Page 176 - The Little sister of Wilifred

C H A P T E R IX .

f o r p e g g y ’s s a k e . . .

I F Peggy had known all the strange

and harrowing experiences through

which Wilifred was passing, perhaps

she would have nerved herself to con­
fess.

In the cheerful light of the bright,

new morning, Wilifred determined to
bear Peggy's burdens awhile longer. It

would be cruel, she thought, to bring

her back to the drudgery of her life,

with but such a tantalizing glimpse into

the brightness of her own, A whole
long merry day, however, would be

something to remember, and Wilifred