Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.

_[The Arundel Family series]_

The Gabled Farm;

OR

YOUNG WORKERS FOR THE KING.

BY

CATHARINE SHAW

AUTHOR OF
"ONLY A COUSIN," "HILDA," "IN THE SUNLIGHT," "DICKIE'S ATTIC,"
"SOMETHING FOR SUNDAY," ETC.

"I ask Thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
And a mind to blend with outward life
While walking by Thy side;
Content to fill a little space,
If Thou be glorified."

New Edition.

LONDON:
JOHN F. SHAW AND CO.
48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.

STORIES BY CATHARINE SHAW

Author of "CAUGHT BY THE TIDE."

Price Three Shillings and Sixpence each, with Illustrations.

THE STRANGE HOUSE; OR, A MOMENT'S MISTAKE.
LILIAN'S HOPE.
DICKIE'S SECRET.
DICKIE'S ATTIC.
ON THE CLIFF; OR, ALICK'S NEIGHBOURS.
FATHOMS DEEP; OR, COURTENAY'S CHOICE.
HILDA; OR, SEEKETH NOT HER OWN.

Price Half-a-Crown each, Large Crown 8vo, with Illustrations.

IN THE SUNLIGHT AND OUT OF IT.
NELLIE ARUNDEL: A TALE OF HOME LIFE.
ONLY A COUSIN.
ALICK'S HERO.

LONDON:
JOHN F. SHAW & CO., 48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.

DEDICATED

TO

My Mother

AND

Her Grandchildren.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER

I. A HOT DAY AT NO. 8

II. GETTING READY

III. SOUTH BAY

IV. THE GABLED FARM

V. THREE-AND-SIXPENCE

VI. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL

VII. WALTER'S TREAT

VIII. SETTING TO WORK

IX. CHRISTINA

X. BEREFT OF ALL

XI. THE LIFE-BOAT

XII. THE GOOD-NIGHT KISS

XIII. SCRAPS AND RIBBONS

XIV. HAPPY DAYS

XV. WALTER'S SECRET

XVI. DISAPPOINTMENT

XVII. PLANS

XVIII. SORE HEARTS

XIX. "SHE WAS SENT ME BY GOD"

XX. THE HAY-LOFT

XXI. THE LAST WALK

XXII. HOME AGAIN AT NO. 8

XXIII. "MOTHER'S EYES ARE VERY TIRED"

XXIV. A BASKET OF FLOWERS

XXV. FATHERLESS BAIRNS

XXVI. SAVED FROM THE RIVER

XXVII. THE ANSWER

XXVIII. "GOOD-BYE"

BE brave, my brother!
He whom thou servest slights
Not even His weakest one;
No deed, tho' poor, shall be forgot,
However feebly done.
The prayer, the wish, the thought,
The faintly-spoken word,
The plan that seemed to come to nought,
Each has its own reward.

Be brave, my brother!
Enlarge thy heart and soul,
Spread out thy free, glad love;
Encompass earth, embrace the sea,
As does that sky above.
Let no man see thee stand
In slothful idleness,
As if there were no work for thee
In such a wilderness.

Be brave, my brother!
Stint not the liberal hand,
Give in the joy of love;
So shall thy crown be bright, and great
Thy recompense above;
Reward, not like the deed—
That poor weak deed of thine;
But like the God Himself who gives,
Eternal and divine.

H. BONAR.

THE GABLED FARM;

OR,

Young Workers for the King.