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chair。 

     ;One thousand and sixty dollars� ─�he gasped。 Then�察�to David�此 �Boy�察�in 

Heaven's name�察�who are you�拭─�

     ;I don't knowonly David。; The boy spoke wearily�察�with a grieved sob 

in his voice。 He was very tired�察�a good deal perplexed�察�and a little angry。 



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He wished�察�if no one wanted this gold�察�that he could take it upstairs again 

to the chimney cupboard�察�or�察�if they objected to that�察�that they would   at 

least give it to him�察�and let him go away now to that beautiful music he 

was to hear�察�and to those kind people who were always to understand what 

he said when he played。 

     ;Of   course�察─  �ventured   Perry   Larson   diffidently�察   �I   ain't   professin'   ter 

know  any  great   shakes about the hand of the   Lord�察 �Mr。  Holly�察 �but   it   do 

strike   me   that   this   'ere   gold   comes   mighty   near   bein'   proverdentialfur 

you。; 

     Simeon Holly fell back in his seat。 His eyes clung to the gold�察�but his 

lips set into rigid lines。 

     ;That money is the boy's�察�Larson。 It isn't mine�察─�he said。 

     ;He's give it to ye。; 

     Simeon Holly shook his head。 

     ;David is nothing but a child�察�Perry。 He doesn't realize at all what he is 

doing�察�nor how valuable his gift is。; 

     ;I   know�察  �sir�察  �but   you   DID   take   him   in�察  �when   there   wouldn't   nobody 

else do it�察─�argued Larson。 ;An'�察�anyhow�察�couldn't you make a kind of an I 

O U of it�察�even if he is a kid�拭�Then�察�some day you could pay him back。 

Meanwhile        you'd    be   a´keepin'    him�察  �an'   a´schoolin'    him�察   �an'   that's 

somethin'。; 

     ;I know�察�I know�察─�nodded Simeon Holly thoughtfully�察�his eyes going 

from the gold to David's face。 Then�察�aloud�察�yet as if to himself�察�he breathed�此�

;Boy�察�boy�察�who was your father�拭�How came he by all that goldand hea 

tramp� ─�

     David drew himself suddenly erect。 His eyes flashed。 

     ;I don't know�察�sir。 But I do know this�此�he didn't STEAL it� ─�

     Across   the   table   Mrs。   Holly   drew   a   quick   breath�察  �but   she   did   not 

speaksave with her pleading eyes。 Mrs。 Holly seldom spokesave with 

her    eyeswhen     her   husband    was    solving   a  knotty    problem。    She   was 

dumfounded now that he should listen so patiently to the man�察�Larson�察�

though she was not more surprised than was Larson himself。 For both of 



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them�察�however�察�there came at this moment a still greater surprise。 Simeon 

Holly  leaned   forward   suddenly�察  �the   stern   lines   quite   gone   from   his   lips�察�

and his face working with emotion as he drew David toward him。 

     ;You're a good son�察�boy��a good loyal son�察�andand I wish you were 

mine� �I believe you。 He didn't steal it�察�and I won't steal it�察�either。 But I will 

use it�察�since you are so good as to offer it。 But it shall be a loan�察�David�察�

and some day�察�God helping me�察�you shall have it back。 Meanwhile�察�you're 

my boy�察�David��my boy� ─�

     ;Oh�察  �thank   you�察  �sir�察─  �rejoiced   David。   ;And�察  �really�察  �you   know�察  �being 

wanted like that is better than the start would be�察�isn't it�拭─�

     ;Better thanwhat�拭─�

     David shifted his position。 He had not meant to say just that。 

     ;Nnothing�察─      �he  stammered�察     �looking    about    for  a  means     of  quick 

escape。   ;II   was   just   talking�察─  �he   finished。   And   he   was   immeasurably 

relieved to find that Mr。 Holly did not press the matter further。 



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                              CHAPTER XIX 



