The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-16

After he left Brighton his feet turned
aimlcssly toward the South, but no city
could keep him long. He had come
back rs he had planned years before,
with plenty OF money, but now wealth
was a burden to him and he wished
each moment might find him so busy
that there would be no time for
thought. The spring found him again
in the North, going from place to
another, staying at none longer than a
few weeks until he came TO Philadel-
phia and his %sojourn there proved fair
to be a long one for a warderer. His
hotel wa in a pleasant quarter of the
city, and he tried TO force himself TO be-
lieve that he would be content TO spend
the rest of his life here. Search would
be useless now, he thought, for even
could he find Janet he would find her
%another'S.
One day, in the heat of summer, he
was walking along n crowded street of
the city, not needing the passers-by,
when suddenly his attention was ar
rested by a little girl walking along by
his side and carefully shading her pre-
cious doll by 4 parasol not much larger
than her blue-trimmed sun-hat. The
face was fresh and pretty to look ut,
but there was more than childish fresh
ness and beauty in it to him, for in an
instant it brought the past wildly
before his mind, and he almost fancied
that he had somewhere seen this face
before. He stopped, and. finding the
child alone. asked her where she was
-,- V,,f nr- 1~o lttl ,~..-.
take dolly to school," was the answer,
and as she proved to be a sociabie little
body, she trudged along by his side,
and, looking confidently up into his
face, said, my names Jennie-what's
yours?"
mines James," he answered, to
please the chilGs fancy. She nodded
approvingly and said: "Mr. James;
that's a nice name, an l guess I'll like
you"
With a bitter smile. he said TO him.
self: why not Mr.. James! One
names as good as another-the old life
is gone. and why not the old name? So
IN let it pass, and try to forget that
james Forest ever lived.
The next crossing led him to his
hotel, but, feeling an interest in the
child, he would not leave her alone on
the crowded street, and told her he
would 60 back home with her. 1t was
lust round the corner" she led the
way and then it was ..'round another
corner,r she guessed. SO he followed.
but suddenly his guide stopped. and
look up at him with n fearful little
face. "You take ne home" she said,
trustingly. All he could learn from
her was that she "lived with mamma
in a pretty house." and that Kitty and
Rover lived there, too" 1t was sun-
down already; SO he could do nothing
that night but place her in the hands
of proper authorities to be restored to
her home. She chung TO him. and only
let him go when he told her he would
come to see her in the morning. The
following day when he went. her
mother had claimed her, he learned,
and she was gone. He was almost sad
as he thought that he would not see again
the bright little face.
After a few days had passed. as be was
wandering ~listlessly through an art gal
lery, he heard a patter of little feet, and,
turning, saw his protege.
20, mammal" she said, gleefully.
s'this is Mr.. James. I've found him
gain: an now he'll come an see me;
he said he would" Atall lady dressed
in black came forward. and. extending
her hand. said cordially: ..Mr. James.
/ have wished to find you and thank
you for your kindness to Jennie-I as
sure you we shall never forget it. She
tells me of you every day, and at each
sound of the bell runs to see if you
have come"
81 did promise to come" said he,
approaching the humor of the whole
scene, land, if l may have the pleas
ure, l will keep my promise"
Come now" said the child. cling.
ing to his nand. Mrs. Donald gave