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"Oh, never mind; we're not afraid," she exclaimed

I had rounded the curve in the path where I should

have seen the light; but the darkness was unbroken

There was silence for a randfather's voice broke out cheerily

"Now I uide an old in, indeed, with

no oil in her la to see you quite

to your own door! I don't intend to put my hand to

the lantern and then turn back!"

"This walk isn't what it should be," saidbetter in the

spring"

They were still silent and I heard hi

a

as it struck the ground, and the two exclaimed with renewed

merriment upon their misfortune

"If you will allow

in ht that there is really soht in

a rough path that was none too good at best! And a

girl, even though hts that crossed my mind