. The lone furrow . s. Presently the bustle of our coming died to a little hush,and suddenly a small wavering fretful voice—the voice ofa babe, came in a tiny treble down the stairway, and rangin our ears like the sweet music of silver bells. I saw Malcolm start and his big solemn eyes grew softand luminous. 353 The Lone Furrow Something of thankfulness surged from my heart andcrept its choking way upward, and my voice was thick as,putting my hand in Munros, I said: Neil, thats the voiceof your child. His lip trembled as he essayed to speak. Tears courseddown his pale cheeks; he rose to his fe
. The lone furrow . s. Presently the bustle of our coming died to a little hush,and suddenly a small wavering fretful voice—the voice ofa babe, came in a tiny treble down the stairway, and rangin our ears like the sweet music of silver bells. I saw Malcolm start and his big solemn eyes grew softand luminous. 353 The Lone Furrow Something of thankfulness surged from my heart andcrept its choking way upward, and my voice was thick as,putting my hand in Munros, I said: Neil, thats the voiceof your child. His lip trembled as he essayed to speak. Tears courseddown his pale cheeks; he rose to his feet, and going overto where the Memsahib sat, kissed her on the forehead. The Memsahib took Munros hand, saying: God hasbeen good to Jean, Neil; you can go up to see her andthe boy presently—when the first joy of your coming hasquieted a little. Then she led Munro back to the chair. He raised histired eyes upward and said solemnly: Thank Godfor all His goodness, and His mercy to me, a poor, re-pentant sinner! (1). 354 A MASTERPIECE OF FICTION. The Guarded Flame. By W. B. Maxwell, Author of , $ The Guarded Flame, by W. B. Maxwell, is a booicto challenge the attention of the reading public as a re-markable study of moral law and its infraction. Mr. Max-well is the son of Miss M. E. Braddon (Mrs. John Maxwell),whose novels were famous a generation ago, and his firstbook Vivien made the English critics herald him as anew force in the world of letters. * The Guarded Flameis an even more astonishing production, a big book thattakes rank with the most important fiction of the is not a book for those who read to be amused or to beentertained. It touches the deepest issues of life and death. —Albany Argus. The most powerfully written book of the year. — T/ie Independent. * The Guarded Flame is receiving high praise fromthe critics everywhere.—Chicago Record-Herald. This is a book which cannot fail to make its mark. —Detroit News. Great novels are few
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