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? ? ? ? As I write, Rodney has received a letter from his old guardian, Benjamin Fielding. The letter came from Montreal.
? ? ? ? "My dear Rodney," he wrote. "I have worked hard to redeem the past, and restore to you your fortune. I have just succeeded, and send you the amount with interest. It leaves me little or nothing, but my mind is relieved. I hope you have not had to suffer severely from my criminal carelessness, and that you will live long to enjoy what rightfully belongs to you."
? ? ? ? In reply Rodney wrote: "Please draw on me for fifty thousand dollars. I do not need it, and you do. Five years from now, if you can spare the money you may send it to me. Till then use it without interest. I am worth much more than the sum my father intrusted to you for me."
? ? ? ? This offer was gratefully accepted, and Mr. Fielding is now in New York, where he is likely to experience a return of his former prosperity.
? ? ? ? As for Rodney, his trials are over. They made a man of him, and proved a blessing in disguise.
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