The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-31

when we reached the s'den tie BABY
was gone. never hal such feeling
in my life rs when 1 came upon the
place where we had left Tony. and
found she wasn't there. / sat down on
the moss and looked at June. She
didn't laugh then. She just turned
around and said:
Frye, / believe they'll hang me, for
I've killed your little sister,"
didn't dare go back to tell mother
Tony was gone. l think had wild
notion of going and jumping into the
river.
But before l could move the hired
man appeared. He saw that we were
frightened and that Tony was gone.
He just grabbed June by the arm and
shook her as hard as he could.
Then he said:
snow tell where that baby is, Won
wicked little wretcbr'
So June told, as well as she could, all
about il
Jerry-his name was Jerry-just
started for the house like q race-horse.
don't know what he told, nor what
they said, for June and l stole up the
back stairs and hid in the attic. 1 never
passed such an afternoon. l could hear
them running all through the house at
first: then everything got still. only I
could hear some one crying bitterly
somewhere.
Once, a carriage drove up. and I
saw father get out.
About dark, l saw the doctor (our
old doctor from R--). come up the
walk. wondered. in q dazed sort of
way. who was sick. 1 did not speak nor
June did not speak an that afternoon.
By and by, it grew dark. There
seemed to be more noise down stairs.
We could bear voices and steps.
opened the door and crept out on the
stairs. The house was al lighted up.
In minute heard Norah SAYING:
''it's here she is, ma am. safe and
sound. Can't yer see her. ma anger
own little Tony?''
can't tell you how felt. l know
rushed down stairs and into mothers
room. Nobody noticed me, for mother
was lying in bed and 1 thought she was
dead. She never opened her eyes, nor
stirred. There were two doctors there,
and father and Aunt Helen. Nobody
spoke to me; even Norah pushed me
AWAY. felt like murderer. thought
sOd one.
| went up to our room and told June
that Tony was found, but that we had
killed mother. And June never spoke.
/ cried all that night. couldn't sleep.
Just cried and cried.
The queerest thing was June, though.
Not a word did she say. She Just sat
there and stared at nothing. | couldn't
help feeling afraid when l looked at
her.
Well, after long time-it seemed
year--it was morning. and l went down
stairs again. Mother was better, but
very weak.
Tony was lying IN mothers bed I
won't ever tell what said to mother,
nor what sne said to me. Ishan't forget
it, though.
After while, mother told me to bring
June in. So did.
June walked along like one asleep.
She never seemed to see mother at all.
But the minute she saw Tony she be-
gan to cry. Oh, you never heard any
one cry so! 1t was awful. She just
luSSeo AOhy up III ner arms, anu IL
seemed as if she'd kill herself CRYING.
was frightened. Mother didn't say y
word.
Father came in and put his hand on
june's head. and said:
':June-why, June-I-r'
And then father actually cried, too.
Finally, they took US away. for moth
,r was very weak. Father told us we
we're forgiven; but 1 can tell you we
never played any more tricks on any
one.
1t seems that a farmer from the
,ther side of the woods found Tony, and
not knowing who she was, carried her to
his house. 1t was almost dark be ore
ather and Jerry found her. We never
ak about it, for it makes US feel dread
ully.
June was a different girl after that.
She was so good, mother really cried
when her folks came home. and June
vent back to Boston.-G Golden Days.