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 streets of Salem he found his long-sought child.

But even now the doting father felt he was not sure of the safety of his darling child, until he had her under the shelter of his own roof and the protection of his own country. He was eager to take her home; and as neither Alice nor her grandmother were reluctant to leave the land where they had suffered so much and had attained such an undesirable notoriety, preparations were made for their speedy departure for England so soon as Alice was able to bear the fatigue of the voyage.

But although it was fully decided that Grandmother Campbell was to cross the water with them, her own practical good sense showed her that she could not hope or expect to retain her place at her grandchild's side when Alice should assume her true position in her father's home; and it was her decided and openly declared intention to return to Scotland.

Alice, who, in spite of the pleadings of her own heart, saw the propriety of this step, strongly urged upon her a return to