The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-10

while WI were at dinner, and missing Il.
lily walked down to the mill and un t \ IN
flight OF stairs to the Office, where sha wsssg
the habit Of seeking her father. How wasn
mill took fire we never learned. sae
You may be sure that johnny had AZ
OF care, and was served like a prince TN H. y =
covered, which was not TIL after sa ! : =
weeks had elapsed, his arm KNITTING s sa,s
while the burns On his neck and arms ns u
TO be very severe. e.s.su
Ella was his almost constant attendar4
l was greatly pleased by the gentlenass wv WI
which he always treated her. / conIa ~
see, though he was very undemonstratlvsat =
ward the rest OF the family, receiving our y
tentions in silence, and bearing hRs nssar
with stole fortitude, that he appreciated =
kindness and was trying to control hs mss
chievouS propensities.
Here Mrs. Castle paused and remalnAs :.
lent for some time, till Mrs. Garland bros.
the silence by remarking that She M
previously heard something about Ella havInss
a wonderful escape from a burning buildine
but she had never supposed that IL was ans.
thing so romantic.
VIVA became OF %Johnny2" she added
''That is what | don't know y said Mrs. a..
tie, though / would give almost anything 4
learn. The fire left Mr.. Castle with bard2vs
cent in the world, having been Considerable IL =
debt on the mill, and we started for CalifornisA
WuGIC ulh DIOluEI UOuH WAS III DDSlnnSSa 0nlo
about four months after the fire. He womb
have taken Johnny with us, but the bow ~
fused to be a burden TO him, and said he should
prefer to remain In Michigan and 90 to school
somewhere till we came back.
Mr.. Castle found q good home, where Ia
could attend school six months In the year
and the gentleman with whom he went to Live
promised to keep us posted as to his progress
He did so for about \ year., giving glowing re-
ports of his reformation and good Character.
and then in his last letter, he wrote that John.
ny had been adopted by some Eastern man
and had gone home with him to New York,
He did not even tell us the name Of the man
that Johnny had gone with, nor what part ot
New York he lived in.
When we came back to Michigan, Mr. GRAY.
with whom we left the boy, had removed to
parts unknown, and we have never been able
to trace either of them.
"HOw like a romance Il all isl said Mrs
Garland. II Johnny would only reappear now
and marry Ella, all the conditions Of a Grst
class story would be fulfilled
"If he is alive he Ia over thirty years old
and is probably married before this time,'' re-,
piled Mrs. Castle. But / am sure that Ella
would willingly travel round the world to lind
him and express her thanks.n
Il have no doubt Of 1t, for Ella is the no
blest of girls" said |.
! Mrs. Castle looked up In astonishment. do
you know her! Perhaps-ean it be possible
that this is Georges and Elias friend from
Cincinnati"
/ took out one of my cards, on which was
written my name,
Ohm ID. SMITH,
and writing the second name out in full with
my pencil, handed the card to her.
She took it and held it up toward the lamp,
for by that time it was after dark and the cars
were again in motion, and slowly spelled out
the name. Then she reached out toward me,
deliberately took my right hand in hers, held
that also up to the light and rubbed her hand
over it, looked searchingiy into my face, and
seizing my hand with both of hers exclaimed'
"Yow dear, old Johnny Driverin