CHAPTER XVIII

HARD LUCK As the Tobins drew near the Hampton home, they heard the sound of music accompanied by singing. They stopped at the foot of the verandah steps and listened. The blind of the parlour window was up, and they could see Mrs. Hampton at the piano, with John and the fair visitor standing by her side. It was an old familiar song they were singing, and it sounded especially sweet to the three listeners outside. “Say, I haven’t heard anything like that fer years,” the captain remarked. “It strikes me jist righ…