? ? ? ? "Still wondering, I led the way into the sitting- room, where your father--where Mr. Fowler----"
? ? ? ? "Call him my father--I know no other," said Frank.
? ? ? ? "Where your father was seated.
? ? ? ? "'You have answered an advertisement,' said the stranger.
? ? ? ? "'Yes, sir,' I replied.
? ? ? ? "'I am A. M.,' was his next announcement. 'Of course I have received many letters, but on the whole I was led to consider yours most favorably. I have made inquiries about you in the neighborhood, and the answers have been satisfactory. You have no children of your own?'
? ? ? ? "'No, sir.'
? ? ? ? "'All the better. You would be able to give more attention to this child.'
? ? ? ? "'Is it yours, sir?' I asked
? ? ? ? "'Ye-es,' he answered, with hesitation. 'Circumstances,' he continued, 'circumstances which I need not state, compel me to separate from it. Five hundred dollars a year will be paid for its maintenance.
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