The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-07

who do you think came in? Why.
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. 1t was Mar
garet
Tom,', she said, I heard you were
in great trouble. l came to help Jou.
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
so much SORROW
And then she took a little box
from a 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
bic 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 were
streaming down his cheeks. He put
one 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 l 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
have found my lost manhood. When
she had gone and the blessed light of
her presence had faded away, | went
down on my knees, and prayed like
S-AN 'AODN GOul 10 III utduly peril.
Some strange strength seemed to be
given me. At once I decided what to
do. | have done it l make this CON
lessiol to you, and now l shall 20 d.
rectly to my too confiding employers
and tell them what l have done. l
shall not plead for mercy. I don't de-
serve it. If they see fit to mete out
? punishment such as the broken law
will lay me liable to, l will try and
bear it like man. 1t is only for
your sake l. tremble Would it kill
you to know l was in prison, and for
theft?"
NO, my boy, not now, but we will
try to save you, was the faltering re-
ply God bless my little Margaret
II was you she went to see, poor dar-
ling! some way she heard you were in
trouble, and for my sake" His voice
choked.
She has saved me" said the other,
in lew tones, from worse than rob
berry. But for her, God only knows
whore l should be now. l feel like
one who has looked S2to his OWL
grave"
The next morning. Mrs. Gen. Ian
singham surprised Margaret by kiss
ing her in the presence of the whole
class.
My dear" she whispered, you are
forgiven. l know it all"
The friends of the professor exerted
themselves in behalf of his son. The
matter vas hushed up and plenty Of
time given the prodigal in which to
repay the sum he had taken. One
morning Margaret went to the pro-
lessor.
"Oh, my dear, dear child" he said
and happy tears stood in his eyes
You have given me one gift for
which I can never sufficiently thank
you You have given me back my
son, who was dead to the world and
to me"
And Margaret was as she had a
right to be, very happy.
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