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finally rewarded and the big brown eyes opened and turned inquiringly

from one to another

"What has happened? Why are you all here?" she asked faintly; then

re me back? I went to the

lake, but it was so cold I could not throw myself in; then I walked

about till almost sunrise, and I was so tired that I laid down by the

cedars to sleep--why did you wake ive us and cohter," and he slipped her cold little hand in David's "This

boy has been looking for you all night, Anna I thought maybe he had

been taken from us to punish me for my hardness But, thank God, you

are both safe"

"You will, Anna, won't you? and father will give us his blessing" She

s out blessings, don't pass by Kate and

ratulation that followed, Hi Holler

appeared "Here's the sleigh, I thought maybe you'd all be ready for

breakfast Hallo, Anna, so he found you! The station agent told me

that Mr Sanderson left on the first train for Boston thisback"