The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-04-30

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long getting IN the rinA tart t,as thc
bluade. lahs .heal nullrl against hsr
hssNss. AMI 4, lsngth feaad isssI orail.sl
there.
While Me'In,ls al there with Tomms's
youngest In her arms, AMI the man h,mseil
opposite. there cama upon her 4 feeling
thai Just such 4 scene VAS enacted once
betorc. II Was like The turning back IL u
leaf ani ilnding ths same passage. ~srl
for wori. npon II, Size was alne., tempt.
ed T. speak II her eomvaaion. AMI NIX him
ahant II. when NIL n a ~ lisn there was
tlntter ~ pink dresses. AMI Amnnla
and Lucy appeared bcfore them, breath.
less,
"ls Melinda hero 7"
SIN was MT. that was lni,s certain.
Tommy took himsslf cff. listening IL their
h,nrl,l explanations as he went. and shc
only woman IN tie wnrll he ever loved was
LIFT alon, with his baby.
"l'ha trio returned without tho missing
ono. Thought there vi 4 chance 20 Gni.
ing hcr there. Their nnit~l voicaa arous.
ing Winnie. Melinda gave her into Tom.
my'a arms.
"i'll - AMI see whit can 49," sho
saii. with the men ~ cenlucror. "chil.
drsn. y.n eome right along with me.
You're b tell ne Just WI ~ sou went. AMI
when yon misael her, Tommy. you stay
about here. therssa probability u her
finding her way back
Having ISSUED her oriurs short. sharp
decisive Melinda hurried away, 10 hc
met hy Tommy half IN ho,r latsr. com.
plctely crestfallcn, Her search hal fall
OIL. r.,Amy looked ready 10 drop tho
g,rla solhcd bitterly. declaring "M'lln'
waa drowned IN thu river Will. Melinda
cnnnd the heri,pn far Il guard whom sho
had no. alrcssly cen-n.tsl.
Suddenly v.ita MADAM, there's d
iittls lost girl Mt t,e mlnsioi. ,ir,sssl like
thee Ii nhe you're Y"
.ics. thank yu.. sir, replied Msa Den.
ycr. promptly. an h.a I'll III p.rty that
went toward thp rlseo indicated ~ fas, ~
feet ccull carry them.
I'VE AL go the Hame way a.id Melinda,
holding fast hcr namesAkcs hand. .Mni
may ~ well start homo a. once.s
.one word. Melinda. When tho gen.
tlcnan aakcl waa ihia your ii,tla girl. yon
sAia yes; IL she ~
"Of eenr~e," replied Miss Denver. hor
cheeks In blaze. "'rhcse children need
somebody 10 t.ka caro- II shom. and I'm thu
one 10 do IT,
"Mnllnaa Denver excuse mo. Mira
Whittlesy, should say--i'm surprised ,
completely |" and thu light " tho nuw
society shook her head mdly. "Ynn told
me again and again yon nesor nlcant 10
marry that man."
II haven't married him. I've married
thu elildrcn that's AN"
Still. Tommy leok8 ia radiant IN II II
were himsclf.