they please. They shall never want so
long as we have anything to share with them. Sam and Kitty saved my
life, and I can never forget how good they were to me."

Ruth reached up and reverently touched the little arrow fastened to a
chain about her mother's neck.

"And was it really that which told them who you were?" she asked in an
awed voice.

"Yes, it was this arrow your father gave me so long ago. I have worn
it ever since. We call it 'The King's Arrow,' because of your father's
name when he was in the royal service. It has meant a great deal to us
both, for it was truly a Love-Charm."

And while they sat there and talked, Dane appeared in the doorway, and
stood unnoticed for a few seconds watching the pleasant scene before
the fire. His face bore the expression of great happiness. He had
made a good trip to the city, and had returned laden with many things
for Christmas Day. Some of these he had hidden safely away until the
children were all in bed. His eyes shone with joy as they rested upon
his loved ones; his wife, fair and comely, and his children full of
health and innocent charm. In another minute he was in their midst,
and radiant faces and shouts of delight told their own tale of
happiness unalloyed.

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