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last moment, as they were putting me
into the carriage, lie came running up,
crying, 1 You have the wrong child there,
Mrs, Bagley, Hold on, Maloney, or I 11
have you up for kidnapping,’ And
Mrs, Raglcy scolded, and I screamed,
and then there was that awful clap
of thunder, and the rain came down.
That ?s why we were so long coming
here.”
Peggy at once became Margaret
Moran, and was as dearly loved as her
sister. In her sweet and thoughtful
way, she always showed a deep affection
for both parents, but in particular de
voted herself to her adopted mother, as
Wilifred did to the Doctor.
With her help the cloud over Bolan-
der was dispelled. H e was soon on
intimate terms with the Morans, and
many of the pleasures that came into
his life were due to grateful Peggy.
