The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-30
CHAPTER V.

II was, perhaps. the mid lie Of April
when Tom Arnold stopped a. his sis
trr's one night on his way home from a
little trip he had been making South TO
buy cattle.
''Eathcr an odd thing happened to-
day-or rather | should say. ycs,rr.
day." he said, draw ng a letter from his
pocket. 81 expect yDH would call It u
special Providence. Ben, but ! prefer 10
wait till | know what it's ubont before |
decide. | am not u very = lIgious man,
hut ! have q little theory Of my own that
forbids the idea OF salhliug all the ms.
cries Of mankind on providence
When anything comes along That I'M
%mistakably good | am willing To admit
that lie had a hand in II, but | don't
hardly believe lie ordains evil But
here IS the letter. tossing a CREASED,
blottcd. aud sadly suilcd envelope ON
the table.
Mr.. Anderson took it up aud carried
IL Ia the west window where the sunset
light could tall on il his eyes were ret
ting Ia be- little treaeierous. The orig.
innl post.mark was altogether indislin.
guishab'c from being crossed and re-
crossed with other p~usl-marks, and the
envelope was irctted aud worn on the
edges,
II don't know how | happened To 90
into the Rock Island P~ost.onice. unless
twas because IL always has glori.
ous cigars with which 10 rogrlc his
friends. of whom | have the happiness
to be- ONE Arnold continued, as Ben
Anderson drew the letter from the en-
vclopc. "Wcll, what should be the inst
thing my eye, fell ON bu; yoHr name
heading n list NJ advertised letters, |
asked II. for the letter Immediately, aud
he gave it to mo very glally, saying
that IL had been To the Dead Letter Oi-
Ties aud been sent back again; had been
sent down to liockdalc aud returned;
aud he had au impression ii had been to
Rockford. hut he might be mistaken.
lie though, IL must be nearly n year
snoe IL first came there. The last time
IL came back he put il In a drawer, and
"List" which II Headed was an old
one, which he had neglected TO take
down.'
"Myra," broke in Ben Anderson,
sharply, come here"
She came and took the letter from hi
hand. glanced at it. and gave u littlt
quick cry.
80 Bcn-it is from Gordon!" AM
she sank into n chair, white aud trcmb
ling, the letter falling from her nerve
/ less fingers.
Ralph sprang forward and caught !
/ before Il scarcely touched the floor.
, Read IT," she said. with an cage
-, gesture, but he had begun a'mast bciOr'
, sue spoke.
=, MA. ASnsRsos-Drdr Sir. I feel rs "
, must write u wurl Ia ennrrntnlate you IN tn
l safety OF the little girl W u-c Disappearing
caused rs all 50 much an asincs. aud nlarn
and you 80 much ra y. She cainr back IN
third day after your departure, AMI I put h.
/ IN boari the train FOR Mth q IN Cty the nes
, morning. and I trust she reached YOU In sat
= " several days asu desire I In write toty1
: 10 come hack for her. but she declared n
wouldn't wait. ly the way, III trust her
make her way through the worlL She IA IN
most indomit bic litt.c tn ng I ever sIw-a II
tic compressed tornado. There y u mystrt
a about the way III was splri el 81. aud as
where she has been Kept all this time, Hu
: innrr than all. the rrasun 81 the Vi lurtionL
think she has been dru ggcd heavily. fur thcl
arr dark Inns under the flashing EYES whiC
" Il Is MT natural To- see IN child. she sccm
" tuu to thlnk She has h'cn away hut n dny
"A tWn Hut she his doubtless told yuu all alHil
- u. as we'll ~ the way she escaped aud fuut
y her way back herr. AMI ~ | viii only add th
~ \ gives me moro satisfaction than can To-
ar this happy solution uf your trouble.
. VERY truly anl sincerely yours,
n "Cu,r UOupoN."