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Daddy's Girl, Page 23

L. T. Meade


  CHAPTER XXIII.

  There is such a thing in life as turning straight round and going theother way. This was what happened to Philip Ogilvie after the death ofSibyl. All his life hitherto he had been on the downward plane. He wasnow decidedly on the upward. The upward path was difficult, and hisfeet were tired and his spirits sore, and often he faltered andflagged and almost stopped, but he never once went back. He turned nolook toward the easy way which leads to destruction, for at the top ofthe path which he was now climbing, he ever and always saw his childwaiting for him, nor did he feel even here on earth that his spiritwas really far from hers. Her influence still surrounded him--hervoice spoke to him in the summer breeze--her face looked at him out ofthe flowers, and her smile met him in the sunshine.

  He had a rough time to go through, but he endured everything for hersake. By degrees his worldly affairs were put into some sort of order,and so far as his friends and society went he vanished from view. Butnone of these things mattered to him now. He was living on earth, itis true; but all the ordinary earth desires had died within him. Thespiritual life, however, did not die. Day by day it grew stronger andbraver; so it came to pass that his sympathies, instead of dwindlingand becoming small and narrow, widened, until once more he loved andonce more he hoped.

  He became very tolerant for others now, and especially was he tolerantto his wife.

  He bore with her small ways, pitied her grief, admitted to himselfthat there were limits in her nature which no power could alter, anddid his best to make her happy.

  She mourned and grieved and grieved and mourned for that which meantnothing at all to him, but he was patient with her, and she owned toherself that she loved him more in his adversity than she had done inhis prosperity.

  For Sibyl's sake, too, Ogilvie roused himself to do what he could forher special friends. There was a tiny fund which he had once put asidefor his child's education, and this he now spent in starting a shopfor the Holmans in Buckingham Palace Road. He made them a present ofthe shop, and helped them to stock it with fresh toys. The old pairdid well there, they prospered and their trade was good, but theynever forgot Sibyl, and their favorite talk in the evenings as theysat side by side together was to revive memories of the little, oldshop and the child who used to buy the dusty toys.

  As to Lord Grayleigh, Philip Ogilvie and he never met after that dayoutside the Cannon Street Hotel. The fact is, a gulf divided them; foralthough both men to a great extent repented of what they had done,yet there was a wide difference in their repentance--one had actedwith the full courage of his convictions, the other still led a lifeof honor before his fellow-men, but his heart was not straight withGod.

  Grayleigh and Ogilvie, therefore, with the knowledge that each knewthe innermost motives of the other, could not meet nor be friends.Nevertheless Sibyl had influenced Grayleigh. For her sake he ceased tobe chairman of several somewhat shady companies, and lived more thanhe had done before in his own place, Grayleigh Manor, and surroundedby his children. He was scarcely heard to mention Sibyl's name afterher death.

  But amongst his treasures he still keeps that little old note-book inwhich she begged of him to enter her special wishes, and so muchaffected was he in his heart of hearts, by her childish words, that heused his utmost influence and got a good diplomatic appointment forRochester, thus enabling him and Lady Helen to marry, although not bythe means which Sibyl had suggested.

  These things happened a few years ago, and Ogilvie is still alive,but, although he lives still on earth, he also waits on the verge oflife, knowing that at any hour, any moment, day or night, the messagemay come for him to go, and in his dreams he believes that the firstto meet him at the Gates will be the child he loves.

  [THE END.]

  A. L. Burt's Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers,52-58 Duane Street, New York

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  =Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.= By LEWIS CARROLL. 12mo, cloth, 42illustrations, price 75 cents.

  "From first to last, almost without exception, this story isdelightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with thestory."--=New York Express.=

  =Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.= By LEWISCARROLL. 12mo, cloth, 50 illustrations, price 75 cents.

  "A delight alike to the young people and their elders, extremely funnyboth in text and illustrations."--=Boston Express.=

  =Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe.= By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike forpleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and thesubtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed tochildren, and perhaps to their seniors as well."--=The Spectator.=

  =Joan's Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere.= By ALICE CORKRAN.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted thatthey are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--=Saturday Review.=

  =Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys.= By C. A. JONES.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "An unusually good children's story."--=Glasgow Herald.=

  =The Dove in the Eagle's Nest.= By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Jan of the Windmill.= A Story of the Plains. By MRS. J. H. EWING.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =A Sweet Girl Graduate.= By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,price $1.00.

