Deacon Winslow was also considerably surprised, it seemed.
"But the bail bond is only for a thousand dollars, madam," he said; "and I can afford to put that up for his appearance in court later." "Thank you again and again for your kindness to a poor woman, and a mother, sir!" she exclaimed with a half-suppressed sob in her voice; "but there does not seem to be any doubt about my boy's guilt, much as I hate to acknowledge it.

His association with that Lang boy has been his ruin.

And he would be likely to run away, to try and escape his just punishment, so that the bail bond would be forfeited." "But even so it wouldn't ruin me, Mrs.Disney," continued the deacon; "and I hate to think of you sitting here, and crying your eyes out because he is locked up." She looked straight at him then, as she went on to say bravely: "But, sir, I am thinking of what will eventually become of my boy.
If he runs away now he will sink lower and lower, until he commits some terrible crime, it may be.

But Dominie Pettigrew tells me that if he goes to the Reform School there is a chance that he may come out later on completely changed in heart, and ready to play his honest part in the world.

No, I have thought it all over, and prayed to be led to do what is best for my Leon.