l of those who count themselves
blest in having to earn the bread they eat.

She set the little square table near a western window, and the sunset
light fell on the cheap cloth, the ill-matched pieces of cheap china,
and the plain food of the working man. It was all she could do to keep
back the tears of joy when she called David in to supper. David's eyes
filled, too, when he seated himself at the table. He bowed his head to
say grace, but his voice failed, and their grace was a silent
thanksgiving, not for food, but for the restoration of the old home and
the old life.

In the midst of the meal Sarah laid down her knife and fork with an
expression of dismay. "Oh, David!" she exclaimed, "what will we do about
the house in town? We can't leave it in charge of those no-account
servants."

"Don't worry," said David placidly. "Ann Bryan's in charge of that
house, and she'll stay as long as we're here. Ann knows how to manage
servants. She used to be the housekeeper at Northcliffe Manor, you
remember. I told her about the trouble you'd had, and I think you'll
find Nelly and Bertha well broken in when you get back."

Sarah drew a sigh of relief. It was good to know that those hateful
servants were in stronger hands than hers, and better still, that she
and David could eat their meals in the privacy of the kitchen with no
spying eyes upon them.

"Do the people at Millville know about this house, David?" she asked
later, as they sat on the porch in the stillness and coolness of the
night. David blew a puff of smoke into the darkness before he answered.

"They all know, Sarah, and I think it'll make things a good deal easier
for you. Annie McGowan came by one day, when I was havin' the cottage
torn down and the lumber hauled out here; she stopped to ask questions,
and I told her how you pined for your old home and what I intended to
do, and I guess she told all the other women, for I notice a change in
everybody's face."

"What did Annie say?" urged Sarah eagerly.

"She said she always knew your heart was in the right place."

The old home and the old friends, too! All her loved and lost
possessions were found, and if David's wealth were suddenly snatched
away, she would still be a rich woman. She slept soundly and woke with a
thrill of rapture at the thought of the day's work before her. How many
things there were to be done and how willingly she would do them, for
she was back in her own place, living her own life,