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fneFsens wllp ss,r ts., n W 49, 'he snl
ssee With Alfred sbaa,nv ar ~. ,.sI 81 /
VIC hoped she might t!;a. b;:a S.sst II
es,is ~ RI item be match was eas
" " rsaa1sas Is soon as beth parties sbonl
49,. suleaose age. anl Oh heariar Il 4
IN. n9W resolatian, resolved s NIL
.lseoa4, 81 z areps IN the war. is II vouI1- Ls
''offupIty to fuiEl the oft.renesf !.
t as;ag lnaap by Suminerson senior Is n
.a4lss q his SfanNlY. ana .Tess;s "a = IL y
Az we're n sgeam panylthem
AlsAoeughi 4lsllkffed was not d sso Tass:. !,
ssr ~ a,ssAEaed tie privilege of rr;t;rs, !.
anaa,, 80 ~ etters were ALWAYS Il f.fla,
: 8 1l.ss 1 sve sise Seang s..s =.
hls eid comrades H.sssRtieaE WaTmly ufget
tfor Ffed saniu.sssdD was the lisa OF a par
81 to jain flis ana t'fat scheme Of lawies,
faa. and perhaps be wpuld not have with
Stood AL tasae naaifold temptations. If Il
had not beeatker ia Older cgs4eeia1 whc
took great iiHtsefrsf III Alfreds endsavor.
Ter anendmsat Philip Nalttn was ucar.
/ d twant5 twS TeaFs 81. Age ana this Wa HI
last term at eoH8ege He was 4itsout rela.
tloDs wealth M positiot. yethe commander
taeTespeet Of eFsrV osf lie ea,ne Ia eontaet
With ~ bis dRsaity ALA esaiaA he was
/ reserved and tn he on Itimate terms with
nm was eoasfdtred \ astinction and shat
he shonla shgwEsuch abFosh4rEy interest Il
'@iid Fred Saiamersop was Il subject Of Il
MAJ 9nent to Alfred fEnler eoupauions
But urging was not sll Snmnerson had
to contend With; for filling that mode inef
fectual 70 move lin Lib young classmates
tried taunts ana Alfrel's h5t.~pvoud ma.
TUE was sorely tried bit evel these failed
andEin time bib tormeRt9is gave over. declar.
ing iSaminerson had los all his spirit. ana |
grown shockipgly tame, meanspirited and
eowaraly aad not Woodworking their TINA |
on : 800
i Butlat comm nco nortth8v sang another
itgae when Alfred Sumlarson recieged the
highest prize, and Tile wrm praise Of his
friends, willie to him the hppy faces IF her
family, ana the tear in Jessie j. eve. were
more thar payment for u selfdenial de
introduced Tits friend Wilton toathem and
MI Sammarson |diseoyeSg tbe State IF his
'oircnmstantes Insisted oflis atceptine the \
loan Of sam sufficient tbegia bis career
q q lawyeT.
Alta panty given bytl@ Samn.srsons.
Y alton met Mrs Grey r the FIRST time, /
5and.durlng the course dftAe evening that
lady inquired With SONG lsieation
Pardon me sir, but hayqoa orelations byI
she name Of Gregg Yot reseu blance is so
striking 70 nlz late =hnshad fhassrsI .p->-...4At
bable as mt name was GREY once, and was
changed on ray being adopted by a gentle
man D the name uf Walton
Mrs GreHiu ali agitatal voice exclaimed
S Do not think rhe curious. but at what age
did he adopt.you, and do you k5oW any
thing of your fathers tamiyl
Il was abant siKyears 81 agefat the time,
and Of my father i know nothing, except
that He was a SEA captoia and my name
Philip Grey
Hswas-interrgPteaJ BY his. companions
feeble lagatioa ana deatfly Pallor, as she
leaned for sSppo1t On the ifm VI the sofa.
What is BE patter, maaam What"
/ am etter naR3 if van will have the
Kindness toHhriag be a glass ofgater
WalEoq aew oIfetch il. spdfdn bis return
Mrs. Grey hid nearly reckereA herself -
Ii afew minntesHsha said
+ i there any Mn ( Oh year right arm OF
. an arehor
Walton started To his fest sudden light
bursting uppa hls miaa,. and eagerly re-
phed4-
sYes-ges. il vas marked when I was a
child b a fiend M my father Who are
you madam thatgou know 50 much Of mel
/ I am yoar at9sbef, Philip
Tie s ene that. followed Re will not at
tempt to descriSe. An explanation was
made which NJ give IL brief Captain Grey
Oh hi&last voyage, which was made SIX years
prepio1e toItba tim oar story opens left hls
u VIC Rilh an infant now Tie lovely Jessie
but tooS>his son a boy Of fya years, with
him On tie passage out bis ship wa
wrecked onIthe cost Of France and all OF
| board EXCEPT littls PHILIP psfShed "A YES
/ sell bound fp. New Orlea i PICKED him up
| but BE was sunahl u givs any account
himslef except bis name and age One 9
the passengers Offered to take charge Of th'
| little fellow, and though hardly able, ha'
adopted him OH arriving Ut bis homo.
When Philip VIII sixteen bis kind Pre-
I-teet6r del aud lsft bin barely enough :
carry him through college, with strict econ
i omy Being soG loag accustomed to til
name Of alton ffrey. as VII must now ca
him. aid not think ii iAling relation in tn
! New England StAtes and almost forgot tia
his name Aai been other than the one be ha
Il taken
II Great we're tharejoicings in both familie
and Summer \ Till how deeply be was i
debssd for ah tnss happiness % bis enieayg
!, Is conquer himself If be hadtnot shown !
lis altered coHdact bis good resolution
Grey wouid never have noticed him, and I
parted for Tie South 70 pursue bis profe
! sion forever losing hissshaneeso let regaiult
Il mother and sister
I'll In few feetipg, years there wise doYb
marriage a1,the spleaaiA maRsloa'SSsst- - y
Sumtnerseh which gave another son @ 1T
4 GREY. ana another daughter ID HIMSELF Al
Alfred Sammsfson never regretted u
speech "a Jessie. Or the year ct trial. a
the noble self-cof gaest that followed i
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