on," said Bert to his mother, when he went h

r's favorite brother-always kind and

n. His face is browned up, as if he ha

ears since he went to California. D

lthough his clothing is neat and clean

im none the less warmly. It will indeed seem l

bringing in wood and doi

ou how long he intended

and then he started to call on the squire. Do you know, mother, I am rat

ought to be well received by Albert Marlowe, for when Albert's father was in trouble Jacob lent him fi

be very cordial. You know

m his mother, who is extremel

of a high

arton

barefoot on the sand. Later on she sewed straw for a living. She is no wor

knows about his mo

has kept it s

n Percy gets into one of

he nor his mother is any the

mother, just as I don't feel

n honorable living, we ha

er, that I heard bad n

is t

ikely to be shut do

s. Barton, an anxious l

h shoes, and it is thought best to suspend

mother, gravely. "I earn

I could get a job

. Besides there are hands enough for all that

mething, mother," said Bert, hop

y till the tim

knock at the door. Mrs. Ba

s it really you?" sh

old man, his face lighting up. "I've been w

believe it is really you. Now tell me wh

aps I shall think of one bimeby. Now

b; but as long as Bert and I have our heal

ooking about the plain little sitting-room

u will find many

his seems like home

use is finel

e; but I don't think I should ev

invite

, with a smile, "I don't think the inv

y n

t and the whole fam

ey would judge that f

nd plain in my tastes, and that

u had, Unc

ize in your own case. I am an old man, to be sure, bu

b, it would be comfortable t

iarch. I'm only sixty-five, and I can

be sick, Un

pleasant things, Mary. I

stay with us. You will always find

b, earnestly. "Would you really be willing to ta

d Mrs. Barton, heartily. "I hope you didn

ch since you were a girl. Well, Mary, I

le Jacob. I was afraid Albert wou

s talk about other things. Remember, I haven't heard any family

tion as Uncle Jacob suggested, and when he had occ

It is nearly ten o'clock. I ough

you as far as the house. It

's house as the church clock struc

n to his room, and being fatigued he soon fell

s, Uncle Jacob, in which I can assist you? If you would like to con

!" thought

on in years, and can't work as well as I could once. Do you think it

owe, with an expression of ho

d dollars, which I think would be e

quire Marlowe. "Didn't you tell me you had a

t mining stocks, and after a whil

pauper!" said th

and I hope with that to get starte

that appeared on the faces of Percy and his

fe, "may I speak with

nly, my

ou can!" she said, imperiously. "He

" said the squire.