"
An hour afterward Frank and his mother returned, both
disappointed. Mr. Sanger and Mr. Perry both had the will to help
but not the ability. There seemed no hope left save in Mr.
Morton. At six o'clock the stage rolled up to the gate.
"Thank Heaven! Mr. Morton has come!" exclaimed Frank eagerly.
Mr. Morton got out of the stage, and with him a feeble old man,
or such he seemed, whom the young man assisted to alight. They
came up the gravel walk together.
"How do you do, Frank?" he said, with a cheerful smile.
"We are in trouble," said Frank. "Squire Haynes is going to
foreclose the mortgage to-morrow."
"Never mind!" said Mr. Morton. "We will be ready for him. He
can't do either of us any more mischief, Frank. His race is about
run."
A heavy weight seemed lifted from Frank's heart. For the rest of
the day he was in wild spirits. He asked no questions of Mr.
Morton. He felt a firm confidence that all would turn out for the
best.
CHAPTER XXXII. TURNING THE TABLES
The next morning Mr.
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