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He helped her into the trap, and in silence they drove down to The Bow. Aurora Googe spoke for the first time when Octavius left her at the door of Champ-au-Haut. "Tave, don't leave me; I want you to be near, somewhere in the hall, if she is in the library. I want a witness to what I must say and I trust you. But don't come into the room no matter what is said."
I thought you might like to ride up with me; I've harnessed up in the surrey." "I won't drive way up, Tave; but I'd like you to put me down at the sheds. Maggie says it's really beautiful now in Shed Number Two. While I'm waiting for you, I can nose round all I want to and you can pick me up there on your way back. Just wait till I run up to the house to see the nurse myself, will you?"
You and your mother have been cheated out of your rights in what should be yours, and it's ten to one if you ever get a penny of it." Champney smiled at the little man's indignation. "All the more reason to congratulate me on my job, Tave." "Well, I do; only it don't set well, this other business. She ain't helped you any to it?" He asked half hesitatingly. "Not a red cent, Tave.
I dare not think it would unsettle my reason; but she has friends; she has you, the Colonel, Tave, Elvira, Caukins; they will not see her want, and there's the house; it's in her name." He rose, shook himself together, drew a long breath. "Now let us go to work; the sooner it's over the better for all concerned. I suppose the clothes I had on are worth nothing, but I'd like to look them over."
I ain't lived to be most eighty in Flamsted for nothin', an' I've seen an' heerd more'n I've ever told, Tave; more'n even you know 'bout some things. You don't remember the time old Square Googe took Aurory inter his home to bring up an' Judge Champney said he was sorry he'd got ahead of him for he wanted to adopt her for a daughter himself; them's his words; I heerd him. An' I can tell more'n "
Augustus spoke for him: "He said a man applied for work in the sheds this afternoon, Uncle Jo, who wrote his name Louis C. Googe." "Thet's him thet's Champ Champ's to home. You help me inter my coat, Tave, I 'm goin' to see ef's true " He rose with difficulty. Then Octavius spoke; his voice shook: "No, Uncle Jo, you sit still a while; if it's Champney, we can't none of us see him to-night."
"Let me see she must be sixteen; why that's too young!" "Seventeen next month. She's very good fun though." "Like her?" She looked towards the house where Aileen was visible with a tea-tray. "Well, no; at least, not along her lines I should say. She seems to have Tave pretty well under her thumb." Mrs. Champney smiled.
I'm all right, 'Lias; go back to your work, I'll just help myself to a cup of hot water from the tea-kettle and then I'll go home with Tave I see him coming for me I didn't expect him now." "But, Aileen, won't you stay to supper?" said the twins at one and the same time; "we always have you to celebrate our checkerberry picnic."
Oh, Tave, Tave if I could only know something where he is if living; I can't sleep thinking " She wrung her clasped hands and began to walk nervously back and forth in the room. "Aurora, I feel sure he's living, but when he's found then's the time to help." "How?" She turned upon him almost savagely; it looked as if her primitive mother-passion were at bay for her young.
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