The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10
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CHAPTER xXW.-{ CoNT1NuED.}
Pearl paused here to take breath.
And it's all true" said Tom.
Every word of it," said Pearl
Hush, Toni
A movement on my part caused her
% tslrn toward me, and we gazed at
zach other In silence for a few mo-
1neats- Pearl turned white and red,
and Tom sat nursing his knee, watch
ing us both very intently. Presently
eearI came to my side.
~Are you angry with me still?" she
aExued.
Angry, my child" said, very
saowty. what have to be angry
aboutg'
Tears came into her eyes. ~You will
Ssss me, then, Daddy Beecroft!"
She laid her face close to mime, and
asst her arms about my neck.
You will Soon get we'll now," she
whispered.
Il hare been I'LL long time, have
act. my Pearl?''
"A long, long time. And you will
acme among us again! Say you will"
Mayhap, my child; but not yet.
When I am strong enough
We'll soon make you strong, Tom
and 1. You must thank Tom. He
Built this place, and he has been with
aae every day. We have all been so
$oT1y for you. You haven't any more
wicked thoughts, have your
Let me think, dear child. Things
Ere not clear to me yet
stEove to recall what had taken
aEaoe, and gradually during my con-
~aiescence my memory returned, and
aad been almost fatal to me. I.battled
dAard against them. I knew my dan
ager. and knew also that l was not
a&Eong enough, unaided, to gain the
victory. I looked about for help, and
y found it at my side in the pure spirit
at child. Pearl saved me from my
@eEf- She nursed me with such gentle
mess and tender love, that my heart
would have been stone indeed had it
resisted her sweet influence. She must
&aye had an instinct of my peril, for
saae left me only for an hour each day,
ama she slept beneath the same roof.
And one night she wooed me to pray
"a, and we said ''Our Father together.
Then It was that my heart became
tEuIy contrite. and as believed my
pillow OF leaves with grateful tears,
Neft that had learned the lesson Of
humbleness and submission to Him
whose mercy endureth forever.
u Understand me. believed my wife
"gp have been false TO me; but she was
dead, and. with better feelings STIR
ring within me, dared not lay her sin
aeainst all my kind This was the re-
gszEt Of no goodness in myself; I was
ready enough to condemn, but child's
RuEe heart and simple spirit had soft
eued and chastened me. I had not yet
aoen any of my companions, with the
exception of Pearl and Tom Wren.
Words which had repeatedly dropped
Ia ny delirium had been construed by
u12y nurse into fixed determination not
TO meet them; and even now, notwith-
standing my promise to Pearl, the re-
AsEetance to rejoin them was very
zsyong. Pearl urged me gently.
II want you to help me SO much"
~4He1p you, dear child! In what
>way?"'
81 keep school," she answered with
- merry laugh. think of that! You
remember when you gave the paper to
,aGr. Bowden he could not read, and
.anone of the others could but you and
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letters quite nicely"
7 gazed in delight and amazement at
Yzer aushed, bright face
Flow do you teaei, them. dear
GhIEd?''
e Il have only two books. On that
dreadful night mother put them in an
@siEskin bag round nay neck. Here
&aey are
She placed the books in my hands.
One was torn primer, the other a
ct,fld's copy OF ''Cinderella-''
You were reading Cinderella to
Tom,'' said.
, Yes, Daddy Beeeroft,' she replied,
with another merry laugh; land, do
goa know. he goes all about the forests
1ooking for pumpkins! He says he
viii be sure to find some. and that one
-akaA be turned into ship. and another
fuho money. and others into other
,shings-aN for me, Daddy. Tom is
very good; next to you, love him
-6est- You will come. won't your
LET me have my own time, my
.Aear." said; IL will come one day
>hat Z have still some rebellious
1Aoughts to conquer. Is the signal
.ars still burning. Pearl?''
Yes; but we have never seen a
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CHAPTER XIV.
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! d Rc$nd@ took advantage of
GexH1afAlH; Pearls absence
Ty6&N&oaa ESH4H and went into the
y asSSr1f3I1qI H woods for the first
IS. In aAH time since my sick
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