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inthe morning we'd watch the sun come up and flood the world with light.And it seemed so wonderful, after the dark! And it's like that with meto-day, dear. It's my dawn—the dawn of a new day. And it's sowonderful—after the dark!"

"Oh, Keith, I'm so glad! And, listen, dear. It's not only dawn foryou, but for all those blind boys down there that you are helping. Youhave opened their eyes to the dawn of THEIR new day. Don't you see?"

Keith drew in his breath with a little catch.

"Have I? Do you think I have? Oh, I should like to think—that. Idon't know, of course, about them. But I do know about myself. And Iknow it's the most wonderful dawn ever was for me. And I know thatwith your little hand in mine I'll walk fearlessly straight on, withmy chin up. And now that I know dad doesn't care, and that he isn'tgoing to be unhappy about my loving you and your loving me, I haven'teven that to fear."

"And, oh, Keith, think, think what it would have been if—if I hadn'tdefied the 'properties,'" she faltered mistily.

"Dear old Susan—bless her heart! And that isn't all I owe her.Something she said the other day made me hope that maybe I hadn't evenquite failed—dad. And I so wanted to make good—for dad!"

"And you've done it, Keith."

"But maybe he—he doesn't think so."

"But he does. He told me."

"He TOLD you!"

"Yes—last night. He said that once he had great plans for you, greatambitions, but that he never dreamed he could be as proud of you as heis right now—what you had done for yourself, and what you were doingfor those boys down there."

"Did dad say that?"

"Yes."

"And to think of my having that, and you, too!" breathed the man, hisarm tightening about her.

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