The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07

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If an angel from the throne Of heaven
had appeared to me in that den,
should not have been more ~astonish-
ed. And it was an angel. It was Mar
garet.
Tom, she said, I heard you were
in great trouble. l came to help you,
Tom. heard-that is, the brother Of
one Of my schoolmates told her-no
matter what it was, she went on hur-
riedly, but uncle must never know
about it, it would kill him, he has had
80 much sorrow.
And then she took a little box
from q bag she had on her arm, and
opened it. There were all her little
jewels, and two or three splendid dia-
mond rings.
Here, Tom she said, take them
all and sell them. l couldn't very
well ask for the money-without Civ
ing a reason, or l would have brought
you a check. But these will, perhaps,
get you out of trouble.
Il looked at her, dumb with amaze
ment. Her presence had brought back
all the beautiful as well as the terri
BILE past, my innocent boyhood-your
trust in me-the mother that THE
mother"
With a great sob the man fell on
his knees, and hid his face on his
fathers shoulder.
The hardness had all gone out of
the professors face. Tears we're
streaming down his cheeks. He put
M arm about the shaking form.
Poor lad! poor lad" he murmur-
ed, his voice hoarse and broken.
What could l do?" the young man
went on, striving to steady his voice.
She would not go unless took them,
and to get her away from there, did
take them. See, here they are. Not
one Of them would l sell were It 20
times a ransom. No, for l believe l
have found my lost manhood. When
she had gone and the blessed light Of
her presence had faded away, l went
down on my knees, and l prayed like
one whose soul is in deadly peril.
Some strange strength seemed to be
given me. At once I decided what to
do. | have done it. | make this con
fessiol to you, and now l shall go di-
rectly to my too con1ding employers
and tell them what l have done.
shall not plead for mercy. l don't de-
serve it. If they see fit to mete out
P punishment such as the broken law
will lay me liable to, l will try and
bear it like a man. 1t is only for
your sake l tremble. Would it Kill
you to know I was in prison, and fol-
theft?"
mo, my boy, not now, but we will
try to save you" was the faltering re
ply, God bless my little Margaret
1t was you she went to see, poor dar
ling! some way she heard you were IL
trouble, and for my sake" His voic'
choked.
she has saved me-" said the other
in lew tones, from worse than rob
berry. But for her, God only know
whore l should be now. l feel lik,
one who has looked into his owl
| grave"
The next morning, Mrs. Gen. Lar
/ singham surprised Margaret by kiss
ing her in the presence of the Who'll
class.
MY dear" she whispered, you ar
, forgiven. l know it ALL"
The friends of the professor exerte,
themselves in behalf of his son. TIL,
5 matter was hushed up and plenty o
= time given the prodigal in which t
2 repay the sum he had taken. On.
morning Margaret went to the pre-
fessor.
r "Oh, my dear, dear child" he said
and happy tears stood in his eyes
r you have given me one gift 70
! which l can never sufficiently than
you. You have given me back m.
l son, who was dead to the world an
r to me-"
And Margaret was as she had
right to be, very happy.