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"But, George, I was innocent." "I know it, Tony; and I was the happiest man in the court house when I heard that Joe Braman confess the truth." "And, George," interrupted Mrs. Weston, "you must join with me in thanking Captain Sedley here for all he has done for poor Tony. I am sure, if it had not been for him, he would have been found guilty." BUT GEORGE I WAS INNOCENT I KNOW IT TONY AND I WAS THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE COURT HOUSE WHEN I HEARD THAT JOE BRAYMAN CONFESS THE TRUTH AND GEORGE INTERRUPTED MISSUS WESTON YOU MUST JOIN WITH ME IN THANKING CAPTAIN SEDLEY HERE FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR POOR TONY I AM SURE IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR HIM HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY
 of hair on your face, that I declare I do not," said the widow, laughing. "You don't?" The gentleman spoke these words in a different tone of voice--so different that the widow started back in astonishment. "Have I altered so much, mother?" "George! O George!" exclaimed the widow, as she folded her lost son in her arms. They both wept in each other's embrace. "Heaven be praised, you have returned!" cried the widow. "And my father is dead?" said George Weston sadly. "Yes, George, you have no father now." The young man trembled with emotion. "I had hoped to smooth the last years of his life; but God's will be done." "Amen!" said the widow solemnly, as she wiped her eyes. "Tony, my brother, come here," said George, as he shook the hand of the little hero. "You cannot think how badly I felt this morning, when, on my arrival at Rippleton, I heard that you were to be tried for stealing. If it had not been for our mother, I think I should have fled from the place without making myself known. GER THE WIDOW LOOKED AT HIM SHARPLY YOU HAVE GOT SUCH A SIGHT OF HAIR ON YOUR FACE THAT I DECLARE I DO NOT SAID THE WIDOW LAUGHING YOU DON'T THE GENTLEMAN SPOKE THESE WORDS IN A DIFFERENT TONE OF VOICE SO DIFFERENT THAT THE WIDOW STARTED BACK IN ASTONISHMENT HAVE I ALTERED SO MUCH MOTHER GEORGE O GEORGE EXCLAIMED THE WIDOW AS SHE FOLDED HER LOST SON IN HER ARMS THEY BOTH WEPT IN EACH OTHER'S EMBRACE HEAVEN BE PRAISED YOU HAVE RETURNED CRIED THE WIDOW AND MY FATHER IS DEAD SAID GEORGE WESTON SADLY YES GEORGE YOU HAVE NO FATHER NOW THE YOUNG MAN TREMBLED WITH EMOTION I HAD HOPED TO SMOOTH THE LAST YEARS OF HIS LIFE BUT GOD'S WILL BE DONE AMEN SAID THE WIDOW SOLEMNLY AS SHE WIPED HER EYES TONY MY BROTHER COME HERE SAID GEORGE AS HE SHOOK THE HAND OF THE LITTLE HERO YOU CANNOT THINK HOW BADLY I FELT THIS MORNING WHEN ON MY ARRIVAL AT RIPPLETON I HEARD THAT YOU WERE TO BE TRIED FOR STEALING IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR A MOTHER I THINK I SHOULD HAVE FLED FROM THE PLACE WITHOUT MAKING MYSELF KNOWN
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