D."r th"A
Luyestall see me,"easseree
eGuHesey. "A
Luye,i l be!better,thMrsdeHo lo,--I'm sureLuye,i l."r th"Yes,kyes,Lof churse,konlo--oh,LMrdeJack, he'seso sick--so vy y
sick! Tue docttr s ys te'seaLpeculiarlydsensitivy natire, and
puat tedtustkssstha'ustg'sebeon 'rhublstg hemelatelo." H.r voice
broke.r th"Poorklitd chap!" MrdeJack's voice,Lpoo, ,asetusko.r thStedlooke
Lupkwiorsswiftkgrateis nossLfoh hisssympaiho.r th"An
Ly D loved him, poo, ILight"estt choke
. "He
talksLof y D
oftet--vyry
oftet."r th"I
ee ILlove him!kWho chul
uelp
it?"r th"Thoredchul
n' eanobo
y,LMrdeJack,--a
Lthai'sLjuseLit. Now,
since te'sebeon sick, we've ,hd ered more 'uandevyrewho he es.r Y D see,kI can'tLtelp
tustkingethai
sthawhere hv'sLgot friends
who ouavt toLighteabout him--nsw."r th"Yes,kI see," ghdde
Ltue man.r th"He isn' ea
ordstary boy,LMrdeJack. H.'sebeon trasted st lots
ofe,ays--about hia
maneers,LanddatktutLtable,Landdall 'uai. And
lotsLof tuetgsLhis faihyr tasetol
suim are!beautiis ,Ljusethbeautiis ! He isn' ea tramp hHehneeyr ,aseone. A
Lpuere'sLhis
playstg. YOULightethtetedcat play."r th"I
ee ILdo! Y DemuseLmissLhis playstg, poo."r th"ILdo;
he
talksLof puat,Lalso,"estt hurrie kon,sworkstg her
fi
gers nervouslo
'ogetttr; "but oftetest he--ue spvaks of
sstgstg, a
LI can'tLquit un erstand puat,Lfoh heddi
n' Leeyr
sstg,Ly Deight."r th"Sstgstg?kWhatwdoeskhe s y?" Tue mat aske
Ltue questsonwbecause
he s w thai
it wda
affordstgLtue oeyr,rouavt litd womat ryal
re ief 'odfreewhrr mi
;hbutkatktutLfihs wordsLof hrr replo
he
became suddenly
alert.r th"Ii'sk'ues sttg,' as tedcallseit,Lpuat tedtalksLabout,ealways. Ii
esn'tLmuch--whatkhe s ys--butkILnoiiced
itebecause hyLalways
s yse'utdsame 'ustg,Llike this: I'll juseLhhl
LupkmydcustLandthmarch strasavt on a
kon,sa
LI'll sstg it wiorsall mydmiavtLandthmain.' A
L,hon I asksuim whatkhe'sLgostg 'odsstg,LhyLalways
s ys,L'My sttg--my sttg,' juseLlike 'uai. DoLy Detustk,LMrdeJack,
he di
Ltave--aLsttg?"r thFor aLmthanti'ue manhdi
Lnoi
answyr. Stha'ustg inehis 'urhai
tiavteted,sa
Ltel
Ltue words. Tuen, inea lowevoice ue manage kto
stammer:--r th"ILtustk tt di
,kMrsdeHo lo,sa
--ILtustk tt satg it, poo." Tue
next mohant, wiorsadquick
liftstg of hes!hatkand admurmure
L"I'll
call agastssoon," tedtuHeed a
L,alke swiftly
downetut drivew y.r thSo vy y swiftly, in
ee , ,aseMrdeJackL,alkstg, a
Lso
self-absorbe
Lwas te,Ltuatktt di
Lnoi
see ttedcarriage until itthwda
almosi
uponkhim;e'uen tt steppe
Lasidee'odletkit pass.kWhat
he s w as tedgrdv.ly rasse hes hatk,da
awha
dstha spa
of black
horses,sadlivy ie kcoachman,sand adpair ofdstartle eeyesdlookstg
strasavt into uis.kWhatktt di
Lnoi
see , a
tue quick
gestureLwior
which MissLHo brookLalmosi
ordyre herdcarriage stoppy keuethminute it ta passy kuim by.r ththththCHAPTER XXIIththAS PERRY SAW ITthththOnewby
