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THE BEAUTIFUL LADDER. 
had made others partake of a kindred joy. 
For the first time he felt thankful for the wealth 
he possessed, and received a true conception of 
how he might use it in a proper manner. 
A liberal stock of provisions and groceries 
which were left at the widow’s home that even¬ 
ing, with the information that a nameless friend 
had ordered them, showed that a similar pur¬ 
pose had been carried out by young Rudolph. 
Each had secretly formed his plans and carried 
them out, intending to keep the knowledge of 
the deed from the other and from the Deans. 
How successful they were, results must show. 
