The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-04

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. yo,. wish r., speak TO ,ts@" said Horace,
snnrelM
7ha brothers. faces were perfect studtes.
rhat two people like this should lay claim t.
n.atr;cc,s bow was simply absurd. "Impo:.
.h,s,' thev calculated in ono breath.
'..1 "1,on'5 saw impossible" I" said Mr.. Rawlings.
.va NAV find our little boy at last; wo have
,ssn hunting about all over England f..
so',ndlines @ such as this. Itmay be this o,.s
sours."
~ can't tell, sir. But won't leave Ia stone
,nturaed. May we see tho boy!''
The situation was growing ridiculous, aud
;f tina Talberts disliked one thing more thar
.nother it was a ridiculous situation. The
lest way out Of this one seemed to he that
VIZ Rawlings should see the child and be sat.
i.aed il was not his missing offspring. Sc
Horace rang the hell and desired that the
!ttle bow should he brought down.
Mrs, Miller, the nurse, upon receiving in.
structions to this effect, imagined that her
charge was to be shown to visitors of i'm.
portance. 81 she quickly put ON his bcss Car.
iaents, and made him look very ch,lu..::c
He trotted into the drawing room a cabinet
picture Of childi:h health and beauty.
Rawlings looked ct him with excitemea; /; l.,
every line of his face. His light blue c,,-.
seemed to be starting out OF his Lc.d.
Maria" be whispered ho:rsely to his wife,
look at him. just what ours would have
grown to. The same hair--the same ey.s.
Maria, is this not your boyY Answer re
and thank heaven we have at last found
him."
The wife looked at the child but did ,r.-
answer at once.
"1ts-I know it is," said the 1nan. "rsli
them 80, Maria"
"Ihope it Is" said his wife.
The Talberts on hearing this looked st,lpe.
fed. The case was assuming undreamt of
proportions. Dimly they saw that this recox.
niton meant strange things.
NY good man." said Horace, "y,u, are
making a complete mistake"
'Oh, no, sir-no mistake. How can a
father be mistaken9 Oh, my pretty boy-my
loag-ost lamb! Come to mo and give mo
one kiss! Come to your father!''
Heshot out his arms SO vehemently that
Harry was frightened, and instead of accept
ing the invitation ran to Herbert, and hiding
bis face against his leg set up howl, which
brought in Mrs. Miller, who at once whipped
him away. She had strict instructions from
Beatrice never to let the child become a nui.
sance Hcraceand Herbert, with arched eye
hrows, nat staring at their visitors.
I'VE may take our little boy back with us
aonce, sir-may we notr' asked Rawlings,
Certainly not" said Horace. "You have
chid.r " 49, ''~'
But tits, sir. Iknow, and Maria knows
it's"
"iell US how it came here. Until you can
10 tnat we Cannot admit your cla:al FOR IN
instant. 1t Is alsrr'l--you must be mis-
taken.n
Absurdw echoed Herbert.
"lel mo whose child it is, If it isn't minca,
"1orted the man. "Do that and will 60
away. ldon't care how it came here. Ikaow
H. recognize it. It is my poor lost little
ocy, and will have it."
n lne man grew more excited than before,
Nv .so'aee was Intensely annoyed. Hc turned to
IN. ,ue woman. "Youseem to have some sense. :"
~ ~ 1asd; do you claim this childy'
o"e glanced at her husband and tears
sptaag y into her eyes. "s1es, SIR" sho said,
. oeileve it is my child" Tho situation
s.ew worse and worse. 1t was well for the
s 10y mat he had made such friends of Horace
sau Herbert or he must have been sacrificed
sslt.. lt.n, II only to rid the house Of his
s'yled father and mother.
nro.,, m N was The Talberts temporiaed; they
5sN 5srs 70 consider the matter for q few
,hss' - ana let Mr.. Rawlings know tho decision
his y h might come to. Mr.. Rawlings wrote on
wh;as WI BUSINESS card the name of a hotel at
.s.;n ue was staying, md having again and
- ~. asserted that he would not be robbed
al. s s'n lelound son, at last, to the unspeal,-
.;s ' 'e'e1 OF our friends, drove away in his
in sl sncs aaa @ Horace and Herbert been placed
besssaa d'i'iculty. They sat strok;nr tn il,
se e W. LOT at least half an hour. but could
ch;,a ~ way out Of it. Tho arrival Of the
noth,,. H ~ mat evening Of last wear was a,
ns. compared to tho present dilemr,a
least aaa they chosen to use it. there vos ot
assa short cut out Of the difc,tv. % was ,,o's w.
more imaloe WAS none: The more they thought the
could ha h.Soaole tpo 1T seemed that these people
tho man ~ .ne parents Of tho boy. And yct
The % ma.4 ~ least asserted that it was SO. "a If
hat ths os. was beyond doubt. The belief
clunp 70 u n was "some one's' cli:d still
semsa P" Doth Horace and Eer,,,.t T.
the ch;,s moreover, an absolute insult 4bo.
Rawlinos VI VI such persons as Mr.. and NJ.
wood Ro,su suouid have been sent to Hale
chosen use: ont =. Why should they have bee,
child foisted ~ al the world to have thi -:
unknown sentp on thems Why did not t.,
TSethe,, ,ns ,1;,,. whole claim was a. q mista;:.:
little bow oat u. as t they had really grown Of the
aink Of wisb she lalberts were far too lust to
mate S9t to tss,! keep him from iest:
Besides %sl nun to the first claimant.
she sors - WHAT about Be,tr;ce ,..,,at ,,