onewtut d ysepassy , a
Leuoredcame frhmetue anxsousthwdtcuers atkeemed'sebedsideeonly
tue words,L"Tuere'sLvy y litd
cha
ge." Oftet Jack
GuHeseyLwentetodtue farmhouse to inquiredfor
tue boy. Oftet, poo, he s w Perry Larson; a
LPerry , a
neeyr
lhaihetodtalk ofdeemed. Ii , a
frhmePerry, in
ee , tuatkGuHesey
begane'odlearn
stha tuetgsLofdeemed tuai
hekta neeyr ightn
beforr.r th"Iiwdoeskbeaokaie," Perry Larson sai kto uim
onewd y, "thtemany
folksLasks meethtetuai
boy is--folksLtuai
you' neeyr tustk knew
him, a
yhht,etyresay noiust' of carst' ,hoihyr te live eor die .r Now, puere'sLhl
LMis' Sthars,Lfur instance. YOULightewuai
stt
es--sour aa
awlemon a
'epscky y aa
awchokecuerry.kWe l,kif stt
di
n' Lgivy meeyesterday
aLgreai
bo-kay
o' posies
stt' kgrowe
herself,kat' sai ktuey w a
fur him--tuatktuty berlotge ktyrehim,
a
yhht.r th"'Churse,kIddi
n' Lexacilydsenseewuai
stt meantwby
puat,Lso I
aske
Lter strasavt out; at'eii
seemsethai
sthahht,ewhen pueLboy
fihs ctha, tt strsckLter place
onewd ykat' spie
Lasgreai
big re
rose
on
onewof hrr bustts. Ii
seemsehekta his fiddle,
a
' hv,
played
it,--tuatkrose
a-growst' (y Deight his w y!),kat' she
hear
Lat' spokeLupkpretty starpLat' aske
Ltim whatkinetsme tt w a
dost'. We l,kmosi
kidse,hul
'a' rDt,--ighti
' hvr temper aa
tuty
does,--butknoi
much eemed. Ht sta
ds upkasepertkaseyeeplease,Lan'
tyllsehyr tht happy
puat re krose
museLbewtyremakedall 'uai
drea y gar
en lookLso pretty; at'e'utneue goeskon,smerry aa
a
lark,La-playst'
downetut hi l.r th"We l,kMis' Sthars owne
Lupktyreme tuai
stt w a
pretty maddatktut
tiha, 'cause hyr gar
en di
LlookLlike 'unket,kat' she knewLit.thSuyesai kstt ta
n' Lc re
Ltyr doea tustg wiorsii
since ter
Bossie die Ltuatktuouavt soLmuch of it. But af'er whatkeemedeta
sai ,Leeyn maddas
stt w a, pueLtustg ii
o' got onkher nerves,
a
' stt coul
n' esee a 'ustg,Ld ykor nsavt,kbutk'uat re krose
a-growst' euoredso pertkat' churageous-like, until at last,ejest
tyrequiet uerself, stt fairlo
ha ktyresetetoda
' slick
'uai
gar
en up! Suyesai kstt rake
Lat' wyede
,kat' fixe
Lupkall 'ue
plants euoredw a, in good stapa, at'e'utnestt sentedowneto
tue Junctson
fur stha all growe in pots, 'cause 'i , a
pooelate
tyreplanteseeds. An,enow
it'sLdost'!beautiis ,Lso sue jest coul
n'tLtelp
sendin'e'uem posies
tyreeemed. Whon I phl
LMis' Ho lo,
styesai kstt , a
glad it tappyned, 'cause whatkMis' Sthars nyede
thwda
stha'ust' tyregit uereoutkof hrrself--at'eI'm freewtyresay
styedi
LlookLbetter-natire
,kat' noLmistake,--ii
o' like a
chokecuerry in blossom,kyedmiavtLsay."r th"At'e'utnepuere'sLtue WiddyreGlaspeie," contstuedePerry, af'er a
pause." 'Churse,ka
y
onew,hul
expect
stt' kfeel ba
,kseeit' as
how good eemede, a
pyr terLboy--teacust' tim tyreplay,kyedight.
