Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-06-28

affections. He watched the sleeping in
nocent Sammy was really handsome
specimen of boyhood), and thought OF
his sister Nina, who had just lost such
an one, and wondered II she would not
like this little fellow i'm its place; SO he
Immediately wrote letter asking her to
take the child.
whats the use of going to the police
about it?" he reasoned. mo doubt the
poor little creature is some castaway,
left on purpose i'm the hack, and Nina
would love him and care for him. And
it's hard-deuced hard-to think he
might have to take his chances for that"
A reporter, having in somc way OBJ
tanned glimmering of the facts from
hackman, scented an abduction case
and requested an interview. Kennctson
YEARLY granted an audience and pa
tcntly explained the case, exacting Sc
crecy in the matter of names.
When he next appeared outside of his
room, the plying looks with which he
had before been greeted were changed
to chances of distrust and suspicion
Evidently the abduction theory was gain
ing ground; and when a policeman made
his appearance and was shown up to GO,
the doubtful aspect of affairs developed
into downright horror and amazement,
which reached its highest pitch when the
pair, with the baby, entered hack and
were driven away.
The hotel boarders had their suspi-
cions. Mrs. Ponsonby Green declared
it was perfectly dreadful to have such
things going on right under ones nose,
and Miss Blinkerby responded that for
her part she didn't know what the world
was coming TO, while the bell-boy, who
had carried up the milk, being anxious
ly interviewed, gave graphic and high
ly-colored account of Mr.. Kennetson's
disordered appearance and ferocious
manner, which very much strengthened
the suspicion that that dreadful man had
tried to strangle the child, failing i'm
which he had sent for milk in which to
poison it,
Mr. Hoskins was not at the hotel when
the baby arrived.
Let me go first and see if il is really
Sammy. 1t might be a mistake, and
that would be so hard for you," said
Margaret, putting aside her sister and
fastening down to the parlor.
Mr.. Kennetson stood looking out of
one of the windows; the policeman, a
good, fatherly looking individual, who
had "kids of his own" as he expressed
it to his companion, was dancing the ba-
by up and down, bringing him into
high state of good humor, when Marga-
ret appeared.
"Why, of course that's Sammy! You
dear, precious little darlingr' and she
made dive for the aforesaid 81
must take him to his mother this in
slant Please wait moment" she
said, rapidly disappearing through the
doorway.
That voice! Could il be possibleP
and Kennetson turning just in time to
catch vanishing view of its owner,
found it really was that mighty nice
little girl'' without doubt. Whereat
he slipped bill into the policeman's
hand.
Very shortly Miss Earl again APP
peared on the scene. Mrs. Hoskins
wished to express her gratitude to the
officer, and just then Kennetson turned
and faced her. She started, blushed
rosy red, and then stepping forward
gave him her hand, looking up with
eyes in which the tears had begun to
gather.
Kcnnetson related the facts of the
case, leaving out the disagrceable fea-
lures, to his very much Interested lis
tener, and the latter expressed her graf
itudc, and looked great deal moro
than she expressed. About this time
Mr.. Hoskins came in, and then'it had to
be all gone over again, and Margaret
slipped away to squeeze the baby once
more, and to minglc her happy tears
| with those of the mother.
Well, it turned out that Kennetson
was going to the same place that they
were. He had taken such an interest
in Sammy that he couldn't bear to lose
sight of him right away, and so he went.
Mr.. Hoskins exacted promise of him
to spend some time with him.
So it came about that the two gentle
men grew to be fast friends, and Ken
nelson lounged in and out of the Hos
kins' cottage in a very easy and COM
Portable manner.
At this stage of the game, the first
flood of gratitude having subsidized, Miss
Margaret Earle quite froze up. But
what is the use of determining anything
| that has the power of determining youp
She said to herself, she wished he would
go away; but apparently Kennetson
had no such intention. He had found
that he liked TO stay. In fact, he dis
covered that he had never liked to stay
in one place quite so long before in his
life. He had become intensely inter-
ested i'm this self-reliant, common-sense
girl, and he at length succeeded in
breaking through her reserve, and they
began to take long walks and spend de-
| lightful mornings on the beach, and the
delirious delights of that evening in
May once more became realities, to Mar
garet ut least. She no longer fought
against the tide; she floated with The
stream, and said: ~ will not think of
the end. lam so happy, SO very hap
ply; will take il while it lasts. Sup
pose he goes away again-well, well,
/ shall have had my day.
"'Then let come what come may
| To a life that has been so sad,
shall have had my day"
One morning she had wandered out
alone to ledge ofrocks, and with sketch
book and crayons prepared to make a
study of group on the beach.
At that very moment she caught sight
of u head coming up from the lower
ledge of rocks, and she prepared to slip
down on the other side, but Kennetson
caught at the retrcating form. 20, do
not 90 awayr' the voice pleaded.
Stay-stay always with me. Why
need we ever 60 way from each other as
long as we liver"
And-well, the pencil slid down n
crevice in the rock, and tho tide kept
flowing in and the sky was blue without
a cloud like the two hearts which were
filed with the great abundance, the
summer time of life and love, and the
light foam told it to the sands, and the
waves whispered 1t all around the world.
After time she said with serious
air: /" But you will not ask me to give
up my art-I could not do that"
"My darling" he answered quickly.
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