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ROXY HASTINGS. at *SAll right!” > Then producing his pocket-book he took from it five one thousand dollar bills, and handed them to his mother. ‘There it is, visible and tangible,” he said. ‘‘I hope you are satisfied that there is no trick about it now.” “Truly He has remembered ‘the widow and the father- less,’ ” said Mrs. Lee, devoutly. “But who can be our ’ generous friend? Charles, have you any idea?” ‘*Are you not forbidden to inquire?” he asked. ‘ Doubt- less he will make himself known at some future time.” “Your father had many warm friends. There was; but, as you say, we will not seek to discover a secret which our benefactor is evidently anxious to preserve. We shall know some time, if not in this world in the next.” “Oh, I hope I shan’t wake up and find this a dream,” said Laura. “We can’t all be dreaming,” her mother replied. “Farewell to the pigs!” shouted the major. ‘And to the types!” echoed Charley, shaking his grand- father’s hand. ‘‘And to the blues,” added the widow. ‘‘I’ll never give way to despair again.” “We'll have anice snug little house all to ourselves now,” said Charles. ‘‘Won’t we, mother? And have it neatly furnished. And it shall be in a better neighborhood than this.” “Where I can get music scholars,” added Laura. “Yes; or perhaps that won’t be necessary. And as to grandpa, he sha’n’t do another day’s work until after he 1s a hundred years old.” “Vou think I’ll be old enough to earn my own living then, I suppose,” said the major, who, to tell the truth, was glad enough to be rid of his self-imposed labors. “Ah, I see you are determined to make a cipher of me again. I have been of some use for the last: few weeks; now I am nobody again.” “You are major-domo here—” “No, I ain’t, I am Major Todd.” ‘‘Very well, you’re the head of the house, erandpa, and you stand in loco parentis to Laura and me. We all look up to you.” ; ‘Ah, ah, my dear boy, I wish I could supply a parent’s place to you, but instead of protecting youl have to be taken care of myself.” ‘Never mind, You see you can do it when it becomes Eomicbooks (e(0)