Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 72: what you’re looking at

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“Tinust give up the light, lad,” he said, sadly, to Perey, during ono of lis visits home; “T aim going down the hill of life fast, sud must look about we Lor a place to rest in,” So his resiguation was acnt in, a strong young man was appointed to take his place, while the captain took «w pretty cottage iu the snburbs of Plymouth, where Percy was at school, in which to spend his last days. They were not many. Tu less than three months after leaving the island the end came. The old gentleman had not been very well for sey- eral days, and one Sabbath afternoon he was taken worse. Tt seemed te be only a fainting turn, from which he rallied after awhile, and they thought he was bet- ter; but he felt that his hours were numbered. | He sent every one but Perey from the room, and then turning his white face and fading eyes to him, he said: “My lad, go to the desk yonder and bring me what you will find in the second drawer on the left,” Perey went so do his bidding, and, unlocking the drawer, found within it two packages, which he brought to his grandfather, laying them on the bed. The old man put out lis hand wpon one of them, “This belongs to Hazel,” he said, speaking with an effort. “In it you'll find her bank-book, ‘he xeekluce, and the clothes she wore when we saved her, Take care of them, Perey; let nothing ever happen to them, and yowll have to be the child's guardian after | this. [know you'll do well by her; give her all the learning she wants—inusic, painting, or anything else she has a taste for; don't spare the money, for if she never finds her kin, it'll fit her to take care of her- | self if ever she needs to. You’vealways been a food lad, Percy; I can trust you, and I know you'll look after her faithfully.” “Indeed I will, grandfather; she shall never want for anything while T have health and strength,” re- plied the young man, adeep flush mornting to his forelead, his heart thrilling with strange emotions, as he received this charge, though hot tears sprang to his eyes as he began to realize that his dear old relative was drawing very near death’s door. “That's right, lad; she'll need care and watching during the next few years, but T know you'll not neg- lect her. And—now—this other packagenichootagm tpamnpninna Hand mmoan tt. ‘while an nnaeppanntahle axr-