Part 4 (1/2)
”You may, my dear And now, co abroad andwith adventures There is no place like home, Don, and you will find out some day that is true”
”But I have no holooift of one who has kindly taken the place toward you of your father There, I will listen to noof your worse against your better self”
There was a quiet dignity in his entle eiven the next minute seeht the cloud over the lad's life seemed darker than ever
”She takes uncle's side and thinks he is everything,” he said gloo Oh, hoish I could go right away soain”
Then he lay down to sleep, but slus, to fall into a state of unconsciousness at last, from which he awoke to the fact that it was day--a very eventful day for him, but he did not awaken to the fact that he was very blind
CHAPTER THREE
AN AWKWARD GUINEA
It was a busy day at the yard, for a part of the lading of a sugar shi+p was being stored away in Uncle Josiah's warehouses; but fro, and the state of affairs about ten o'clock was pretty ably expressed by Jem Wimble, who ca account of the deliveries, and said in a loud voice,--
”What did your uncle have for breakfast, Mas' Don?”
”Coffee--haht p'r'aps it had been cayenne pepper”
”Nonsense!”
”Ah, youit 'Tarn't my fault that the dock men work so badly, and 'tarn't my fault that Mike isn't here, and--”
”Don't stand talking to Wimble, Lindon,” said a voice sharply, and Uncle Josiah cao away, Wimble Did Bannock say he should stay away to-day?”
”Not to e, just as we are so busy too He has not drawn any ested Jem
”Humph! Hardly likely!” said Uncle Josiah; and he went on and entered the office, to come out at the end of a few minutes and beckon to Don
”Lindon,” he said, as the lad joined hiany bowl in my desk yesterday Whoht guineas are gone--, sir?”
”Yes, do you know anything about them?”
”No, sir I--that is--yes, I reive it to you Here it is: I forgot all about it”
Don took a piece of gold from his flap waistcoat pocket, and handed it to his uncle, who looked at hirew confused