The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02

ing-chair on IN piazza. lock q hes
gray hair blown over her face by The
june wind and her wr:nk;rd hands
crossed peacefully in the sunshine that
fell across her lap. She heard our
footsteps and was awake in an instant
"whcre Is Dannyr" asked mother
1T isn't possible that he has slept all
this time"
II guess he haS" said grandma; II
haint heard q sound from him."
Mother stepped hurriedly into the
room in which Danny always took his
MONDAY nap She came out instant
~. quite pale. and saying in trem-
bling voice: He isn't there; he's
gone"
.'Whaf did you ~ say. Susans"
asked grandmother. rising 20 her feet
and speaking with painful delibera-
ton.
He's gomez" said mother. again
Grandmother gave low moan. sank
back in her chair. and said. solemnly:
: knew it would be 50. You laughed
at my signs Susan You wouldn't
hear to them. feel in my bones that
Danny Bertram will never Be seen
again on this earth The signs don't
fail me-
remember that set up dreadful
howl. in which l was joined By my
brothers and sisters Father and our
friends began an immediate and
thorough search for Danny. but no
trace u him could be found Grand
mother encouraged US BY saying. from
time 10 time. between her broken sobss
= Its no use to hunt for him. He's
gone. He'll never be seen again on
this earth.
Mother broke down entirely after =
short time. and lay crying on lounge.
with one OF my aunts bathing her tenn
plies and talking soothingly to her.
We looked eveywhere-in places
that the little feet could never have
strayed into
: In the highest ana the lowest and the ione'i
est spot
They eagerly sought but they found hin
not
1T looks to me like case Of kid
naping.r said one Of my visiting un
cles to father.
4 $50 il does" said father; and ye
| il don't seem possible that -
u 1T amt possible. David" inter
rupied grandmother. I'm safisfe'
that / hadn't been asleep ten minute
when YOU folks came home; and
knop that no one was near the hous
! before YOU came No, no. David ~
man hands never touched our Danny
l didn't dream Of white colts with lou
wings apiece for nothing"
..What on earth would colts OF an
: kind want with Danny" asked one
my anntS
III An hour and more passed. and Dal
nv was not found. We hurried 70 a
: nearest neighbors- They had not see
4 any suspicious characters in the neigi
1 borhood. and knew nothing abo'
: Danny's disappearance They can
e to our house in great numbers. full
: sympathy and narrowing reminiscenc
n Of similar disaPPearances in which =
missing children were either four
/ dead or were never found at all
q The evening drew on The sun wei
down. Mother had said over and ov'
: AGAIN that we must find her baby b
= fore night came on She could not e
a durc the thought Of having him av'
e when the darkness came Father b
q gan TO grow pale and his voice treI
bled when he spoke Parties Of mn
8 and boys were searching the neig
E boring woods and planning 70 dr.
y the streams II was nearly dark a
"a we were sitting. fearful and anxios
n mothers room. when we heard
u loud commotion outside In . m
4 mcnf the door was thrown open a
there stood our big. jolly Uncle Dari
q Berfram. and. high on his shorid'
. laughing and making desperate
IN fort 20 talk. sat-Danny.
~ s.WelI. such time and nobody
ne itr' said Uncle Darius. As he put Dan
into mothers outstresched arms
"a 20 Darius! where did you find him
a. cried mother.
u ~ found him lying in his bed ab'
rs half past three this afternoon
y. wife and l were driving into town .
~ called here to see you but found
VI one at home but grandmother and
=. baby. Grand mother was asleep =
ea baby seemed 70 be having lonely
on Of time Of II kicking up his heels
~ his cradle So wife and ! thought v
.r- take him out for an airing. the day
~ ing 90 fine. wrote little note o
q leaf o. my pocket-dairy. telling
- we had him. Didn't you find i?
r. ..No.- said father; ''where did
!, put it?'
I. .why. pinned It to baby's pill
- didn'tle know wife said for me
- But I'm such forgetful fellow III
..5 don't know really where did put !
~ note. IL was written on small
- like this He drew out his pos
Al diary as he spoke. opened il. and
y. down looking very foolish
4, .Well. Iswanr' he said. .efI dis
A. clean forget to tear the note out 4
n I'd written il I mast Be GET