Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
foandIi1gs such as this. Itmay Be This On,

4>N-> az AAA.A JUST v 4IsiE ours NCCil E2Et
grown to. The same hai--the same e--,,s
Maria, is this net year boye Answer nc
Gld thank heaven We have at last fe,,a.
him"
The wife looked st the child but dill = i
answer 81 once.
1T isl know it Is, " said the man. ',Ta.
them SO, Maria
y hope it is said his wife.
The Ialbcrts On hearing this looked Sass
fed. The case was assuming CnG,Tea,..ss G.
proportions. Diinly they saw that this ,xaco-
milton meant strange things.
My good man." said Horace, ''you s.,
making = complete mistake"
''Oh, no, sir-no mistake. How C,..l ;
father be mis,akenl Oh, my pretty bc---.....,,
long-lost lamb. Cons to me and sivr >,
one kiss! Come to your father
He shot out his arms so vehaineutl.- h.
Harry was frightened, and instead Of ao,c.,
ing the invitation ran to Herbert, and ht>:i =.
his face against his leg set up howl, vi, !
brought in Mrs. Miller, who at once y7s:r,s,
him away. She had strict instructions fgc-
Beatrice never to let the child become \ M:
sanCe. Horace and Herbert with arche,I e.-N
bIows, sat staring at their visitors.
I'VE may take our little boy back VIII I.
at onco, sir-may we notF' asked Raw.
Certainly not" said Horace. ',Nou hayl
not given us the slightest proof il is yal-l
child"
''Put it is, sir. know, and Maria knows
it is"
Tell US how it came here. Until You c.r
do that we cannot admit yCur claim - al
instant. 1t is ahsurj-you must lie ,>'>
taken"
"Absurd.' echoed Herbert.
y.
retorted TIE man. DO that and " Il :,
awar-. 1 CO.'S care how it came here. Il,4 -
it. 1recC-EliEe ii. 1t is my POOR let litt',
bov, 2nl VII have it,
The man grew more excited than b,,u9l
Horace was intensely annoyed. He turned tc
the woman. you seem to have soma selSe'
he said; do you claim this child!1
She glanced at her husband ans, tears
sprans into her eyes. ''Yes, sir" she said.
Il believe it is my child The situation
grew worse and worse. 1t was well fer the
boy that he had made such friends OF Horace
ana Herbert or he must have been sacrificed
forthwith, il only to rid the house of his
Sclf-styled father and mother
As 1t was the Talberts temporizol; thsT
promised to consider the matter for n f>vy
Gavs, and let Mr.. Rawlings know the ,,oc:s:c,,
they might como to. Mr.. Rawlings v~og2 On
his 6uE:nCss card the name of Il letl Il,
which he was Saving, and having a.-it a.ll
AGAIN asserted that he would not b. = Ahxl
ct his rebound sen, at last, to the III. ak
ale relief of our friends, drove aw%y ial.f
g.
Never had Horace and Herbert c = .....,!
n such difficulty. They sat stro, p. II, !.
@guIGs fer at least half an hour, ba5 Cl,l, !
50 10 way out of it.. The arrival G. T..
child On that evening OF last ycl.' Us q
nothing compared to the present G-.-,..-..a.
Then, had they chosen to use it. thee v.sEt
le@. u q short cut out Of the dif1ic.,,.y; Nv,
tLcro vas rome, The more they tnaa ~ to
mara isllproholI it seemed that th1s, r-,.,'.
could be tba tents of the boy. Al &.
the rlGn ct f5aS5 asserted that it We, r.. 81
the matter was beyond dou5t. t. l..
that tie child was ''somc ones & y 8! II
clun@ to both Horace and Her !
seemed, moreover, an absolute i .. IA
the child of such persons as Mr.. g 4 -
Rawlings should have been sent t. a.. =.
weed House. Why should thcy l. H.,
chosen cut Of all the world to 10 4.
chill foisted upon them! Why al = : I.
unknown sender return it to It's I'll Il.
