The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-13

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'Let it be sent to the House Of Refuge
or Poor House, or some such place p
screamed Miss Jones.
"With those eyes ?" said Polly, looking
down into the tender, pleading orbs.
"Never! 1t will be all right, l am
quite sure, Miss Jones. All this is only
mistake. Stewardess," to the suspicious
quadroon, who had taken care to keep at
safe distance ali the while, "here is my
address Give it to the gentleman when
he comes back"
"Yes,' said the woman, pursuing up
her lips, But it's my private 'pinion
as nobody won't see hide nor hair of
him again"
So Polly Pembroke brought home not
only blue silk dress, but dark-eyed
baby into the bargain.
Child" said Deacon Pembroke, 81
can't blame you for doing charitable
action, but am afraid you have taken
a terrible charge upon yourself"
Don't fret, father-don't fret" said
Mrs. Pembroke, who was a CHEEKY little
body with an invincible habit of looking
on the sunny side of everything. cit
seems nice healthy child enough,
and dare say it will soon be called for.
Besides, don't the Good Book say, who
ever gives one of the Lords little ones
even cup of cold water in his name
shall not be without a reward "
And so the days passed by, and the
weeks, and even Polly Pembroke, the
most trusting of mortals, began t, think
that she had been the victim of con-
spiracy, and that she was destined to
bear the whole responsibility of this
little nameless life.
"Mother" said she, wistfully, Il may
keep her, mayn't If Ill give up going
to visit cousin Sue, in Boston, and not
ask father for a new cloak this Winter
And we'll take Summer boarders next
season, and I'll raise poultry, and she
shall be no expense to you, mother, In
deed"
"Well, well child" said Mrs. Penn
broke, with a moisture in her eyes, shave
your own way"
YOU'D deal better send it to one of
the public institutions" said Miss Jones,
severely.
"Our little Rosebud" said Polly,
showering soft kisses on its velvet
cheeks. ooh, never, never, Miss
Jones"
"You was big fool to begin with,
and don't see but what you mean to be
fool all the way through" said Miss
Jones
She had come to bring Miss Penn
broke's Fall hat home-a venerable
Leghorn, trimmed with drab satin bows
and when she was gone, Polly hap
pened to pick up the New York daily
paper which had been wrapped around it.
"Mother," cried she, springing breath
lessly to her feet, lust listen to this adj
vertisement"
IF the young lady who took charge
of an infant in the - Depot, on the af
ternoon of Saturday, July 80, 1875,
will send her address to Messrs. Kobel
IL Ledger, No. - Broadway, she will
confer IN inestimable favor"
Mother" said Polly, 'what does it
meanl"
at means you, said Mrs. Pembroke.
"Shall l answer it p said Polly.
"Of course" said Mrs. Pembroke.
But suppose they want to take Rose
bud away from me 2" faltered Polly.
my DEAR we must accept our fate as
Providence metes it out to u.s." said the
old lady.
So Polly wrote her little note, and by
the next train the tall gentleman with
the Spanish eyes arrived at Whip-p poor
Will Glen.
"Do you think me heartless wretchp
he said to Polly, with his voice choked
with emotion. But | am not When
| went out of the depot that day my
foot slipped in crossing the street, and |
fell under q horses feet. They carried
ME insensiblc to the hospital, and ] lay
there for weeks in the delirium of brain
fever, caused by my injuries. The mo-
ment returned to consciousness ! made
every inquiry, but could hear nothing
of you"
II gave my address to the stewardess,"
said Polly.
But the stewardess had gone away.
A strange woman occupied her position
who remembered nothing Of the circum-
stances, and for awhile l actually be-