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There would have been an extra five hundred dollars a year when he was at sea, and on the strength of this addition to their former income he intended to increase the amount of his life insurance, but it had not yet been done when the sudden illness seized him, an illness that began so gently and innocently and terminated with such sudden and unexpected fatality. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTRA FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR WHEN HE WAS AT SEA AND ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ADDITION TO THEIR FORMER INCOME HE INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF HIS LIFE INSURANCE BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN DONE WHEN THE SUDDEN ILLNESS SEIZED HIM AN ILLNESS THAT BEGAN SO GENTLY AND SO INNOCENTLY AND TERMINATED WITH SUCH SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED FATALITY
en touch upon that ground; she never did, to any one or anything but her own heart! Such an one could never disappear from memory, such a loss could never be made wholly good. The only thing to do was to remember father's pride and justify it, to recall his care for mother and take his place so far as might be; the only thing for all, as the months went on, was to be what mother called the three b's,--brave, bright, and busy. To be the last was by far the easiest, for the earliest effort at economy had been the reluctant dismissal of Joanna, the chambermaid. In old-fashioned novels the devoted servant always insisted on remaining without wages, but this story concerns itself with life at a later date. Joanna wept at the thought of leaving, but she never thought of the romantic and illogical expedient of staying on without compensation. Captain Carey's salary had been five thousand dollars, or rather was to have been, for he had only attained his promotion three months before his death.  WIFE OH WE WILL NOT EVEN TOUCH UPON THAT GROUND SHE NEVER DID TO ANY ONE OR ANYTHING BUT HER OWN HEART SUCH AN ONE COULD NEVER DISAPPEAR FROM MEMORY SUCH A LOSS COULD NEVER BE MADE WHOLLY GOOD THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO REMEMBER FATHER'S PRIDE AND JUSTIFY IT TO RECALL HIS CARE FOR MOTHER AND TAKE HIS PLACE AS FAR AS MIGHT BE THE ONLY THING FOR ALL AS THE MONTHS WENT ON WAS TO BE WHAT MOTHER CALLED THE THREE BEES BRAVE BRIGHT AND BUSY TO BE THE LAST WAS BY FAR THE EASIEST FOR THE EARLIEST EFFORT AT ECONOMY HAD BEEN THE RELUCTANT DISMISSAL OF JOANNA THE CHAMBERMAID IN OLD FASHIONED NOVELS THE DEVOTED SERVANT ALWAYS INSISTED ON REMAINING WITHOUT WAGES BUT THIS STORY CONCERNS ITSELF WITH LIFE AT A LATER DATE JOANNA WEPT AT THE THOUGHT OF LEAVING BUT SHE NEVER THOUGHT OF THE ROMANTIC AND ILLOGICAL EXPEDIENT OF STAYING ON WITHOUT COMPENSATION CAPTAIN CAREY'S SALARY HAD BEEN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR RATHER WAS TO HAVE BEEN FOR HE HAD ONLY ATTAINED HIS PROMOTION THREE MONTHS BEFORE HIS DEATH
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