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A shadow came over his mother's face, her lips took a distressed curve, but she said nothing, only occupied herself with attending to the child's wants. 'Your father was never late for his meals,' the grandmother put in with asperity. A SHADOW CAME OVER HIS MOTHER'S FACE HER LIPS TOOK A DISTRESSED CURVE BUT SHE SAID NOTHING ONLY OCCUPIED HERSELF WITH ATTENDING TO THE CHILD'S WANTS YOUR FATHER WAS NEVER LATE FOR HIS MEALS THE GRANDMOTHER PUT IN WITH ASPERITY
bore no resemblance to the elder woman, and looked, as she indeed was, superior to her surroundings. Two years ago she had come with her child to make her home amongst her husband's people, and though at first her mother-in-law, Mrs. Platt, was inclined to look upon her contemptuously as a poor, delicate, useless creature, time proved to her that for steady, quiet work no one could eclipse her daughter-in-law. Young Mrs. John, as she was called, was now her right hand, and the dairy work of the farm was made over entirely to her. 'Late again, you young scamp!' was the stern greeting of his grandmother, as Teddy appeared on the scene. The boy looked at her with a twinkle in his eye, put his little hand to his forehead, and gave her a military salute. 'Sorry,' was all he said as he slipped into the chair that was waiting for him. 'What have you been doing, sonny?' asked the young mother, whose eyes had brightened at the sight of him. 'Telling father's story,' replied Teddy with alacrity. EP BLUE EYES AS HER LITTLE SON SHE BORE NO RESEMBLANCE TO THE ELDER WOMAN AND LOOKED AS SHE INDEED WAS SUPERIOR TO HER SURROUNDINGS TWO YEARS AGO SHE HAD COME WITH HER CHILD TO MAKE HER HOME AMONGST HER HUSBAND'S PEOPLE AND THOUGH AT FIRST HER MOTHER IN LAW MISSUS PLATT WAS INCLINED TO LOOK UPON HER CONTEMPTUOUSLY AS A POOR DELICATE USELESS CREATURE TIME PROVED TO HER THAT FOR STEADY QUIET WORK NO ONE COULD ECLIPSE HER DAUGHTER IN LAW YOUNG MISSUS JOHN AS SHE WAS CALLED WAS NOW HER RIGHT HAND AND THE DAIRY WORK OF THE FARM WAS MADE OVER ENTIRELY TO HER LATE AGAIN YOU YOUNG SCAMP WAS THE STERN GREETING OF HIS GRANDMOTHER AS TEDDY APPEARED ON THE SCENE THE BOY LOOKED AT HER WITH A TWINKLE IN HIS EYE PUT HIS LITTLE HAND TO HIS FOREHEAD AND GAVE HER A MILITARY SALUTE SORRY WAS ALL HE SAID AS HE SLIPPED INTO THE CHAIR THAT WAS WAITING FOR HIM WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SONNY ASKED THE YOUNG MOTHER WHOSE EYES HAD BRIGHTENED AT THE SIGHT OF HIM TELLING FATHER'S STORY REPLIED TEDDY WITH ALACRITY
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