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con, they sped by--the many evenings
he had sat on that same porch with

'ne moonl1Lht 1cll cheCkered through
The naples, the summer evening rides
along lonely and shaded roads, the
winter nights when the snow cleaned
white and the hollis jngled. the barn
dances when their feet and hearts kent
happy time To e. music of the fiddle,
the huskings the spelling schools, and
always the hu'. coming TO this one
sacred dwelling. 10 repeat the parting
again and again. and then walk--no
float awal on air!
And now. when this dream had be-
come only It charming memory of the
long ago, he had returned TO find her
who had inspired it. singing with
others and doubtless obivious to
whether he was dead or alive.
1t was all tho silliest sort Of nom
sense then, OF course, and foolish to try
to recall it now; and yet, as Martin
did. il seemed that TO feel the same
boyish happiness and live once more
| in the same fairy palace built of moon
shine and filled with decisions. would
be cheap at The cost of all the wears
that interviewed.
When he, somewhat saddened by
tbesc bv-eo,,os and ro+ ., al, g,ro ,,a,
his return to GroenvoIo y,,s v.;eo
reached ,bo doctor,s homo a. onh -
occupied now. the greeting that fol-
lowed seemed doubly welcome
It's all my fault" admitted Martin
in response 10 DR. Soils profuse en-
nl,natfors ".,d ,f,or oil ,ha ho,r,,
! stroll o.ve m. ,i,t,o ,,,a,s,,ro To-.
nassod Aunt C,rfort,s ard ho,rd A.
! eie sinein~ Some of tho old sorcs cbo
has q niano noo. iu6qo"
"W'hv oidn't Won callq" c,ec;oa ,bo
! coctor with "a 1auob. "sho ,,nou,e
vo,,,-o co,,irr ora II ,,o,Idr,. ,,,,,o
s,irnrisod bor"
rut Alarti, ars,ycro1 NOT for ~ od
nit tho fa.,s N.o.,d evnnse hin, 70
the doc,or.s r.i,,orv
Then thev sat down to q eooia, oho+
tho 6octor,. ,.ito Intestine, tho+ ,,,r,i,'
rotate his sidn If that wondorfu, ,rir
into tho v;ld.rno.s and tho disco,orr
of hath wild man and bo,,,it ,rd ,,,an
thar tho doctor rocountod cnangos Tho,
Iad ,,L,c, ,l,,c in Croor,,,o e;,,oo
j,,tir ,ol f,f,; IL,
ono storv 7,.nro osnocial,,, nar,inor,
to this ,,,~,.,,i,.o voc ,o,d H., ,,,o doo'
.rr ,rd n,,,st ho o,,otod
II sun,psa Won renorhor ala Dov;d
Curtis bo said lard how no ,rootod
his brot1.r Ann - wei tho Ola ,,isor
has aln,o-, roacbed bis do,o-o ana
ho,. .,,. li. oo,,,:,io,,a, g. 7.!t.','
~ ,ro,,,lo h;oo ,.u, or,,'o,.a 5 1lni',-5
~, HE ,,;i a,,d haa., ,,ii.,, h. "M
w., f,,'o,-i,,a,, 49, ,,,o,,,i.o, ta.. , 10y
i.o,,rtod onA hoo,.. t,i,,r.. .,,,,.
ia no,.,o;,,i,, ,,.,., 9.,, n''7"'
o,ro,,.or, .,o, o,.or r,o. 49,
dooI If connorn ho,a .. 80 ,,.,n. ~, .,,'
do win III, nra,,rt,, ,,,t,o., ~, l
an. Won, ,.r,,u s,,,,rco ,,,a. 1870 -. ~,
e.,,,o A,,,i,, :. ,a.i, - ~. NV
makes ma vim .bai,torits :. a1,n
81 roo,1, ,l,a ,.+',,.ia'. -.
bis hroth,r =, rosnando, 1,on,I, ..o,
A,n,i,, ,nys,ori,'rs d,san,aaon
rsod g. ha1f oxmoo, 49, a,'s -, ~'' -,
IN ,Iisorr cuo,,p sa,,o t iI',u ~ 0YneS
'"'''i-P 'o''', u'S WY" Hee
hoon fon,ao" '-''' 0'0'
"No a,d do,,,. 80 49,. -,
Ia GA ~, rai,,or ro,, .,, IVY WI
him-says he met man in tbo woods
above the falls about fen wears 400
who rosenbled AMI and some no,
lieve il was he. and that he will ra-
turn some day."
And there was no settlement of his
estate" put il Martin. as the Old storv
returned TO him, land didn't Angie re-
ceive anything 6nally?'
Not penny. David claimed AMI
owed him more than his personal es-
tat" was worth. and all realty reverted
to him at AmHis death. so Angie re-
ceived nothing. Aunt Comfort. as yon
know. brought her UP. There's one
curious fact about the matter" added
the doctor, after pause. and that is, |
never since Amzi's disappearance, has
David sold foot Of the land"
For few moments Martin pOnderoJ
On TINS curious complication in silence. /
lie mad, as boy, heard something |
about 1t, but 1t did not then interest |
MN.
what about the dover right of An |
eles mo'hor?' he asked suddenly; no |
VIII couId ROD her child OF that"
: pOllucd the DOCTOR, smiling, and yet,