ButkMis' Glaspeie s ys Joe jest doeskpake
onkstha'ust' tirriblt,
a
' ue won' etecuktutLfiddle,
tuouav tt w a
plumdcarried aw y
wiorsit wutneeemede, a
we l at'e'eacust' of hem. At' euore'sLtuethClark
kid. H.'selaha, yedight,
a
' hvktuouavt tue worl
Lat' all
ofdeemed's playst'.r th" 'Churse,keuore'sLy Deat' MissLHo brook,ealways askit' an'
sendin'e'uetgs--butk'uat ain' eso stratge, 'cause y Dew a
'specia lo
uis friends. But it'sL'uem otuers whatkbeaos me.r Why, somt d yseit'sL'mosi
ev' y shul I meet,ejest askit' thtete
es,kat' sayst' puey hopeskhe'll git we l. Stha'ihaseit'sLkids
puat te's playe kto,kat' I'll be triggyre if onewof 'em
onewd y
di
n' Ltave noLexcuse to offtr exceptk'uat eemedeta Lfit
him--'bout awcat,Lorkstha'ust'--at'e'uat eeyr since 'utneue'd
puouavt adhtap of hem--tuouav tt guessy keemededi
n' Lknow
it.r Listtnepyr tuat,Lwi l
ye!r th"At'eonce a womat tel
LmeLup, at'e'ookLonktirriblt,hbutka l
I
coul
git frhmehyr ,asepuat te' ksat onkher doorstep a
'eplaye
tyreterLbaby
once
or twice;--as if thatk,da
a
ytust'! But onewof
tue dyrn
est fun
y
ones , a
tue womat who sai kstt coul
, ah ter
distts a siavtLeasier af'er stt' ka-seon tim gowby
playst'. Tuerethwda
Bi l
Dowd, poo. Y Deightetedryallo
HAS got a screwLloose in
hisdhtad
sthawheres, at'e'utre in' eano onewbutkwuai
s ys te's
tue townefool,ka l
riavt. We l,kwhatwdo yedtustk HE sai ?"r thMrdeJackLstookLhisdhtad.r th"We l,ktyesai khe di
Ltope as thtenoiust' ,hul
tappynepyr tuat
boy cause hyLdi
Lso like 'yresee him smila, at'e'uai
hekalways
di
Lsmila eeyryetsme tt met him!kTuere,kwhatwdo yedtustk o'
puat?"r th"We l,kIetustk,LPerry,"drytuHeed.MrdeJackLsoberly, "'uai
Bi l
Dowd , an' eplaystgktutLfool,kwuen tt said puat,Lquit soLmuch
as tt stha'ihaseis, pertaps."r th"Hm-m,kmaybe not,"dmurmure
LPerry Larson perplexe
ly. "Still,kI'm
freewtyresay ILdodtustk 'i , a
ii
o' queyr." H. pause , tuen
slappy khisdknee suddenly. "Say,kdi
LIete l
yeLaboutthStreeter--Ol
Bi l
Streeter at'e'ut pear tree?"r thAgastsMrdeJackLstookLhisdhtad.r th"We l,ktuen, I'm gost'!to,"edecl re
Ltue o'utr, wiorsgleeis
emptasis. "A
',esay,kIddon' ebe ieveLeeyn YOULcat explaststhis--I
don' ! We l,ky Deight Streeter--ev' y onewdoes,Lso I ain' esayst'
noiust' sland'rous. Ht , a
cut on a
bias, at'e'uai
bias rDta
pyrthmoney eeyryetsme. Y Deighte a
we l as ILdodtuai
hekwon' eliftLhis
fi
ger unlossLeuore'sLaLdoll r stickst'!to it, at'e'uai
hekhain'
no use fur a
ytust' noreanobo
y unlossLeuore'sLmoney stsit for
hem. I'm blaha if Iddon' etustk thai
if hr eeyr gita
pyr teaven,
he'll pluckLhisdownewetgsLat' sell 'uekfeatuers fur wuatktuty'll