home: The whole claim was q l.i-.;,.-.
whether willful or accidental, it VS. j..
take, Fond rs they had really grca-i,f ID,
little boy. the Talberts were fer to- j. St t.
mink of wishing to keep him from / /. Ii
mate owners; but they had no in.el i.,a q
surrendering him to the first claima,l,
Besides, what about Beatricef what N-r4li
she say2 Beatrice, to whom the Child Sc l,.ed
as the apple Of her eye. Bitterly tEry blamed
themselves for ever having yiellcI to he's
request that she might keep the founding
But what was done was done, erd could moi
now be helped.
Horace wrote to Beatrice by the I-xS lost.
Ge told her that some persons h&.l cal Il
and ciailne6 her boy. The Who'll Ting, he
said, was a great puzzle to linn aat To
Herbert. They had deferred their decision
for a few days. IL possible the would d.
nothing until her return.
Beatrice was alone when she read that let.
Ter. She turned deadly pale and seemed to
gasp for breath. Then she rang the bell and
t".Iered her things to be packed. At breal,.
ta.C she quietly tod Lady C!auson that she
fA!Gd she !hCs return to Blaclltown by TIC
2cxt train Sc ave no reason for tn al
~upt &C sGrtu:e, and her sudden detcrnliaa-
ten annoyed Lady Ciauson immensely. Sir
Ma.ngay said nothing. His daughter hGI
long Ego sloan lin she was entire mistress
Of tcr Own actions.
MARK nv words said Lady Clauson as
soon as Beatrice had Departed that girl
will some Gay do something which VIII dis
grace the family"
'Ch, nonscl52, my love-" said Sir Maingay
VITO h&1 new been married long enough to
find ont that his beautiful wife was moi all
his fancy he'd once panied her
Reat-i"a reached EGzlcwood House quite
tn.
girl ran straight to the nursery. "IEl:e~e l.
my boy!' size cried, SO vehemeatly t-ct She
startled N-i Miller who knew nosi.-ng ot
the purpoHt of the visit paid yesterday. The
boy was there al SAFE, and Mis- Clauson,
without removing her outdoor ga--nonts,
hugged and caTessed her pet Until 20 was
tod tka5 her uncles had come II. Sic went
to them at once. They g~-n'c1 Lor in
astonishment.
what have you done about til2 - yv.e-cil ID
pcoDlen she as-ed quiekIr. TIE people
who claim my boy, Imam
Ny dear, we have done n. III 81 y1ao. >:
''Z-Cu viii not dream cf givir., III u-.I'
II hore We shall Hys Ea obi-,i =
"LiSte2, Uncle Horace, her o-c-.s aaaJ j
as Sic spoke. Il VII give h':a - { } 10 one
10 one al all"
lam sure, my dear Beatfic,, VI vii bo
entirely guided by Us said Hos>.c.,.
"Of course she will" said j raa-ss, kindly.
They must have been saaeCEi2a -, rs tle
SGT OF Hiss Clauson's brow d.l r. , o.H;sa
well fer her submitting to guii!alce Of a2y
kind
y shall never give up that boy" she
said N q firm voice, 'unt1 the D1-5on whc
claims it gives every proof tl2t It l. Lis.
would rather run away with h.En cni hi,lt
myself.
Horace locked extremely sho.ksI. NV
dear Beatrice" he said, sit g"tsvcs us bod
to hear you talk SO wildly. The child is e
very nice child, but you speak of 1t as Il II
were Ct cur own flesh and bod
Beatrice did not reply to tbs; bas lie u
shot vas that the Talberts T-c;;liocd TO WRIT
- Mr.. Rawlings and say that thy ke!d Ii.
recognition of G. child not seen Cc- I.-c,e th-r
two years insufficient proof th-s l. vas hi.
own, and in the absence Of fuTtLcr c~.5c71s
dsClined to entertain his claim. EEscr tisz
p.africe Lift them and for soyg.a f;-.~o r.