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boy�察�after a time�察�his eyes on the far´away hills。 ;And he said if I'd play�察�

my mountains would come to me here�察�and I'd really be at home up there。 

He said in my violin were all those things I'm wantingso bad� ─�

     With   a   little  choking   breath�察  �David    tucked    the  note   back   into  his 

pocket and reached for his violin。 

     Some time later�察�Mrs。 Holly�察�dusting the chairs in the parlor�察�stopped 

her work�察�tiptoed to the door�察�and listened breathlessly。 When she turned 



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back�察�still later�察�to her work�察�her eyes were wet。 

     ;I wonder why�察�when he plays�察�I always get to thinking ofJohn�察─�she 

sighed to herself�察�as she picked up her dusting´cloth。 

     After   supper   that   night�察  �Simeon   Holly  and   his   wife   again   sat   on   the 

kitchen porch�察�resting from the labor of the day。 Simeon's eyes were closed。 

His wife's were on the dim outlines of the shed�察�the barn�察�the road�察�or a 

passing   horse   and   wagon。   David�察  �sitting   on   the   steps�察  �was   watching   the 

moon climb higher and higher above the tree´tops。 After a time he slipped 

into the house and came out with his violin。 

     At   the   first long´drawn   note   of   sweetness�察  �Simeon   Holly  opened   his 

eyes and sat up�察�stern´lipped。 But his wife laid a timid hand on his arm。 

     ;Don't say anything�察�please�察─�she entreated softly。 ;Let him play�察�just 

for to´night。 He's lonesomepoor little fellow。; And Simeon Holly�察�with a 

frowning shrug of his shoulders�察�sat back in his chair。 

     Later�察  �it   was   Mrs。   Holly   herself   who   stopped   the   music   by   saying�此�

;Come�察�David�察�it's bedtime for little boys。 I'll go upstairs with you。; And 

she led the way into the house and lighted the candle for him。 

     Upstairs�察�in the little room over the kitchen�察�David found himself once 

more alone。 As before�察�the little yellow´white nightshirt lay over the chair´ 

back�察�and as before�察�Mrs。 Holly had brushed away a tear as she had placed 

it there。 As before�察�too�察�the big four´posted bed loomed tall and formidable 

in   the   corner。   But   this  time   the  coverlet    and   sheet   were    turned   back 

invitinglyMrs。   Holly   had   been   much   disturbed   to   find   that   David   had 

slept on the floor the night before。 

     Once   more�察  �with   his   back   carefully   turned   toward   the   impaled   bugs 

and moths on the wall�察�David undressed himself。 Then�察�before blowing out 

the  candle�察  �he   went   to   the   window   kneeled   down�察  �and   looked   up   at   the 

moon through the trees。 

     David was sorely puzzled。 He was beginning to wonder just what was 

to become of himself。 

     His father had said that out in the world there was a beautiful work for 

him to do�察�but what was it�拭�How was he to find it�拭�Or how was he to do it 



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if he did find it�拭�And another thing�察�where was he to live�拭�Could he stay 

where he was�拭�It was not home�察�to be sure�察�but there was the little room 

over the kitchen where he might sleep�察�and there was the kind woman who 

smiled   at   him   sometimes   with   the   sad�察  �far´away   look   in   her   eyes   that 

somehow hurt。 He would not like�察�now�察�to leave herwith daddy gone。 

     There     were   the   gold´pieces�察    �too�察 �and   concerning      these   David    was 

equally puzzled。 What should he do with them�拭�He did not need themthe 

kind woman was giving him plenty of food�察�so that he did not have to go 

to the store and buy�察�and there was nothing else�察�apparently�察�that he could 

use them for。 They were heavy�察�and disagreeable to carry�察�yet he did not 

like to throw them away�察�nor to let anybody know that he had them�此�he had 

been called a thief just for one little piece�察�and what would they say if they 

knew he had all those others�拭�

     David   remembered   now�察  �suddenly�察  �that   his   father   had   said   to   hide 

themto   hide   them   until   he   needed   them。   David   was   relieved   at   once。 

Why   had   he   not   thought   of   it   before�拭  �He   knew   just   the   place�察  �too��the 

little   cupboard   behind   the   chimney   there   in   this   very   room� �And   with   a 

satisfied   sigh�察  �David   got   to   his   feet�察  �gathered   all   the   little   yellow   disks 

from  his   pockets�察  �and   tucked   them  well   out   of   sight   behind   the   piles   of 

books on the cupboard shelves。 There�察�too�察�he hid the watch�察�but the little 

miniature of the angel´mother he slipped back into one of his pockets。 

     David's   second   morning   at   the   farmhouse   was   not   unlike   the   first�察�

except that this time�察�when Simeon Holly asked him to fill the woodbox�察�

David      resolutely    ignored    every    enticing    bug   and    butterfly�察  �and   kept 

rigorously to the task before him until it was done。 

     He was in the kitchen when�察�just before dinner�察�Perry Larson came into 

the room with a worried frown on his face。 

     ;Mis'   Holly�察  �would   ye   mind   just   steppin'   to   the   side   door�拭�There's   a 

woman an' a little boy there�察�an' somethin' ails 'em。 She can't talk English�察�

an' I'm blest if I can make head nor tail out of the lingo she DOES talk。 

But maybe you can。; 

     ;Why�察�Perry�察�I don't know; began Mrs。 Holly。 But she turned at once 



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toward the door。 

     On the porch steps stood a very pretty�察�but frightened´looking young 

woman with a boy perhaps ten years old at her side。 Upon catching sight 

of    Mrs。    Holly    she    burst   into   a   torrent    of   unintelligible    words�察�

supplemented by numerous and vehement gestures。 

     Mrs。 Holly shrank back�察�and cast appealing eyes toward her husband 

who at that moment had come across the yard from the barn。 

     ;Simeon�察�can you tell what she wants�拭─�

     At sight of the newcomer on the scene�察�the strange woman began again�察�

with even more volubility。 

     ;No�察─  �said   Simeon   Holly�察  �after   a   moment's   scowling   scrutiny   of   the 

gesticulating     woman。     ;She's   talking   French�察   �I  think。  And    she  wants 

something。; 

     ;Gosh� �I should say she did�察─�muttered Perry Larson。 ;An' whatever 't 

is�察�she wants it powerful bad。; 

     ;Are you hungry�拭─�questioned Mrs。 Holly timidly。 

     ;Can't you speak English at all�拭─�demanded Simeon Holly。 

     The  woman   looked   from  one   to   the   other   with   the   piteous�察  �pleading 

eyes   of   the  stranger  in  the   strange  land   who   cannot   understand   or   make 

others   understand。   She   had   turned   away   with   a   despairing   shake   of   her 

head�察�when suddenly she gave a wild cry of joy and wheeled about�察�her 

whole face alight。 

     The Hollys and Perry Larson saw then that David had come out onto 

the   porch   and   was   speaking   to   the   womanand   his   words   were   just   as 

unintelligible as the woman's had been。 

     Mrs。 Holly and Perry Larson stared。 Simeon Holly interrupted David 

with a sharp 

     ;Do you�察�then�察�understand this woman�察�boy�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yes� �Didn't you�拭�She's lost her way�察�and; But the woman had 

hurried forward and was pouring her story into David's ears。 

     At its conclusion David turned to find the look of stupefaction still on 

the others' faces。 



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     ;Well�察�what does she want�拭─�asked Simeon Holly crisply。 

     ;She   wants     to  find   the  way   to   Francois   Lavelle's     house。   He's   her 

husband's   brother。   She   came   in   on   the

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