or, starting back from the sight revealed by the light

a peculiar click, but he uttered

pleasantly, for he turned on Frank,

eart? Are you

" was th

from the hand of my boy by Pachec

be a man of grea

or the boy was of a very sympathetic and kindly na

k of the suffering

d you vould felt uf you efer peen py his

here seemed to be a singularly sarcastic

he fell into the hands of Pach

o changed-so wan and ghastly. The skin is drawn tightly over

recogn

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did

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begged me to save him, or to give hi

is he

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to raise the five

be called a hope, for I must have the money

is a very unfortunate affair-very unfor

d man, joyously. "Heaven will ble

aid you," Scotch hastily said. "I am going

have n

y n

it will never open. My poor boy

ob like a child, burying his face in h

e others, pressing a finger to h

lifted his face, which

he sighed. "And you are

appealing gesture, he extended a hand

ee by your face and your bearing that you are one o

ly, "I should be more than delighted

standing fairly in the light

ed. "Do you think I have been lying

ing; I know y

Professor Scotc

gurgled Hans Dunner

e old man change

, boy! You had be

"Well, I expected as much from a

into each other's arms, overc

he did not lift his voice above the

n a grating snarl broke from his lips, and he see

sulting

ays seem like an in

you

there t

uc

apped hi

longer the heart-broken father, begging for his boy; but you h

and he was quaking with fear of what

to work their way through his brain, an

, seeming to choke back words which

anything out of you; but it would have

ha

question, as the

ng to leave you, but we shall see mo

rry. I am not satisfied

a sweep of his hand, clutching the white bea

ard wa

as smoothly shaven

thought so! This poor old man is Car