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"I have no home" She looked at the to one and the other, as if they were the jury that held her

life in the balance Only one pair of eyes seemed to hold out any hope

"If you would only try me I could soon prove to you that I am not

worthless" Unconsciously she held out her hand in entreaty

"Here we are, here we are, all off for Boston!" The voice was Hi's He

was just turning in at the field gate with Kate beside hi, contented vision of happy,

rosy girlhood, co back to the home-nest, where a thousand welco in and kissing theot the holad welcohter of the house She had shrunk back into the

shadow She had never felt the desolation, the utter loneliness of her

position so keenly before

"Hurrah for Kate!" cried the Squire, and everyone took it up and gave

three cheers for Kate Brewster

The wanderer withdrew into the deepest shadow of the porch, that her

alien presenceof Kate Brewster

There was no jealousy in her soul for the fair girl who had such a royal