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CHAPTER IV. UNCLE JACOB’S STARTLING REVELATION. a NCLE JACOB was at the factory ts afternoon,’’ said Bert to his moter, when he went home. ‘‘ He says he may call here this evening.”’ ‘‘T hope he will. He was my poor mother’s favorite brother — always kind and _ good- hearted. How is he looking, Bert?’’ ‘‘He seems in good health for an old man. His face is browned up, as if he had been out in the open air a good deal.’’ ‘‘T hope he has. It is twenty-five years since he went to California. Does he look as if he had prospered ?°’ « ‘*T am afraid he is poor, mother, for al- though his clothing is neat and clean, it is plain and the cloth is faded.”’ ‘‘T am sorry to hear that, but I will welcome him none the less warmly. It will indeed seem like old times to have Uncle Jacob in my house.”’ a Gomicbooks.Go