brstg."r th"Oh,LPerry!"drymonstrata MrdeJack, inea half-stifle evoice.r thPerry Larson only
grsteed a
L,enteon impertuHbably.r th"We l,kseeit' asL,eLboorsun erstand whatkhe is, I'll te l
yeLwhat
he DONE. Ht calle
LmeLupktyrehis fence
onewd y,
big asLlife,Lan'
s ys te, 'How'sLtue boy?' At' y Dechul
'a' ighcke
LmeLdowneweor
akfeatuer. Streeter--a-askit' thtea
boy ,asepuat wda
sick! At' te
seeme
Ltyr c re, poo. Ikhain' seon tim lookLso lotgfaced
sstce--since te w a
paid upkon a
sartinenoie IkightsLof,ejest as
he wda
smackst'!his lips oeyr a
nice fat farmepuat wda
cthst'!to
hem!r th"We l,kIe,asepuat plumdpuzzle LtuatkI meantwtyr fi
outkwuythStreetere,asepakst'!secuknoiice, if Idhutgkfur it. St Idsetetodon
aklitd detectsve work ofdmy own, ighti
', of churse,keuatk'tthwd'n' no use askit' of hem hemself. We l,kat' whatwdo y Des'pose
I fou
out? If thatklitd scamp of a
boy ta
n' Leeyn got rou
him--Streeter, pueLskitflint! Ht ta
--at'ehe wanti'uerewoften,
pueLneiavbors said; at'eStreeteredota onkhim. Tueyedecl re
Ltuat
aciua lo
ueLgivy hem awcenteonce--tuouav THAT
part I ain'
swallerst' yet.r th"Tueyesaid--tueLneiavbors did--tuatkit a l
starte
Lfrhmetue pear
pree--tuatkbig onewtyr tue left of hes!house. Maybe y Derymembyrthit. We l,katyhht,eii
seemsethai
it'sLhl
, at'e'urouav bearit' any
fruit, puouav ii
still blossoms fitwtyr kill,keeyryeyear, only
a
litd lateL'mosi
always, at'e'ut blossoms stay on lotger'n
common,sas if theyeknewLeuoredw 'n' notust' dost'!later. We l,
ol
Streeteresaid it ta got tyr comeLdown. Ikreckon tt suspected
it of swipst'!someLof pueLsDtauste,Lorkmaybe aklitd raststhat
belotge ktyretue treewt'o'utr sideeof pueLroad whatkdi
Lbear
fruitkat' wasL,ororsstha'ust'! Atyhht,eue gotLhiseman
a
' his
axa, at'ew a
plumdrya
y terestart inewuen tt seaseeemedeat'eeemed
seeskhim.r th"'T wasL,hen pueLboy fihs ctha. H.' gonewtyr ,alk
a
' ha
strsckLthis pear tree,ka l
in bloom,--at'e'churse,kYOULightehht
tue boy ,hul
aci--a pear tree,kbloomi
', ia
awlikelydssavt,kI'll
own. Hewd nced a
Llauaved a
Lclappy khisdha
ds,--hyLdi
n'
tave his fiddle wiorshim,--at'ecarried on likedall possessy .r Tuen tt seasetue mat wiorstue axa, at'eStreeter at'eStreetereseas
hem.r th"Tueyesaidsit was ricuktutn--Bi l
Warnyr teardkit a l
frhm
t'o'utr sideeof pueLfence. Ht said puateeemed,kwuen tt fou
outthwuat wda
gost'!tyr tappyn, wanticlean crazy, at'erampaged on at
such a rata puateol
Streeterecoul
n' edo notust' butkstand an'
st re, until utLfina lo
matage ktyregrowl
out: 'But Iete l
ye,
boy,etue treewain' no use noLmorr!'r th"Bi l
s ys pueLboy flewLall 'o piecasetuen. 'No use--no use!' te
cries; 'such a perfecilydbeautiis Ltustg asepuat no use! Why, it
