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tively that the “Statue of Liberty/^ presented 
by a sister nation, meant more of friendship, 
loyalty, and respect, than words could ex- 
press, it was a most wonderful boon, and at 
once the “Empire city” seemed to become 
law-abiding, by absorption, under the leader- 
ship of the great souls who ruled both city 
and country, and their appreciation of this 
new and lasting bond. 
While Aida and her mother were happy 
in the garden and thinking “Big thoughts,” 
Edwy’s pretty name for all he could not 
quite comprehend, Aida, looking up, saw a 
shadow pass over her mother’s face. 
“If Edwy were here, dearest, he would 
ask his friend, why? And he would wait 
for you to answer his loving question, but 
I think I know.” 
“How do any of us know, when our boys 
come to be grown men, what may they not 
have to do to hold such liberty sacred? Can 
we be sure that their beautiful lives might 
