After a time one of them disappeared, and when the other--his name was Cain--was asked what had become of his brother, he replied, 'Am I my brother's keeper ?' "In this world we all have to be our brothers' keepers," the old Squire continued.

"We are all to a degree responsible for the good behavior and safety of our fellow beings.

If we shirk that duty, troubles come and crimes are committed that might have been prevented.

Especially in a family like ours, each ought to have the good of all at heart and do his best to make things go right." That was a great deal for the old Squire to say to us.

Addison and I saw just where we had shirked and where we had let temper and resentment influence us.