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A glorious su over sea and land, when one

e, a feeble as heard; a sound which

brought a flood of happiness to Val could wholly crush

the joyous welcome of a mother's heart For a little while the past

otten The bitter

disappoint deep below the surface,

was of so mysterious a nature that she scarcely found words to express

it even to herself That he was false, that he had forgotten her,

never entered her mind Some dire misfortune had befallen him; some

cruel fate detained hi for her but to bear and to wait; and God had sent this tiny

She

still believed that Cardo would return; he had pro he would keep his promise--of this she felt certain Secure

frolances of the world, alone in Nance's

cottage, her heart awoke afresh to the interests of life Her baby boy

was bright and strong, and she watched with delight his growing

likeness to Cardo; the black hair, the black eyes, and the curve on the

rosebud mouth, which reminded her so irl's cheerfulness, and sometimes felt it her duty to

remind her, by look or tone, of the sorrow connected with her child's