Brent laughed aloud in pure joy.
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I knowed you had n't," the old man chuckled. "Lost it all? Uncle 'Liph, why, I 've just come to know what religion is. It 'sto get bigger and broader and kinder, and to live and to love and be happy,so that people around you will be happy." "You 're still a first-rate preacher, Freddie." "Oh, yes, Uncle 'Liph; I 've been to a better school than the Bible Seminary.I have n't got many religious rules and formulas, but I 'm trying to livestraight and do what ts right." The old man had paused with tears in his eyes. "I been a-prayin' fur you,"he said. "So has Alice," replied the young man, "though I don't see why she needsto pray. She 's a prayer in herself. She has made me better by letting me loveher. Come up, Uncle 'Liph. I want you to see her before we go on to mylittle place." They stopped before a quiet cottage, and Fred knocked. In the little parloura girl came to them. She was little, not quite up to Fred's shoulder. His eyesshone as he looked down upon her brown head. There were lines about hermouth, as if she had known sorrow that had blossomed into sweetness. Theyoung man took her hand. "Uncle 'Liph," he said, "this is Alice."She came forward with winning frankness, and took the old man's hand inhers. The tears stood in his eyes again. "This is Alice," he said; "this is Alice." Then his gaze travelled to Fred'sglowing face, and, with a sob in his voice that was all for joy, he added, mn” "Alice, I'm glad you're a-livin’.
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