A Beautiful Possibility

arm, a little child with sunny curls and laugh

urned as the childish voice was borne to him on the breeze. "All right, Nansie, wait for me at the

had placed there and waited patiently. He soon came back, le

the house. Can't go any further to-

head confidently.

he river is so deep, we

I chose Nept

'fraid, wi

to the aggrieved curve which always conquered his big, soft heart. She clapped her hands with glee, as he lifted he

pshun. Nan lo

ulent strength. There was no house within five miles. His business was imperative. He dared not leave the child until he came ba

afraid,

tly about his neck until the

nywhere, wi

opposite bank Reginald galloped down t

slave to that youngster! What mad th

hn with a smile, while Nan clung fast to his neck

are you

ders

ight as well go along. A man's a fool

a swift, compr

ng, Rege? You're no

his hand across his hea

sort of thing are apt

o too fa

ts the governor, and that book you're so fon

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carpenter's shop, watching the curling strips of wood which his plane was tossing off with sweeping strokes. "You pu

much pains with a hummi

e doesn'

nd a tiny hand was slipped

y. "You had better run home now to mot

John and hid her face against his knee. He lifted her up on the

ald continued, "yet you do two men's work and seem to love it into the bargain. I'm sure if I

st was a carpenter, you know. I

ald with a puzzled stare. "W

d with a great light in his f

u are the queerest fell

is hand affectionately upon his friend'

n preacher, John? You'll

one is what I am going

stia

ays,

be worth living when you're driv

quick to notice. "I haven't begun to drivel yet, Rege; and life counts for a good

please but himself,

s Chr

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sitting astride a cobbler's bench busily mending a pair of shoes, w

re are so many repairs always needed on the harness,

his mouth as he spoke. Reginald c

be ashamed of himself

hn

? Knowledge i

eginald contemptuously. "It won't

u remember that lame fellow saved a battle for

be going in for a b

ense than a hen. He pared so much off Neptune's hoof last week that he has been

me shirking, John,

st never sh

ulous!" and Reginald wa

College, "go catch and saddle Sultan for me. You're so fond of work, you mig

younger than himself, and his fath

u're only here as a servant any way, and I'll be maste

the words echoed in his h

be gentle towards all ... forbearing." After all, life was a matter betwee

id quietly, and st

cross the field with springing step, "you might as well try to ma

hn good-humoredly, as he led the fres

ute! There must be something in this new fad of yours after all. If you h

moody silence, then he gave hi

-year old, and he works everything for all there is in it. To see him climbing that hill yesterday, with the youngster on his shoulder, actually made me feel as if climbing hills was the jolliest thing in life. And it's so with everything he does. Confound it! I don't see why I can't get the same comfort out of things. I don't see where the fe

ts me to pay him in glory. He's set his heart on my being a judge,-Judge Hawthorne of Hollywood. Sounds euphonious, and I verily believe the old gentleman has begun to roll it like a sweet morsel under his tongue

ise our spirits. It is hardly the thing for Judge Hawthorne of Hollywood to envy John Rando

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thing laid ready to your hand, with nothing to do but take it. Life must be full of snap when you ha

simply, "Jesus

t stop that nonsense, people

s a strange, exulting ring in his vo