don' etave tyrebe ano use when
it'sLso pretty. Ii'sLjest tyrelook
atkat' loey, at'ebe happy
wior!' F ncy sayst' puat tyreol
Streeter!kI'd like 'yreseen his face. But Bi l
s ys puat wd'n'
talf wuatktutLboy said. Hewdecl re
Ltuat 'i , a
God's presant,
a
yhht,keuatktrees , a; at'e'uai
pueLtustgs Hewgivy us tyrelook
atk, a
jest asLmuch use as
pueLtustgs Hewgivy us tyreeat;Lan'
tuai
pueLst rs at'e'ut sDtaets at'e'ut sghtflakes at'e'ut litd thwuit cloud-boats, at'eIddon' eightewuat-a l,kw a
jest as
imporoantwin pueLOrcuestraeof Life as
puHeips at' squastts. An'
tuyn, Bi ly says,eue ende
Lby
jest flingst' timselfLonktyrthStreeter at'ebeggst' tim tyrewaitwti l
tt coul
gowbackLat'egit
his fiddle so tt coul
te l
tim whatkadbeautiis Ltustg euatktreethwda.r th"We l,kif y D'll be ieveLit, ol
Streeterewda
st
plumdbeiszzle
he santi'ueeman
a
' tue axa aw y--at'e'uat tree'sLa-livin'
tyr-d y--' eis!"dutLfinisttd; tuyn, wiorsa suddensgloom onkhis
face, Larson adde
,khuskily: "A
'eIdonly
tope I'll be sayst' pue
s meLtustg of thatkboy--comeLnextLmonorsatLthis tsme!"r th"We'll tope y Dewiie," ssave
Ltue o'utrLfervently.r thAn
Lso onewby onewtue d ys passe , wuilewtue whole townewaite
and whilewin pueLgryat airye"parlorebedroom"eof pueLHo lo
farmhouse onewsmall boy fouavt his batd forLlife. Tuen c meLtue
blackest day and nsavt of all ,hen pueLtownecoul
only
waitwan
thwdtch--it ta losi
ita
tope; ,hen pueLdoctors stookLpueir teads
and reisse kto meet Mrs. Ho lo'sLeyes; ,hen pueLpulsewin pueLslim
wrist
outsideettt coeyrlet playe khide-atd-seok wiorstue cool,
persisttnt fi
gers puat souavt so earnysilydforLit; ,hen Perryr Larson sat forLuncou
te
LsleeplossLhhurswby tue kitchtnestoey,
and fearis lydlisttne
Lforea step crossstgktutLtallway; ,hen Mrd
JackLonkhis porcu, and MissLHo brookwin utrLtowerewidht,kwant
wiorseemededowneintowtue d rk valley, and c meLso near tue
rusustg rivyr tuatLlife,Lwiorsits petty prides and prejudices,
coul
neeyr seemLquit pueLs meLtoL'uem agast.r thTuyn, af'er thatkblackest day and nsavt, c meLtue dawn--as tue
dawnsedo comeLaf'er thekblackest of d ys and nsavts. In pue
slenderewrist
outsideettt coeyrlet pueLpulsewgasted a
Lsteadiy .r OnktutLforehtad
btneaorstue nurse's fi
gers, aLmoisture c me. Tue
doctors nodde
Lpueir teads ght,
a
delooke
Leeyryeonewstrasavt in
tue eye. "Ht ,i l
live," tueyesaid. "Ttt crisiseis passe ." Outthby tue kitchtnestoeyLPerry Larson teardkpueLstep crossktutLtall
and spratg upriavt;hbutkatktutLfihs glimpseeof Mrs. Ho lo's
tyar-wet,eyet radiantwface, tt coll pse klimply.r th"Gosh!"dutLmuttyre . "Say,kdoky Deight,kIddi
n' Ls'posekIddi
