18/19 But I do know this: he didn't STEAL it!" Across the table Mrs.Holly drew a quick breath, but she did not speak--save with her pleading eyes. Mrs.Holly seldom spoke--save with her eyes--when her husband was solving a knotty problem. She was dumfounded now that he should listen so patiently to the man, Larson,--though she was not more surprised than was Larson himself. For both of them, however, there came at this moment a still greater surprise. Simeon Holly leaned forward suddenly, the stern lines quite gone from his lips, and his face working with emotion as he drew David toward him. |