He's got to have an eddication,
no two ways on it. Betty's goin' to manage it with Tom when he is
well."
"I am glad to hear that. And how about your property?"
"Oh, it's safe. Last week I run afoul of an old lawyer friend of mine--
saved his life onct in a blow off Cape Hatteras--and he's taken it in
tow. He's written to the lawyers on the tudder side and we're to fix
it up just as soon as Tom's strong enough to sign articles." "Good
enough," said Richard, heartily.
During the course of the conversation which followed he told Doc Linyard
of his hopes of finding some one who had known his father during the
war.
"Tom is an old soldier!" exclaimed Doc. "He took to the army and I
took to the navy."
"Is that so? What regiment was he in?"
"I don't know. He was in Boston at the time, and was drafted from
there."
"My father went from here. But he might he able to put me on some sort
of a track," added Richard, who was unwilling to let even the smallest
chance escape him.
"I'll ask him about it when he's strong enough. How much would the
pension money amount to?"
"Not less than a thousand dollars--perhaps twice that."
"Phew! It's worth workin' for."
"Yes, indeed!" put in Mrs. Linyard. "I hope you get it, Mr. Dare; you
deserve it.
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