Just David

Excerpt:

… A curious strength seemed to have come to the man. With almost steady handshe took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatlyaway in a box to be left. From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dustytraveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a greatdeal of the music scattered about the room.David, in the doorway, stared in dazed wonder. Gradually into his eyes crept alook never seen there before."Father, where are we going?" he asked at last in a shaking voice, as he cameslowly into the room."Back, son; we're going back.""To the village, where we get our eggs and bacon?""No, no, lad, not there. The other way. We go down into the valley this time.""The valley--MY valley, with the Silver Lake?""Yes, my son; and beyond--far beyond." The man spoke dreamily. He waslooking at a photograph in his hand. It had slipped in among the loose sheets ofmusic, and had not been put away with the others. It was the likeness of abeautiful woman.For a moment David eyed him uncertainly; then he spoke…


About Author:

Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist.

Porter mainly wrote children's literature, adventure stories and romance fiction. Her most famous novel is Pollyanna (1913), later followed by a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Her adult novels include The Turn of the Tide (1908), The Road to Understanding (1917), Oh Money! Money! (1918), Dawn (1919), Keith's Dark Tower (1919), Mary Marie (1920), and Sister Sue (1921); her short story collections include Across the Years (c. 1923), Money, Love and Kate (1923), Little Pardner (1926).