The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-10

not come.
THAT baby looks about the age Of ou.s.r
said Doris to hermother, designating theait-
tie contessa, of whose existence She had
heard nothing from its uncle. Ecm oauze
walls are evidently the proper thing. too.
Perk, we will put Trotty on the bench on the
other side of the door, beside that very safe
looking old dame who is half asleep and
then | want you to come with me to the
toilet-room to mend the founce / tore get
ting out of the train. Mamma will keep
an eye on Trotty."
Alas "mamma's'' eyes saw only the latd
of dreams while her daughter and maid wee
absent.
The baby contessa becoming particularly
fretful, the nurse bethought herself Of a
possible pin, or too tight string, and carried
the baby off to Toilet-room No. 2, to ines
tigate.
At this juncture the Montefiore arrige
drove up in tremendous hurry. There ns
not a moment to lose. The Signor Conte ad
been telegraphed for to go to his son, rho
was very ill, and it was only by a mir;le
that they had wrung out the time to enc
for the contessina. The Signor Conte nst
have the carriage in twenty minutes VIII
out fail
Go" said Mr.. Lyman to the footnh,
land take the baby from the nurse; sh Us
waiting at the door. You need haveho
words with her, as she has been paid I'D
dismissed. Make haste, and don't wake he
child"
To the great disgust of the affectio tie
uncle, the new nurse had not been abBito
come in the carriage for the baby, andhe
must have tete-G-tete drive with it. "'Eu-~
nately, it was not far. While the
gone for the baby, he busted himseSleS
ing bed of shawls in the cariasefk DIG
enough for the infants grandfather, re-
pose comfortably on. "There, Ih0o VII
Sleep" he said, giving his work gar at
The footman dashed into thtEaltlt ng-
room, cast hasty, comprehend glaance
about and then gathered up the consclSpus
Trotty as the only infant in thfoom. he
quietly withdrew him from parufiiy
overhanging draperies of thenorlnS zold
woman at his side, whom heook Tor the
nurse. madonna mia! whaa fright the
old girl will have when she ads the pHPby
gone! 1t serves her rigb though; Hshe
ought not to go to sleep at n post, antd L
have no time for explanatiis.."
Mrs Roseleaf on the bech opposite, fon-
tinued to sleep the sic, OF the just, Aand
Trotty was borne away.
"Asleep, Carlino3 Thu Is lucky. Putt her
down gingerly, my DO, on these shaIwls.
All right. AyaRti" andhe counts carriage
dashed forward.
Before the rattle of j; wheels died AWAY
there began an animatd scene in the wait
ing-room at Verona. Doris, her toilet ad
justed, sought out tn cozy nest wherel she
had left her pet, but her horror, the bird
was flown Then aros tears and lamentations
which would have Melted granite. Where
was he, her darling her beauty! She did
not care if the whoe world knew he was
dog-only let someone return him, and he
should have any reward he asked for.
Somebody testified to having seen foot
man, in livery, come in and take away the
baby or dog. or whatever it was. "a case
of abduction, then, and more hopeless than
ever!n walled Doris. The imperturbable
Abruzzi nurse, with her baby sleeping
sweetly as angel, blinked stupidity at the
excited people around her, understanding
or caring nothing about their eviden4 dis
tress. She only wondered vaguely WHY the
SignOr Comte's carriage was so SLOW In
coming
Presently Harold Lyman, with ffce Is
white as ghost, dashed into the room d
carried a lace handkerchief in his han p, am
went straight up to the weeping Dorih9issay-
ing: MADAM, is this your propertyK, oe-
lieve it is, for noticed the same Z f6a
your portmanteau in the train"
eyes, it is mine. 1t was round my sdar-
ling Trotty's neck. Is he stit alivel Pray,
pray don't tell me he is dead -
every much alive, my dear young lady,
and | am here to beg you to come and claim
him. He is quite too much for any of usto
Then turning to the nurse and
baby on whom his eyes had rested for
with intense relief as he entered the
room, he said to the woman, with flashing
eyes, Chow dare you disobey me and 90
wandering off and losing yourself at the
most important moments Your stupidity
has nearly been the death of US all. The
other nurse has gone into fits, and if she dies
her blood will be on your soul"
at was pin, Eccellenz," the woman re
piled, unmoved.
Five minutes later, Mrs. Roseleaf, DORIS,
Mr.. Lyman and the real baby were packed
into a carriage and were spinning alongto
the Palazzo to which Trotty had been con
veyed.
4NSNCl III all lSI lllc Will DOflS IOTS61 ue
aspect of things as she was ushered into tie
presence of her lost darling. 1t was a lare,
airy room, like a nursery. Trotty consl-
erabiy recovered from his opium drowi-
ness, stood on the floor in extreme ngke,
barking fu--oIsly at dozen or more #
frightened people, any one of whom woud
rather grasp hot Goals than touch him. rs
cap was ralIishly careened to one side,le
had torn his lace dress fore and aft, and hs
shawl trailed sideways on the carpet.
"Santissima Madonna that black inn
sent to me instead of the dear contessinsl
Anima mia! the witches are at work this
nightn' groaned the nurse on her knees ina
corner, telling her beads with such fervc
that the rosary had snapped twice.
you ought to have heard her Shrek
when she lifted up the veil and that one evil
eye blinked at her. It's the devil himself
she yelled, and Topped in faint on the
floor"
''Trotty, dear Trotty!" cried Doris, rush
ing forward.
Benignity and pleasure softened Trotty's
sinister eye; slowly his tattered dEapsCieS
swayed to and fro with the beatific wfsgirig
ofhis tail. He started towards his mistress,
but tripped ignobly in his petticoat and rolled
over You darling, you shall not be baby
any mora!" and she tore off the garments 80
much the worse for wear, and allowed Trotty
to appear in the dignity OF his own coat
This interview, very painful for all persons
concerned, save one, was ended as soon as
possible, and the Roseleafs were driven back
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