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Lescott whistled, and then his face lighted into contentment

"To-day, Saet busy"

It was the first tih the

expression was one of sheer delight, inherent somberness loaned it a

touch of the wistful

When, an hour later, the two set out, the mountain boy carried the

paraphernalia, and the oldat the door watched thelance To interfere with any

act of courtesy to a guest was not to be thought of, but already the

influence on Sa

his uncle's thoughts With his mother's milk, the boy had fed on hatred

of his ene, he had been reared to feudal

aniht ruin his usefulness Besides the

sketching outfit, Saes, since the climb proved hard for a h rock which Sally visited each

As the boy, with remarkable aptitude, learned how to adjust the easel

and arrange the paraphernalia, Lescott sat drinking in through thirsty