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David noticed the pale anguish of her cheeks and ht her trouble was entirely on his own

account "Dinna fret abootwhere

I hae been sent, and there's nae ill thing will coither, and plenty o' time to sort the future

comfortable for you Why, lassie, you sall co sae broken-hearted"

It was not a pleasant evening Allan was packing his best pictures and

So David was also busy The house was upside down, and there

was no peace anywhere Maggie's one hope was, that she would be able to

bear up until they were gone Fortunately the tide served very early, and

alht she called the travelers for their breakfast They were

both silent, and perhaps no one was sorry when those few terriblefarewells were over At the last, with all her efforts,

Maggie could not keep back her tears, and David's black, shiny eyes were

dim and misty also

"Few ratefully

Scotch families are not demonstrative in their affections; very seldoie kissed her brother, but when he stood with his

bonnet in his hand, and the "good-bye" on his lips, she lifted her face

and kissed hi a matter of

little consequence "We shall be back in a few days, Maggie;" he said

cheerily "David is only going for a pleasuring"--and he held out his hand

and looked her brightly in the face So they went into the boat, and she

watched therandly