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Show t \l u: 'to.\1 18 ' \ltl'o"': (•R, tlmt i hut o\·rr aha,~m - tis•' ILAII••Y. of /•Ill'. lm1 • n tht· Jay.· (.'(•0. j,)(.~ a11th • hum. n hc·tll""~, 1\ith l}lll. t.111 lu.:Jrt.s all• I 1i\iug llff.'C· t1un , ortly w 01:\ny tlung.t lot·l·m~<ing to a wn.: lt.·r, lltl lon~ tltu [ulurt•1 ur mid~'rturu•, ur nnpnl•l•jt(·t•, or,) 'lth of tlw km~h. t O¥illt'r1 mny C;m~ • thrm any (by t'J (•,clu\llj.!• a. li~· of l.:.uhl prultctlon nn•l indul~dlt'C for Oil(' cl hhJ ·l mi.-...·ry awl tCiil, 11'0 lm1g it. i1 impc iLlt• l1) mttk • auythinj.( hcauliful or d m1hlc in the 1 t n·~lat!'<l a•lmini tmtion of •i•r<ry. ~l r . ..: hf.'lhy WM B flur ILVt·rn~~ lin•l of UU\111 J.,"'f)CI·IlBlUrt"') ttnd L;m,IJy 1 nn'1 di>~pc~St....-1 t1) C'ft..~Y ill,lul-"-'t'IICt' of thO!OC t\.roun,l him, ru1•l there h:ul ncnor )1('(•1\ n. hc-k of nnythin~ "hirh might cnntrihuh' to the phy"'i<'a.l cmnfurt of tht• nt·grOt on hi" C'f't ~. I lc ha<l, ho~o1-.-r, •1•-culnt.-•l lnr~..Jy an<l <Jlllt~ 1<>< ly ; l~A<l irwo)n,.J hin~·lf thTply, nnd hi~ not._-s to n hr,_,~ nmount had com~ into tlw hand~ of J lah·y, Btul thi~ ['mall pic'<'<' of infonn. ation ~ the key to thn pr (.'(lin•' oonwr ... ation. ~ow, it h:ul so h:'('JM:Ot.'fl thnt, in npJ•roo.t·hiu~ the dnor, Elim lu1<l caught enough of tho conw,.,.auon to know thnt a trstler ViM mnl..ing: offt·~ to lu.-r mnsk:r for sonwh<llly. • hC' "oul,l gbclly hm~ stoppeil nt the cloor to li"'tt·n, M 8he cnmc out j but htr mi:.;trl'M ju't then callinJ.!1 t~hc VitLS ol·lif.:"t'd to h:" ton away. ~till ,.ht• thought ~hr h :tnl the trrult·r ru:\k .., nn off. .· r fc)r her ltoy; -rouM ~ht' },._, mi<~t.akt·n, J lt·r heart ew<.·llt... . l n.n•l throl.lw,J, nml •he• inroluntarily str·•inC<l hitn .o tight that the little fdlow loolt:-.:1 up into htr face in ru toni~hm<'lll 1' I~liz.a ~irl, what ail:-1 you t~cl:\y l 1 . :li•l lu:·r mi~tn; J 1\hcn }:liT~'\ hru.l "t~...t the Via h-pitclwr, knnck .... l do"n the ..-~rk-sttuul, an•l finnlly ~ nl trnct..,Uy o~·ring her Ulislrctl A l·mg ui 'ht •u"n in plu"t': of th" 8ilk.cll'\' ah~ h:-ul onl re..l II r to lm11~ fMm tl1•~ 1\.nlrult(\. l~n..'\ lArtt I. " 0, 1n ' " J,c s.:u.l, rni mg l1tr ey( ; th n, huntm~ int4J hunt, ho t tlu n in a cha.ir, an•l lx:~ oobb111 •. Why, I.lizn dui.J' l'lh t rUia you l" hllwr nustn'81 '' U! Jui ~i ~ mi U:' ' j,J Eltm, •• tlu.:r•'• b...'t·n traJC'r tAliro.Jn·• l'lllh Ul.J.: tt:r in t.ht 1 rlvr I h nl him." " Well 111ly child IUJ•J.OOO there '"'"."' "U, mi • , du you IUPJ"*' tllM'r MuiJ 11 my IIATry I" And the poor creature throw hcrsdf into n chair, ancJ oobbcd C:Uil\"Ul hdy. "::>.:11 hun 1 Xo, you fooh h girl' You know your IMS· tl'r nen·r tlcaJa With tl1~ euuthtrn trnd ,., and nc\· r meanJ to ~ell&ny of W. l'"n"llntl, u long u thry 1><1>!11¢ w,•ll \Illy, you lilly cltilJ, ..-bo Jo you think woul•l ..-ant t.o huy your Harry I Do you think all th >~oriJ arc t on him u you nrc. you ~iel 'om , ch ·r up, at><l hook my d.-. Thrro now, put my J.ck lwr up in thnt pretty brai•l you J, mt tho Other day, and don't go h t<:nmg at doora any more. •· Well. but, m· ·. , you nncr 110ulJ !(ire your oonaent-to to "Xo~UCnlk', chil<l! to he aurc, I ohou!.l n'L Wlut do you ~ lleo f<>r ! I "oul<l u 1100n ha1 one of my own chil<lrcn o<•l·l Jlut ,....lly, F.hm, you arc wtting altogotl>rr too proud of that lmle f··ll•>w, ,\ man can"t put hid n into tho door, IJut you thn,l. he mu t tlt' roming to huy hirn." n •. - un 1 hy h r m· t ' oonfi<l<-nt tonr, F.liz.\ pro- • 1 1 niml.ly an<l ••lroitly ith h r t11ilt-t, hu •hing at h r own r, he p,.-oc..,.ll'<l. ~1,... h ll•y wo.s a woman of • high clu<o, l~·th intclloct.. II |
