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

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