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He bent his head instinctively, partly to hide the tears that had sprung to his eyes, and she kissed his forehead simply and tenderly. He was at her knees on the hearth rug in an instant; all his boyish affection laid at her feet; all his youthful chivalry kindled at the honor of her touch. HE BENT HIS HEAD INSTINCTIVELY PARTLY TO HIDE THE TEARS THAT HAD SPRUNG TO HIS EYES AND SHE KISSED HIS FOREHEAD SIMPLY AND TENDERLY HE WAS AT HER KNEES ON THE HEARTHRUG IN AN INSTANT ALL HIS BOYISH AFFECTION LAID AT HER FEET ALL THIS YOUTHFUL CHIVALRY KINDLED AT THE HONOUR OF HER TOUCH
ate their friendship. Then I came to Beulah and you drew me into your circle; admitted an unknown, friendless fellow into your little group! It was beautiful; it was wonderful!" "What are mothers for, but to do just that, and more than all, for the motherless boys?" "Well, I may never again have the courage to say it, so just believe me when I say your influence will be the turning-point in my life. I will never, so help me God, do anything to make me unworthy to sit in this fireglow! So long as I have brains and hands to work with, I will keep striving to create another home like this when my time comes. Any girl that takes me will get a better husband because of you; any children I may be blessed with will have a better father because I have known you. Don't make any mistake, dear Mrs. Carey, your hearth fire glows a long, long distance!" Mother Carey was moved to the very heart. She leaned forward and took Ralph Thurston's young face, thin with privation and study, in her two hands. EN TOO POOR AND TOO BUSY TO CULTIVATE THEIR FRIENDSHIP THEN I CAME TO BEULAH AND YOU DREW ME INTO YOUR CIRCLE ADMITTED AN UNKNOWN FRIENDLESS FELLOW INTO YOUR LITTLE GROUP IT WAS BEAUTIFUL IT WAS WONDERFUL WHAT ARE MOTHERS FOR BUT TO DO JUST THAT AND MORE THAN ALL FOR THE MOTHERLESS BOYS WELL I MAY NEVER AGAIN HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY IT SO JUST BELIEVE WHEN I SAY YOUR INFLUENCE WILL BE THE TURNING POINT IN MY LIFE I WILL NEVER SO HELP ME GOD DO ANYTHING TO MAKE ME UNWORTHY TO SIT IN THIS FIREGLOW SO LONG AS I HAVE BRAINS AND HANDS TO WORK WITH I WILL KEEP STRIVING TO CREATE ANOTHER HOME LIKE THIS WHEN MY TIME COMES ANY GIRL THAT TAKES ME WILL HAVE A BETTER HUSBAND BECAUSE OF YOU ANY CHILDREN I MAY BE BLESSED WITH WILL HAVE A BETTER FATHER BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWN YOU DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKE DEAR MISSUS CAREY YOUR HEART FIRE BLOWS A LONG LONG DISTANCE MOTHER CAREY WAS MOVED TO THE VERY HEART SHE LEANED FORWARD AND TOOK RALPH THURSTON'S YOUNG FACE THEN WITH PRIVATION AND STUDY IN HER TWO HANDS
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