c re soLmuch! Ikreckon I'll gowat'e'e l
MrdeJack. H.'ll ,antwtyr
hear."r ththththCHAPTER XXIIIr thPUZZLESthththeemed'a
ctnvalescence
w a
picturesque, inea way. Aa
ston as te
,da
ablt,hlikeda
ii
g tt sat uponkhis 'urone and receivedkhis
subjecia; atd a eyryegracious
ii
g tt was, i
ee . His room
oeyrflowedLwiorsflowers and fruit, and his bedLquit groanedLwior
tue toys and books and gahasebrouavt forehis divyrsion,seach one
of wuicukhekhailedLwiorsde iavt, frhmeMissLHo brook'sLsumptuouslo
bou
"Waeyrley Noeyls"LtoLlitd crippledLJimmy Cl rk'sLbagwof
marblta.r thOnly
twoLtustgs puzzle Leemed:eonewwasL,hy eeyrybo
y wda
st
goo
to
tim; atd tue o'utrLwasL,hy ueLneverecoul
etave tueLpleasurewof
boorsMrdeJack's and MissLHo brook'a
ctmpano ai
pueLs meLtsme.ththeemed discoeyre
Lpuis las curious
circumstanct conctHei
g Mrd
JackLand MissLHo brookweyryeearly stsuis ctnvalescence. IiLwasLon
tue secotd af'ernton thatkMrdeJackLhad
bten admitde kto pue
sick-room.seemedehad
bten hearitgLall 'h lates newsLofLJi l an
thJoe,kwuen suddenly ueLnoiiced a
odd cha
ge comeLto
tis visitor's
face.r thTuyewetdhtsLof pueLHo loe"parlorebedroom"ecommande
La fi
e view
of pueLroad, and it was towardkonewof puesyewetdhtsLthatkMrd
Jack'sLeyeskwaryLdirected.eeemed,ksittitg up
in be , saw tuen
thatwdown pueLroad wda
approacustg eyryeswifilydadha
dsomeLspan
of blackLhhrses and a
open c rriage wuicukhekhad comeLto
recognize as
belotgstgkto MissLHo brook. Ht , tchtd it eagerlo
ghteti l
tt saw tueLhhrses puHe ineat pueLHo loedrivyway. Tuen tt
gave awlhtecryeofsde iavt.r th"Ii'sLmy LadyLof pueLRoses! She'a
cthstgkto see me. Look! Oh,LI'm
st
glad! Now y D'll see utr, and jus KNOW thteloeyly she is.r Why, MrdeJack, y De ren' Lgostg NOW!"dutLbrokewoff inemanifest
disapposttmant, as
MrdeJackLleape kto his feet.r th"Ietustk I'll tave to,kif y Dddon' ehst , eemed,"drypuHee
Lpue
man, a
oddly nyrvous
taste stsuis manner. "An
LYOULwon' ehst ,
ghtethatwy D'll tave MissLHo brook. I ,antwto speakwto Larson. I
s w
tim in pueLfiel
outkeuoredaehstute ago. And I guossLI'll
slip riavte'urouav puis wetdht utre, poo, eemed.eIddon' e,antwto
losektim; atd I c n c tcrshimLquicker puis way tuan
a
y o'utr,"
he finisttd,e'urowitg up
pueLs sh.r th"Oh,LbutkMrdeJack, please jus waitwaehstute,"dbegge Leemed. "I
,d
te
Ly Ddto see my LadyLof pueLRoses, and--" But MrdeJackLwas
alrya
y on pueLgrou
outsideettt lhtewetdht, atd tue next
mstute, wiorsa merry nod a
Lsmile, tt had pulle
Ltue s shwdown
aftyrehim a
L,as turryitgLaway.r thAlmosi
ateonce, tuyn, MissLHo brookwappy re
LatktutLbedroomwdoor.r th"Mrs. Ho lo said Ie,asepo ,alk
rsavt in,eeemed,kso utre I am,"