            THE UNBEAUTIFUL WORLD 



       In spite  of  the  exaltation   of   renunciation�察�and in spite  of the  joy  of 

being   newly   and   especially   ;wanted�察─  �those   early   September   days   were 

sometimes hard for David。  Not until he had   relinquished all hope of  his 

;start; did he fully realize what that hope had meant to him。 

     There   were   times�察  �to   be   sure�察  �when   there   was   nothing   but   rejoicing 

within him that he was able thus to aid the Hollys。 There were other times 

when there was nothing but the sore heartache because of the great work 

out in the beautiful world that could now never be done�察�and because of 

the   unlovely   work   at   hand   that   must   be   done。   To   tell   the   truth�察  �indeed�察�

David's entire conception of life had become suddenly a chaos of puzzling 

contradictions。 

     To   Mr。   Jack�察  �one   day�察  �David   went   with   his   perplexities。   Not   that   he 

told him of the gold´pieces and of the unexpected use to which they had 

been putindeed�察�no。 David had made up his mind never�察�if he could help 

himself�察  �to   mention   those   gold´pieces   to   any   one   who   did   not   already 

know of them。 They meant questions�察�and the questions�察�explanations。 And 

he had had enough of both on that particular subject。 But to Mr。 Jack he 

said one day�察�when they were alone together�此�

     ;Mr。 Jack�察�how many folks have you got inside of your head�拭─�

     ;Ehwhat�察�David�拭─�

    David repeated his question and attached an explanation。 

     ;I mean�察�the folks thatthat make you do things。; 

    Mr。 Jack laughed。 

     ;Well�察─�he said�察 �I believe some people make claims to quite a number�察�

and perhaps almost every one owns to a Dr。 Jekyll and a Mr。 Hyde。; 



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     ;Who are they�拭─�

     ;Never mind�察�David。 I don't think you know the gentlemen�察�anyhow。 

They're  only  something   like   the  little   girl   with   a  curl。   One   is   very�察  �very 

good�察�indeed�察�and the other is horrid。; 

     ;Oh�察  �yes�察  �I   know   them�察  �they're   the   ones   that   come   to   me�察─  �returned 

David�察�with a sigh。 ;I've had them a lot�察�lately。; 

     Mr。 Jack stared。 

     ;Oh�察�have you�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�and that's what's the trouble。 How can you drive them  offthe 

one that is bad�察�I mean�拭─�

     ;Well�察�really�察─�confessed Mr。 Jack�察 �I'm not sure I can tell。 You seethe 

gentlemen visit me sometimes。; 

     ;Oh�察�do they�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;I'm so gladthat is�察�I mean�察─�amended David�察�in answer to Mr。 Jack's 

uplifted eyebrows�察 �I'm glad that you understand what I'm talking about。 

You see�察�I tried Perry Larson last night on it�察�to get him to tell me what to 

do。   But   he   only   stared   and   laughed。   He   didn't   know   the   names   of   'em�察�

anyhow�察�as you do�察�and at last he got really almost angry and said I made 

him feel so 'buggy' and 'creepy' that he wouldn't dare look at himself in the 

glass if I kept on�察�for fear some one he'd never known was there should 

jump out at him。; 

     Mr。 Jack chuckled。 

     ;Well�察�I suspect�察�David�察�that Perry knew one of your gentlemen by the 

name of 'conscience��' perhaps�察  �and I also   suspect that maybe   conscience 

does pretty nearly fill the bill�察�and that you've been having a bout with that。 

Eh�拭�Now�察�what is the trouble�拭�Tell me about it。; 

     David     stirred   uneasily。    Instead    of  answering�察     �he   asked    another 

question。 

     ;Mr。 Jack�察�it is a beautiful world�察�isn't it�拭─�

     For a moment there was no�察�answer�察�then a low voice replied�此�

     ;Your father said it was�察�David。; 



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     Again David moved restlessly。 

     ;Yes�察  �but   father   was   on   the   mountain。   And   down   herewell�察  �down 

here there are lots of things that I don't believe he knew about。; 

     ;What�察�for instance�拭─�

     ;Why�察�lots of thing

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