The Penn's Grove record., 1888-10-06

ley, :" b continued.
sit is lett for me to bring him tc
you,"I cried; ''let me begin my quest
at once"
''Mr. Latimer,n she said, tears shin.
ing in her beautiful eyes, II could moi
have hoped for such sympathy from
you. Believe me, L am grateful.
Mamma said that you had never taken
notice Of Charley. Will you believe ii
she thought you would never re-
member himl"
"Never remember Charley2" l cried.
Never mind" said Edith. ~
didn't think So"
''Charley was always my favorite,' -
I said mendaciously. 81 have been
thinking everything over. Before 1t
Is too late I must make thorough
search and inquiry. l must advertise.
l will work. You supply me with par
ticulars. How was he lost and whereof
"He started with all the boys just
before two O'Clock. They were going
to school after dinner, and were strag.
Cling along one behind the other.
George and Tom went last. and were
running a race. They passed Charley
at the corner Of Carter street."
"Do not STOP" 1 said, as her voice
quivered.
"None Of them remembered seeing
him after that. They thought he had
come home, as he was not at school,"
What inquiries have you nader" 1
asked.
ave did not find out he was missing
till tea time; then I started out with
one Of tie servants, and asked in all
the shops near the corner if he had
been seen. Then two of the boys were
sent. and they could hear no news. l
don't suppose they inquired very
much.n
81 should suppose not" 1 said. 81
think l can do better for you than
that"
"Oh, I do hope sop she cried. "We
have no one to trust but you. How
dreadful it all isl On, shall I ever see
his face again?" Bowling her face, she
covered it with her handkerchief, and
sobbed hysterlcally. ''Oh, my poor
Charley!" she gasped, bending low in a
sudden burst Of grief, the abandon
ment OF which alarmed me. "What
shall we do without you? Oh, my
sweet little dogglel"
1 feared for her. Trouble was surely
affecting her brain.
"Oh, Edith" 1 impIored, stake
courage; rely upon me-"
My heart ached with the desire 90
fold her in my arms, and whisper COM
fort in her ear. But 1 must restrain
my love for a short time, till, by re.
storing her brother, [ should have
earned a hearing. The idea never
dawned upon me that l could be labor
ing under a mistake. After all that
had passed, how should / suspect the
lost Charley to be other than one of her
little brothers?
BE caIm," I ~entreated; "remem-
Der that time is Of Importance now.
Let me take down particulars so that
1 Can describe him."
"Ah, yesl l am very foolish. Spare
me as much as you can-Fredl" ]
waited till she grew calm. "How
comforting" she said, sit Is to find
that you loved him q little. But surely
you do not want me to describe his
looks to your"
"Oh. no,"I said, "or course I re-
member him, you know. IL did not
mean that. Tell me how he was
dressed. What was his exact age? l
really forget his birthday"
Forget his birthday" she cried In
establishment.
"Yes." l said with contrition. "DO
not upbraid me, Edith; 1t has slipped
my memory. lit must be the grief.
you know"
Edith looked still surprised.
"Upbraid you? l don't know 1t my
self" she said. "Mamma had him a
long time ago."
eyes" I add I'D, 81 know it; how
longp What is his age?'
"He must be sever years DID,"
"How vas he dressedp" / inquired,
after noting his age in my memorandum
book. "What clothes did he wearP"
HE had on his gray coat" said
Edith, ''the M l made him at the
beginning of the winter"
1.-THE coat you madeI Why, did you
make him a coatp"
"You must remember 1t; 1t Is the
one he has worn for the last four or
Eve months"
sob, yes" 1 added with a groan.
"No doubt know it. You say it vas
gray?"
Yes"
I wrote "dressed in gray coat"
"He feels the cold at his age, you
know" continued Edith.
SWELL" l said, ''what else did he
wear? Tell me what to put down."
Hills collar, of course; he never goes
out without q collar on"
"T.y to be explicit in the particu-
lars, Edith" 1 urged, and forget your
grlef for one moment. Let ms read
what l have got down-'dressed in
gray coat-collar-' What elsep"
Erred, you are torturing mel What
else is there to addp l thought you
would be such a help-a help and COM
FORT"
"Perhaps 1t was a gray suit" l
insinuated. ''Shall l alter it to a
gray suitp' Is that right9"
"Yes, yes, that is right! But why
worry so much about what he had onp
Write a description of his features, his
looks, his appearance"
L could not help turning away with a
look of despair, which she saw.
"Mr. Latimer, you are not d~eceiving
mel You really remember Charleyp n
''Of course l dol Yesl How could
l forget him?"
"You must describe his appearance
then in your advertisement. He may
have been stripped of his coat and COL
lar.n
''That is true," l said.
Mamma says that anyone might
think what he had on was of more
value than Charley himself. He could
not be made useful at his age"
"Oh, Pm sure hos a promising little
fellow" 1 said, ''always my fayorite,
as l told you before; but l really can't
believe that he has been kidnapped"
"What has become of him thenpn
81 cannot understand. II an acct.
dent had happened to him in our quiet
streets you surely would have heard
something about it."
"He is dead! He has been MUIR
dered, and perhaps we shall never learn
how he died" cried Edith.
keep calm. I assure you 1t Is i'm
nOssihle- What motiya could any one