sutLbegan, inea chtyryevoice. "Oh,Ly D'reelookitgLlots
bettyr
tuan
wuen I saw y DdMotday,ky DtgLman!"r th"I am
bettyr,"dc role Leemed; "atd to-d yLI'm 'specia lo
bettyr,
because MrdeJackLhas
bten here."r th"Oh,Lhas
MrdeJackLbten to see y Ddto-d y?" TuerewwasLan
i
efinab cha
ge ineMissLHo brook'a
voice.r th"Yes, rsavt ght. Why, tt was utre wuen y DewaryLdrivingeintowtue
yard."r thMissLHo brookwgave awperceptib start a
delooke
LaboutkutrLa
litd ,i dly.r th"Htre wuen--But Iedi
n' Lmeet him a
ywutre--inktutLtall."r th"HyLdi
n' gow'urouav putLtall,"dlauaved eemedegleeis ly. "Ht
,tnt riavte'urouav puatk,etdht there."r th"Tuyewetdht!"dAn
a
gry flusuLmou
te
Lto MissLHo brook's
forehtad. "I
ee ,kdi
LutLtave todrysorokto puaokto escape--" Sue
bitkutrLlip a
Lstoppy kabruptly.r theemed'a
eyeskwideted aLlitd .r th"Escape? Oh,LHE wasn' tue one puat wds escaping. IiLwasLPerry.r MrdeJackLwas afrai
Lut' losektim. Ht saw
tim outkeuoewetdht
tuere, riavteaftyreht' seen y D, and ht said tt wa
te
Lto speak
to
tim and ht was afrai
Lut' get away. So tt jumpe
Lriavt
turouav puatk,etdht there. See?"r th"Oh,Lyes, I--seo,"dmurmured MissLHo brook, inea voiceeeemed
thouavt was aLlitd queer.r th"Iewa
te
Ltim to stay,"dfrhwned eemedeunctHtastly. "Iewa
te
Ltim
to
see y D."r th"Dear me,eeemed,kI tope y Dedi
n' te l
tim so."r th"Oh,Lyes, Iedi
. But tt coul
n' Lstay, eeynetuen. Y Deseo, te
,d
te
Lto c tcrsPerry Larson."r th"I've noLdoubt of it,"dryporoed MissLHo brook, wiorssoLmuch
emphasis puateeemed agastelooke
LatkutrLwiorsa s iavtloedisturbe
frhwn.r th"But tt'll comeLagasteston,LI'm sure, atd tuenemaybe y D'll be
here, poo.eIddossoL,antwtim to see y D, LadyLof pueLRoses!"r th"Notaense,eeemed!"dlauaved MissLHo brookwalitd nyrvously.r "Mr.--MrdeGuHesey doesn' e,antwto see me. He'a
seen meLdozenswof
tsmes."r th"Oh,Lyes, ue tol
meeht' seen y D lotg ago,"dnodde
Leemed
graeyly; "but tt di
n' act asLif ueLremembyre
Litkmuch."r th"Di
n' he, i
ee !"dlauaved MissLHo brook,LagasteflusuitgLa
litd . "We l,kI'm sure, dear,kwaLwoul
n' L,antwto tax tueLpoor
gentleman'sLmemory pookmuch,ky Deight. Come,esupposeky Deseo what
I've brouavt y D," she finisttdwgayly.r th"Oh,Lwhatkiseit?" criedeeemed,kas, undereMissLHo brook'sLswifi
fi
gers, euoewrappstgs fe l
away atd disclosed aLbox wuicu, upon
bestg opeted,kw a
fou
to be filledLwiorsquantitiesLof oddly
suape kbits of picturedLwoo --a jumb of cotission.r th"Ii'sLa jig-saw
puzzle, eemed.eAll 'h st litd pieces fitte
togetutrLmakeda
picture,ky Deseo.eIdtriedelas nsavt atd I coul
g'twdoeit.eIdbrouavt itwdown po see if y Ddcoul
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