The Red Cloud chief., 1881-10-20
LITTLE ROY BLUES ADVENTURE

LITTLE ROY BLUES ADVENTURE.
Ills real name Vas Charlie. but se
called him Little loy Kiue because II
his bran new" sailor suit. whiCh was
blue and much bctrimmsi With silver
bra a; he wore q iauais sailor CAP. sci
somewhat askes on brown curly ha z,
his face wa. brown from playing out a.
doors ~ much. and his checks were rel
n apples for the an. reason, be bail
wide open. honest. blue eyes and \
habit of ssk,ng a great many unaass or
sblc questions Had you asked him
how old be was. he would have to 4
YOU jus, tree years old last fgurth of
july"
On the morning ot the adventure of
which | am about to tell YOU he came
into the PANTRY where mamma sa<
busy getting read for company (Auht
and tn-lc BATES with the three lttle
cousins. were coming Ia teal. and
watched her stoning raisins for n iev
minutes. getting his sha-o of them
without the cake. w ~ YOU ma q m.
n lite one in n patty. mamma. and pa,
some rais n on top
Yes. dear answered mamma. a.
she busted the raisins With four Ia
keep them from al 90 n Ia the bottom
ol the cake. YOU know.
And then I can have \ party all by
m Scli and IN vito Johnny Gibbs over.
and well eat u out by the brook
Won't that be- fun. mamma And
smiled and said Yes
After awhile he grew tired of watch.
ing her. ani after asking for n cnokie.
and putting one In each pocket. he sud
denly exclaimed II want tn ca down
10 the pasture and see the sheep 80
there's the cunninge~t iittl. lamb down
there can ! 90. can ~
And mamma said. Yes" and being
SO busy jus, then pouring the batter
into the cake tins. she did not add her
usual cautions about going OF any
where else. or staying too long. she
smiled 20 herself ~ che saw him trudy.
ing by. the window. with hi. little whip
in one hand. and q cookie In the other,
and nodded to him gzily when he
looked round and. seeing her watching.
called. Good bye. III
bring you some flowers when ] come
hack"
Mamma kept on working. aud.
strange To say. quite forgot To wonder
why her LITTLE boy staid away so long
Presently dinner time came. and
brought papa Almost his first words
were. Where Is Little Boy Biues' for
he generally ran to the gate Ia meet his
papa
"why." said mamma looking some
what startled. Il supposed he was IN
the yard somewhere. He asked 10 20
down To the sheep pasture some time
ago. but ] should think he must h vvs
conc back long before this." and shs
ran hastily on, into the yard and called.
Charlie! ChArlie'' but No sweet little
voice called back: Here I arm.
mamma n Charlie VA. wont % do.
Then there were hurried inquiries.
but no o had seen anything o, the
little truani .'iic may be under a hay
stack fast asleep" said papa, with =
little smile. bat " On white. lips. NJ be
walked OF toward the pasture Then
what n search ensued in ali bis favor.ts
haunts. TO find The Little Boy Blue: in
the barn; up in the hay: in the wagoa
box. down by the brook and all over
the farm: but no Little Boy Biue re-
wzrded the search.
"I am 40 afraid be started Oh toward
town To meet you. and Wandered into
the woods." SAID mamma. with a very
white face. when papa came back from
The pasture. II feel go guilty Ia think
I did not look after him better. bat he
has never thought Of going away before.
and IL did no, occur To me that be might
do So"
II do nos think be went toward town
for I have forbidden his doing that. and
he remembers very we'll: but I am ..r-
prised that Jack did not 20 with him."
said papa ~ Jack came shifting around.
evidently ware that something VA.
wrong. and anxious % offer his serx-
ices
Jack wa away with the men n the
wood-Iot. and Only came tack a few
minutes ago. but shouldn't xosder IL
be could help "a fnd him." n which
Jack waggcd n Joyful assent. glad TO
end himself thus appreciated
Iou- my dear. are too tired 90 20
any farther" said papa 20 poor masn-
ma who vas in fact trembling al over.
nod puf;ing her with . gsnsi. bot frrn
hand % The sofa. be added. sbst
yin take Jack. and ven 90 down 90
the pasture again. and he may be able
70 get track OF him IwiIlt take nav gun
slonx. and the moment Ne ind him I
viii IRE Is % you ned not be kssss IN
suspense - long"
Down 10 the pasture again. where the
sheep we're quietly grazing. fhsy went
papa looking about with anxious syes.
md Jack running ahead With nose close
70 the ground. tryinz 70 get the trail
Presently he gase . quiek. sharp bark
ran up % pspa. then hack again TO
where Charles little whip lay o. the
zras1- IL vH near the Tiny brook that
ran through the Geld. and. in the soft
scil. eosld Be plainly ssen the print Of
pair al little feet Jack. Who had Al
ready cauzht The tnil. IN boundsnx
aheod- and papa. With . quick step and
besfinG hart followed Along the
brook, over Ne 1encs. and On INTO the
wood hey went for What must have
been . iOag distance for such shors IT.
lie Ags 70 have txsvsled; and. finally. in
. shslfered nook formed by tks up-
mined roofs a . tree that bad isilea