  "One of this popular author's best. The characters are well imaginedand drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest doesnot flag until the end too quickly comes."--=Providence Journal.=

  =Six to Sixteen=: A Story for Girls. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =The Palace Beautiful=: A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

  "A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meadein this country will be delighted with the 'Palace Beautiful' for morereasons than one. It is a charming book for girls."--=New YorkRecorder.=

  =A World of Girls=: The Story of a School. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =The Lady of the Forest=: A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =At the Back of the North Wind.= By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =The Water Babies=: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By CHARLES KINGSLEY.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Our Bessie.= By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Wild Kitty.= A Story of Middleton School. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =A Young Mutineer.= A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

  "One of Mrs. Meade's charming books for girls, narrated in that simpleand picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the firstamong writers for young people."--=The Spectator.=

  =Sue and I.= By MRS. O'REILLY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75cents.

  "A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well asfun."--=Athenaeum.=

  =The Princess and the Goblin.= A Fairy Story. By GEORGE MACDONALD.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

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  =Pythia's Pupils:= A Story of a School. By EVA HARTNER. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =A Story of a Short Life.= By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =The Sleepy King.= A Fairy Tale. By AUBREY HOPWOOD AND SEYMOUR HICKS.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be admitted thatthey are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--=Saturday Review.=

  =Two Little Waifs.= By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,price 75 cents.

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  =Adventures in Toyland.= By EDITH KING HALL. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,price 75 cents.

  "The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories arealways acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and her recordof the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable as we mightexpect."--=Boston Courier.=

  =Adventures in Wallypug land.= By G. E. FARROW. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price 75 cents.

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  =Esther's Charge.= A Story for Girls. By ELLEN EVERETT GREEN. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

  "... This is a story showing in a charming way how one little girl'sjealousy and bad temper were conquered; one of the best, mostsuggestive and improving of the Christmas juveniles."--=New YorkTribune.=

  =Fairy Land of Science.= By ARABELLA B. BUCKLEY. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Merle's Crusade.= By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price$1.00.

  "Among the books for young people we have seen nothing more uniquethan this book. Like all of this author's stories it will please youngreaders by the very attractive and charming style in which it iswritten."--=Journal.=

  =Birdie:= A Tale of Child Life. By H. L. CHILDE-PEMBERTON. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "The story is quaint and simple, but there is a freshness about itthat makes one hear again the ringing laugh and the cheery shout ofchildren at play which charmed his earlier years."--=New YorkExpress.=

  =The Days of Bruce:= A Story from Scottish History. By GRACE AGUILAR.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Giannetta:= A Girl's Story of Herself. By ROSA MULHOLLAND. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Margery Merton's Girlhood.= By ALICE CORKRAN. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

  "The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by herfather to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris. Theaccounts of the various persons who have an after influence on thestory are singularly vivid. There is a subtle attraction about thebook which will make it a great favorite with thoughtfulgirls."--=Saturday Review.=

  =Under False Colors:= A Story from Two Girls' Lives. By SARAH DOUDNEY.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

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  =Down the Snow Stairs=; or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By ALICECORKRAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

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  =The Tapestry Room=: A Child's Romance. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "Mrs. Molesworth is a charming painter of the nature and ways ofchildren; and she has done good service in giving us this charmingjuvenile which will delight the young people."--=Athenaeum, London.=

  =Little Miss Peggy:= Only a Nursery Story. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  Mrs. Molesworth's children are finished studies. A joyous earnestspirit pervades her work, and her sympathy is unbounded. She lovesthem with her whole heart, while she lays bare their little minds, andexpresses their foibles, their faults, their virtues, their inwardstruggles, their conception of duty, and their instinctive knowledgeof the right and wrong of things. She knows their characters, sheunderstands their wants, and she desires to help them.

  =Polly=: A New Fashioned Girl. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.

  Few authors have achieved a popularity equal to Mrs. Meade as a writerof stories for young girls. Her characters are living beings of fleshand blood, not lay figures of conventional type. Into the trials andcrosses, and everyday experiences, the reader enters at once with zestand hearty sympathy. While Mrs. Meade always writes with a high moralpurpose, her lessons of life, purity and nobility of character arerather inculcated by example than intruded as sermons.

  =One of a Covey.= By the author of "Miss Toosey's Mission." 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

  "Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that grown-upreaders may enjoy it as much as children. This 'Covey' consists of thetwelve children of a hard-pressed Dr. Partridge out of which is chosena little girl to be adopted by a spoiled, fine lady. We have rarelyread a story for boys and girls with greater pleasure. One of thechief characters would not have disgraced Dickens' pen."--=LITERARYWORLD.=

  =The Little Princess of Tower Hill.= By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price 75 cents.

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  For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price bythe publisher, =A. L. BURT, 52-58 Duane Street, New York.=

  TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

  1. Minor changes have been made to correct obvious typesetter'serrors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to theauthor's words and intent.

  2. In the advertising pages at the end of this book, the names ofbooks and reviewers were set in bold type-face; this is indicated bya = at the beginning and end of the words in bold.