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blind he could have looked right through those gray walls and seen that�察�

and seen lots of other things。 And what did she mean by that�察�Mr。 Jack�拭─�

     ;I    don't   knowI      don't    know�察    �David�察─    �half´groaned       Mr。    Jack。 

;Sometimes I think she meansand then I think that can't betrue。; 

     ;But   do   you   think   it's   helped   it   anythe   story�拭─  �persisted   the   boy。 

;She's   only   talked   a   little   about   the   Princess。   She   didn't   really   change 

things anynot the ending。; 

     ;But     she    said   it  might�察    �Davidshe      said   it  might�     �Don't    you 

remember�拭─  �cried   the   man   eagerly。 And   to   David�察  �his   eagerness   did   not 

seem at all strange。 Mr。 Jack had said beforelong agothat he would be 

very   glad    indeed   to   have   a   happier   ending   to   this   tale。   ;Think   now�察─�

continued   the   man。   ;Perhaps   she   said   something   else�察  �too。   Did   she   say 

anything else�察�David�拭─�

     David shook his head slowly。 

     ;No�察�onlyyes�察�there was a little something�察�but it doesn't CHANGE 

things any�察 �for it   was only  a 'supposing。'  She said�此  �'Just supposing�察 �after 

long years�察�that the Princess found out about how the boy felt long ago�察�

and suppose he should look up at the tower some day�察�at the old time�察�and 

see a ONETWO wave�察�which meant�察 �Come over to see me。; Just what 

do you suppose he would do��' But of course�察�THAT can't do any good�察─�

finished   David   gloomily�察  �as   he   rose   to   go   to   bed�察   �for   that   was   only   a 

'supposing。' ; 

     ;Of   course�察─  �agreed   Mr。  Jack   steadily�察  �and   David   did   not   know   that 

only stern self´control had forced the steadiness into that voice�察�nor that�察�



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for Mr。 Jack�察�the whole world had burst suddenly into song。                      Neither did 

David�察  �the   next   morning�察  �know   that   long   before   eight   o'clock   Mr。   Jack 

stood at a certain window�察�his eyes unswervingly fixed on the gray towers 

of Sunnycrest。 What David did know�察�however�察�was that just after eight�察�

Mr。 Jack strode through the room where he and Jill were playing checkers�察�

flung himself into his hat and coat�察�and then fairly leaped down the steps 

toward the path that led to the footbridge at the bottom of the hill。 

     ;Why�察  �whatever   in   the   world   ails   Jack�拭─  �gasped   Jill。   Then�察  �after   a 

startled     pause�察   �she   asked。    ;David�察    �do   folks   ever    go   crazy    for  joy�拭�

Yesterday�察�you see�察�Jack got two splendid pieces of news。 One was from 

his doctor。 He was examined�察�and he's fine�察�the doctor says�察�all well�察�so he 

can go back�察�now any time�察�to the city and work。 I shall go to school then�察�

you know��a young ladies' school�察─�she finished�察�a little importantly。 

     ;He's   well�拭  �How   splendid�   �But   what   was   the   other   news�拭  �You   said 

there were two�察�only it couldn't have been nicer than that was�察�to be well 

all well� ─�

     ;The   other�拭  �Well�察  �that   was   only   that   his   old   place   in   the   city   was 

waiting   for   him。   He   was   with   a   firm   of   big   lawyers�察  �you   know�察  �and   of 

course   it   is   nice   to   have   a   place   all   waiting。   But   I   can't   see   anything   in 

those things to make him act like this�察�now。 Can you�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yes�察�maybe�察─�declared David。 ;He's found his workdon't you 

see��out in the world�察�and he's going to do it。 I know how I'd feel if I had 

found mine that father told me of� �Only what I can't understand is�察�if Mr。 

Jack knew all this yesterday�察�why did n't he act like this then�察�instead of 

waiting till to´day�拭─�

     ;I wonder�察─�said Jill。 



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                            CHAPTER XXV 



               THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD 



       David found many new songs in his violin those early winter days�察�

and they were very beautiful ones。 To begin with�察�there were all the kindly 

looks and deeds that were showered upon him from every side。 There was 

the first snowstorm�察�too�察�with the feathery flakes turning all the world to 

fairy whiteness。 This song David played to Mr。 Streeter�察�one day�察�and great 

was his disappointment that the man could not seem to understand what 

the song said。 

     ;But   don't   you   see�拭─  �pleaded   David。   ;I'm   telling   you   that   it's   your 

pear´tree blossoms come back to say how glad they are that you didn't kill 

them that day。; 

     ;Pear´tree blossomscome back� ─�ejaculated the old man。 ;Well�察�no�察�I 

can't see。 Where's yer pear´tree blossoms�拭─�

     ;Why�察�thereout of the windoweverywhere�察─�urged the boy。 

     ;THERE�       �By   ginger�   �boyye    don't   meanye    CAN'T     mean    the 

SNOW� ─�

     ;Of course I do� �Now�察�can't you see it�拭�Why�察�the whole tree was just a 

great big cloud of snowflakes。 Don't you remember�拭�Well�察�now it's gone 

away and got a whole lot more trees�察�and all the little white petals have 

come dancing down to celebrate�察�and to tell you they sure are coming back 

next year。; 

