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and widening in bis heart. tile setene
eyes began to wear severe, iu~ky look !;
lie pleasant, trusting smile had ail faded
out OF the onre red lips, leaving gr,"ved,
old expression there. He never spoke t,,
hose around him. only whispering to him
self, as he watched the swinging light.
"Yes, I'm comm. am. one Of these days.
white, shine. Tell limits a hard word
wien ! sag it, Of him-tllat cant forgive.
nevcr. Tell him how The red flowers si:k.
e""d me, a-lyin' down there, all bloody. and
how takes 'em up and presses 'c,n on this
.ari spot just here and promises never 10
Poor cl,ildi Poor little fellow wta,
nrr you. sayingf'
The pleasant, sunShinv voice caused Dick
to turn, suddenly, in this direction.
y"On'y 'aikin' to.the white shine. sir.r he
replied. his eyes fixed, upon the strange fip.
ure bending beside him. II seemed. to him.
to wear n scarlet cloak wlicl, flung on, -
glow over the low pallet. But it was only
the GENIAL beaming Of A benevolent face
gazing down OH him. *: =
Better pray, child. They tell me you
| have rebeled, and caused descrvedly. this
misrry."t. - :.
oh !" groaned little Dick, with his
nan1s pressed over the bitter spot, "ol,,
Bot>wain. Bontswaini"
The glow of the scarlet cloak fell closer
round him; he felt himself raised, tenderlv.
and living in its folds.
| Dick never could tell afterwards how i
happened that; all Mt onre. the hard bitter
s?o, melted quite away; how the old trus,
came rushing into its place, like the river
l'cmfswain talked Of; and how he told. with
'lps grown red from the glow Of the scarlet
| cloak. his sad, sad story. * ~
Dick murmnred the pleasant voice.
made rich and soft bv tenderness. aI am
alone III the wide world. "a you are. nv
poDr boy. But there's wide room in nv
heart for YOU to lie within it. Will you Or,
with me?' >,
Three davs after that, five hundred
pounds were laid in the hard palm of the
master miner. Three DAYS, and Dik. hold.
ing fast the hand, of his, d..liy cfer. under
shadow Of. the scarlet clnak. walked ont into
the world Of blessed e,,nlight. a.. :,
didn't tell YOU 1 was. a c,r,in.s While
shine, some o these days9"$l, murmur4d
looking into the great blue sky. above him !:
"ot, Boatswaiu it pears like I could
most forgive you now, if 'twant for the
smell OF the red flowers, an tho promise I
made down there" ~
Bright and beautiful looked, the spr;no.
time sunlight in'o Bnrleigh Hall. Mr.
Richard sumincrsct watched II, falling
asant into the bosom Of a red plant, as:, he
sat in his pleasant. library. ), He was; a fine
hnndseine man., about three and 1,lirfy.
with serene brown }eres. anil r1rIlow.tinp9d
cheeks. And "a he sat illus, intent. ,,pon
his business papers, his curved lins CON. on,
pressed with hal'ifual determination. his
muscular form expressive of. firm will in
the right, and severe power in; the wrong
Of life. you couhl scarce recognize trusting
dependent Dick nf .oldpn days. 81 y.
he had lately returned q from a limo
tour across the seaa : returned 10 find his
benefastor gone to his' sl,nniesSlevGnd tile
skies: ami himself 4.lleir of Burleiel,. sThe
scarlet cloak had fallen zupon his, shoulders
now. TO be borne through ijfo ;as sacred
trust. lts5slill folds covered lin closely.
save that one piarr IN his heart where ne
hard. bitter sPbt Ind siainof yore. ,yd..re
its glramjng fS1l .awny faintlv.s sss. q. q
Yearss sl,ad: passed, and still tic .n.rai,pe.
ltll feelings ilitlH pFe:elnineit sway:s sfilT
Boatswain Whereabouts waa M ;t,iisss,iy,.d
| mystery. Yet Nj. Richard S1imnIi0I1rfset
never despaired, ,for ba had sworn "a solemn
sand tlot WOW, he should fulfill. s.3.ss, -
r The door Of tie pleasant library opened:
and , nd! 3 man entefea, bearing aletters in his
hand. = - y ~
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