The Somerset reporter., 1886-03-31

An Indian woman, with # ha-ketful II
beadwork strapped TO her back, stood gaZ-
ny at the mother and child, with a lp8h
of yearning torrow in her EYES when
balf touched, half fri .htened Mitel.
What do you WANT she asked, quickly.
Me wan. nothing white mother can
give, the sqnaw answered, sravciy, lay
inR one brown hand 90 ITOlties bright
hair. "llim pretty boy" she said, slo"
v a hard breath between each senteuce.
Me have pretty boy 50 big. White
mother very happy she keep her 10y.
Great spirit take my boy" Then, win
gesture of despair which all her womb l.
tul savage endurance could not subdur.
She cl4sped both bands before her face
aud sank on her knees, shaking with sobs.
which sic stlll struggled tO silence.
The tears filled Mabel, Eyes, but -hr
stood hesitaliua what to de-, her aversion
to ltdiars, which was the natural result
pt four years spent IN their near ueie bor-
aoo d, striving with her compassion i9r
the grief which most appeal, to "a wom-
ans sympathy.
But 10 doubts troubled Trotlic Grief
vas evident in every line OF the beut.
trembling flgurt, an1 ior every griei IN
his experience there was one remedy sure
and uDfaillng. He az piled it at once.
Not cry any more!" he said in his
cheerful little voice aud kissed the only
bit of brown cheek which her clasped
hands left visible She turned as though
she would have flung her arms about hun,
but Mabel had clasped her bov fast, with
| sudden terror sharp though 'ndetinable.
The Indian rose slowly, her face recov-
erin2 its usual calm AS she did so.
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.aid. aud walked away with a grave dip-
nifty which brought "A shamed color to Ma
bels face.
she stepped forward with an impulse to
,ay something kind. nut paused with a
smile at ,herself, half shy, hslf amused.
What could size saw of consolation that an
Indian wom.n w,,nld understand whose
rrliuious fifth NaA nrohablv evan more
rapue than her kuon, ledpe of Euplish}
And she shrank from. ntl4rinp A uri, f lhat
yns so real and so dinnitIed ,he usual very
substantial cure of souaw trouhles. No
rrottie had done all that could be done
10 show their sImya,hy. Poor stuli
whatever else she might fail to compre-
mend. she hsd understood the touch of
hose hahy iins.
/ with a KISS tDat WAS even more tender
than nsual Mabel H,riot took her hoy ON
/ hpr knees. and told him fairy stories until
,Iinn4r-1ime. To the utter nrrlect of The
ipdarned stockings and the torn skirt.
All thatoay Mabel felt STRANGELY anx-
ious and restless whenever Trottie WIS
ont of her sinht But by the next morn
lnp common-sen. had gotten the better
Iofimnelpa;ion. and. absorbed in hereyety
Law duties shr nlluW, d him To play with
1he other children ON the parade.nraup1
At two O'Clock the maid was sent to bring
him in to dinner. he having failed to an
pear as bungrily prompt as usual. In a
quarter of an hour She returned. full of
mingled excitement and fright, and ,ala
lhat not fndiuy rrnttir an The parntlr
she had gone to the houses of the other
officers children. only to be told that
rrottie was not with any of them. Nor
had he been seen for some time. Then
Mabel. n terrible ccrlaiuty stabbing her
henri with n pnup T. at made her fair face
lool suddenly rray and orad cried sharn-
In .rbat Indian woman has taken him,
Nv bah,r NV bnhyl"
In vain Tom Heriot assured her that
their nau.b bty boy. who was II great net in
The rruilnrIt. would surely be- found in
one of the soldiers auattcrs. feastInu his
eyes and ears with strange sirbts aud
SOM IL
"Go and see. she said hoarsely; but
Won will not find him uulrss Won find her.
When he came back presently. very
,yhitp ,nd onint from his useless ,,nrch
the alarm had spread, and there were ind
ares and auyious suru.stiou, and offer.
of assistance in Mabtrs pretty little d1an-
lnu-room. which suddenly loo ed so desc
lair.
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