     ;Well�察�by ginger� ─�exclaimed the man again。 Then�察�suddenly�察�he threw 

back   his   head   with   a   hearty   laugh。   David   did   not   quite   like   the   laugh�察�

neither   did   he   care   for   the   five´cent   piece   that   the   man   thrust   into   his 

fingers a little later�察�thoughhad David but known itboth the laugh and 

the   five´cent   piece   gift   werefor   the   uncomprehending   man   who   gave 



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themwhite milestones along an unfamiliar way。 

     It was soon after this that there came to David the great surprisehis 

beloved Lady of the Roses and his no less beloved Mr。 Jack were to be 

married at the beginning of the New Year。 So very surprised�察�indeed�察�was 

David at this�察�that even his violin was mute�察�and had nothing�察�at first�察�to 

say about it。 But to Mr。 Jack�察�as man to man�察�David said one day�此�

     ;I   thought   men�察 �when   they  married   women�察 �went   courting。  In   story´ 

books they do。 And youyou hardly ever said a word to my beautiful Lady 

of    the   Roses�察   �and    you    spoke    oncelong      agoas    if  you    scarcely 

remembered her at all。 Now�察�what do you mean by that�拭─�

     And Mr。 Jack laughed�察�but he grew red�察�too��and then he told it all�察�

that   it   was   just   the   story  of   ;The   Princess   and   the   Pauper�察─  �and   that   he�察�

David�察�had been the one�察�as it happened�察�to do part of their courting for 

them。 

     And   how   David   had   laughed   then�察  �and   how   he   had   fairly   hugged 

himself   for   joy�   �And   when   next   he   had   picked   up   his   violin�察  �what   a 

beautiful�察�beautiful song he had found about it in the vibrant strings� �

     It was this same song�察�as it chanced�察�that he was playing in his room 

that Saturday afternoon when the letter from Simeon Holly's long´lost son 

John came to the Holly farmhouse。 

     Downstairs in the kitchen�察�Simeon Holly stood�察�with the letter in his 

hand。 

     ;Ellen�察  �we've   got   a   letter   fromJohn�察─  �he   said。   That   Simeon   Holly 

spoke of it at all showed how very far along HIS unfamiliar way he had 

come since the last letter from John had arrived。 

     ;FromJohn�拭�Oh�察�Simeon� �From John�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     Simeon sat down and tried to hide the shaking of his hand as he ran the 

point of his knife under the flap of the envelope。 ;We'll see whathe says。; 

And   to   hear   him�察  �one   might   have   thought   that   letters   from   John   were 

everyday occurrences。 

       DEAR   FATHER�此  �Twice   before   I   have   written   ��ran   the   letter�В察  �and 



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received no answer。 But I'm going to make one more effort for forgiveness。 

May I not come to you this Christmas�拭�I have a little boy of my own now�察�

and my heart aches for you。 I know how I should feel�察�should he�察�in years 

to come�察�do as I did。 

     I'll not deceive youI have not given up my art。 You told me once to 

choose between you and itand I chose�察�I suppose�察�at least�察�I ran away。 Yet 

in the face of all that�察�I ask you again�察�may I not come to you at Christmas�拭�

I want you�察�father�察�and I want mother。 And I want you to see my boy。 

       ;Well�拭─  �said   Simeon   Holly�察  �trying   to   speak   with   a   steady   coldness 

that would not show how deeply moved he was。 ;Well�察�Ellen�拭─�

     ;Yes�察  �Simeon�察  �yes� ─  �choked   his   wife�察  �a   world   of   mother´love   and 

longing in her pleading eyes and voice。 ;Yesyou'll let it be'Yes'� ─�

     ;Uncle Simeon�察�Aunt Ellen�察─�called David�察�clattering down the stairs 

from   his   room�察   �I've   found   such   a   beautiful   song   in   my   violin�察  �and   I'm 

going to play it over and over so as to be sure and remember it for father 

for it is a beautiful world�察�Uncle Simeon�察�isn't it�拭�Now�察�listen� ─�

     And Simeon Holly listenedbut it was not the violin that he heard。 It 

was the voice of a little curly´headed boy out of the past。 

     When   David   stopped   playing   some   time   later�察  �only   the   woman   sat 

watching himthe man was over at his desk�察�pen in hand。 

     John�察�John's wife�察�and John's boy came the day before Christmas�察�and 

great was the excitement in the Holly farmhouse。 John was found to be big�察�

strong�察�and bronzed with the outdoor life of many a sketching tripa son 

to   be   proud    of�察 �and   to  be  leaned    upon    in  one's   old  age。   Mrs。    John�察�

according       to  Perry    Larson�察�

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