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Updated: June 28, 2025
Margaret, when she saw him borne from her by the irresistible current, cried out with all the illogic of her womanly little soul, "Come back, 'Laddin, come back!" and sank sobbing upon the empty shore.
The littler boy kept crying, "'Laddin, 'Laddin!" Aladdin took the little boy and the yellow cat all into one embrace, and people turned away their heads. In the ensuing two days Aladdin matured enormously, for though a kind neighbor took him in, together with his brother Jack and the yellow cat, he had suffered many things and already sniffed the wolf at the door.
She held out her hand and gave his a friendly squeeze. "You old darling!" he said, and ran out. She followed him into the hall, and met Manners, who had just parted from the senator at the front door. His uniform was wonderfully becoming. "Is it Peter?" They shook hands. "Never," she said, "have I seen anything so beautiful!" "Where was 'Laddin going?" he said.
"Because if he would " Aladdin reached forward and took one of her hands in his two. She let it lie there, and for a moment they looked into each other's eyes. Margaret withdrew her hand. "I know I know," she said. "But you mustn't say it, 'Laddin dear, because somehow I feel that there are heaps of things to be considered before either of us ought to think of that. And how can we be quite sure?
And she did not recollect, for she had not been old enough to know, that the great bitter voice, with its heavy, telling sarcasm, had been lifted for humanity for more humanity upon earth. "Oh, 'Laddin," she said suddenly, "I daren't go home now." "Maybe we can get her in farther up," said Aladdin, "and go home through the woods. That'll be something, anyhow." Margaret shuddered.
Again he started up the drive; but Peter ran after him. "'Laddin," he cried, "wait I forgot something." Aladdin came back to meet him. "Aladdin," said Peter, "I forgot something." He held out his hand, and Aladdin squeezed it. "Aladdin," said Peter, "from the bottom of my heart I wish you luck." When they separated again there were tears in the eyes of both.
Manners' blackened fingers fumbled at the buttons of his coat, but he had not the strength to undo them. "It's there, 'Laddin," he said. "What's there?" said Aladdin. He undid the coat with swift, clever fingers. "Let me hold it in my hands," said Peter. "Is it this this letter this letter from Margaret?" asked Aladdin, chokingly, for he saw that the letter had not been opened.
In his heart were several things: the desire to make good, fear of the river, and, poignant and bitter, the feeling that Margaret did not understand. So he bent bitterly over the log and stiffened his back for the heave. It must be owned that Aladdin wanted more of a scene. "'Laddin, I forgot something. Come back." He came, his white lips drawn into a sort of smile.
Two currents met off the knob and formed in the direction of the island a long curve of spitting white. Aladdin rowed with great fervor. "Do it if you can, 'Laddin," said the little girl. It seemed for one moment as if success were about to crown the boy's effort, for he brought the boat to an exciting nearness to the shore; but that was all.
Until now, for she was too young to understand about daring and unselfishness, Margaret had considered the log-launching as a game invented by Aladdin to while away the dreary time; but now she realized, from the look in the pale, set, freckly, almost comical face of the boy, that deeds more serious were afoot, and when he said, "Somebody'll pick me up, sure, Marg'ret, and help me come back and get you," she broke out crying afresh and said, "Don't, 'Laddin!
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