To cap the climax of their
happiness, the afternoon mail brought a letter from Mr. Frost, in
which he imparted the intelligence that he had been promoted to a
second lieutenancy.
"Mother," said Frank, "you must be very dignified now, You are an
officer's wife."
CHAPTER XXXIII. CONCLUSION
The restitution which Squire Haynes was compelled to make
stripped him of more than half his property. His mortification
and chagrin was so great that he determined to remove from
Rossville. He gave no intimation where he was going, but it is
understood that he is now living in the vicinity of Philadelphia,
in a much more modest way than at Rossville.
To anticipate matters a little, it may be said that John was
recently examined for college, but failed so signally that he
will not again make the attempt. He has shown a disposition to be
extravagant, which, unless curbed, will help him run through his
father's diminished property at a rapid rate whenever it shall
come into his possession.
The squire's handsome house in Rossville was purchased by Henry
Morton--I must still be allowed to call him thus, though not his
real name.
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