Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-22
pil al they were tai kinsy about 80 earn

iWnal sIhGy were ttkkiIY dbOAt SO earn
testify III the studio.
$5 Ne, found ont at once, for sra cx had
| Just spoken my name as g.uiltilyy
put my ear To- shes kcf is. q dis
graceful hing toeels,, j ldIn;t, hut as j
mean this to besa faithful account Of
nay birthday. and is I4feall y did listen
at the keys hole, record ii, 55SSI
have ma q d ssssreas mistake, q said
Jack. signing heavily Isl e
| & cosllar t distinguish bIr. Gr.fIithsi
Ereply bat I. hual,ing my bressh, heard
Jack say again BIS .s.3s
st has always been my mothers
wish. L did it more 70 ease her, I
lsuppose. She leyes Bird deasly and
| With II dry sob fell forward on the
| rug / csaaa not haze stirred then hal
they opened taeEd door ana saw me there:
| He has found out this curly that he.
| has made a mistake. las hep / thought
bitterly when my brain stopped whirl-
| ing so could think, I. 1t was only to
please Lis mother thas he asked me to
become his wife! And to think he
lxshould reveal his disappointment to-
that horrid old Griih tn first! @, it was
too humiliating,' ~ ri @ss* | J
I resolved to release him at once, bat
again listened, having dim .iope, I
suppose that perhaps my ears had de-
ceived me. E. sss VIA y%5ts.5 Il. ,:.3%.>
'.If it suits my mother - = began
Jack. zs%* !. ~.
That's not the thing" interrupted
! Griffith. you never would be suited,
She lacks expression and - Ill
Eyes, know-natural know
the fSults-for I'm better acquainted
With Birdie than you are, Griffith. :"
| $40 be sure,'' assented Griffith.
Mouth too large; eyes very vacant, I've
noticed. = I advise you to give its7up.n
| '.I'll take your adviee,' said Jack
!; ernrhatically, and then I rushed to my
! room. o. ...E'.~'
| So through Griffith advice which
Jack seemed so ready to take, my brief
little romance was to be shattered.
Well, l would never stay and let him
see my heart break, too; for felt sure
never. could live through this trouble.
So dear had Jack in the role of lover
become to me in a few short hours.
I And SO some way--now it all seems
] like vague dream to mel found
| myself wandering ai1nlessly down a
strange street. not knowing or caring
where my steps tended. Some work.
men obstructed the sidewalk and was
obliged to cross the street. e.
remember of stepping down and
advancing 81 few steps, of hearing
hearse shouts of warning, feeling a
sudden shock, and then all was blank.
When. I returned to consciousness
was in q strange room, everything was
strange TO me. ~
4 where am I?'' I asked, although I
could see NO one. ''What has happen
4 edp'' 4
I 'sYou are with friends,'' said low
they fell on a sWeet~faced lady not yet
old, although her hair was nearly
white, sitting near me.
! #''How came I hereP'' demanded in
a weak, startled voice.
After brief consultation with the
woman, evidently the nurse, the lady
decided to explain the situation. =
"You are weak, but l. trust to your
good sense to remain calm while I tell
you why you are here. About a month
: ago you were crossing the street and
my husband and / accidentally ran
against and severely injured you.
There was nothing about you to iden-
THY you, SO we brought you home"
And this was a month ago: has
no one been here2 Did you adver-
tiseP"
NO. replied the lady. cit was re-
ported in the police news, believe, as
my husband had to pay large fine for
his, carelessness,j but never thought OF
advertising for your friends. Isupposed
they would go to the station and then
be directed here, if you had any in the
city,
+ II have none" said bitterly. q
was only-a founding, living upon char
it, all my life.''
I was reckless. did not think how
unnecessary it was to speak of my OWL
history to stranger
/ A. whole month { had lain there and
no one had; called, go ~:
And my pale, thin hands showed how
near to deaths door had been. AS !
lay looking at my wasted fingers l no
ticed my ring was gone. ss
y Hastily inquired where it was, My
new-found acquaintance blushed, and
then said: s.. 3
;. xviii you allow my husband to- talk
with you a2few moments? He has your
], Icameo.' sg$ "
Ina few momentssa tall, handsome
gentleman accompanied her into the
room. e!yEggz v II, & IT, Il "
Years ago. he began, after apollo
giving for being the cause of my III
mess, and congratula ting me upon my
, recovery, II had aspair Of canoes cary.
ed in this city. They were unlike any.
thing ever seen here. I had them sci
Il in a pair of earrings for my wife. One
s night orr house, was robbed by a trust
!. led servant; the canoes were takeI
along with other yaluables." Il.
i, WAS anything else takenp'' I asked.
|; sitting upright forgetting for e mo.
. ment my weak state. 5.t +. u
!. The gentleman stroVe to control his
& emotion, but his wife was silently weep
!, ing near the window. sasls d 1 Il. .5
/. Yes, our only chile, g he replied
brokenly. Vow will you tell me-
how you came BY this cameo, for it il
t the samep to-day took it to the .per.
j son who carved it for me so long ago
] md be recognized il at once, although
VI it has beensr reset. 1919
| Was it seventeen years ago thal
j your child was stolenP ! asked eager
"A y. .5=s q. ~.
), Eyes. What 40 you know Of itp'' h
questioned hoarsely.; sz. ss.s. q
j II know that I am your child then
3 After I had told the story SO often re
= peated to me by my mother Raynol
!, they were perfectly satisfied that I be
& longed to them, and their joy beggar
I descrip ion. u !, ..s III .5s