"It is she—it is she, indeed," exclaimed the noble-looking woman—"my own little Ray—my Daisy!" and the mother clasped her newfound darling to her breast in a passion of thankfulness and joy.
"This is my bridal present, my dear," said the statesman, after much had been told, and Roye admitted to the circle.
"Since your letter of inquiry to me, my search has been constant. Your father is no more, but this boon is the greatest of all. Receive her with my blessing. Three times have I passed through your town. Always has it held a warm place in my heart. May every succeeding twelve months bring to you as happy a New Year!"
An Easter Dawn
"AND THERE WAS LIGHT"
"Are you inflexible, Doris? Can nothing alter your decision?"
"Spare us both further pain, Warner. I cannot leave my blind mother. It is useless to ask it."
"And do I ask it? You can still care for your mother. I do not ask you to leave her."