Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-11-21
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Miss Nelly Tor moment but with the
pertinacity worthy Of a better cause She re
Piled
"All gentlemans shave There is one in
our house, and so to him every morning.
| like to see him screpe the white stuff of
Use dretlly hungry"
But by this time Graham had grown
quite accustomed to these startling changes
in the flow of Miss Nclly's cloqucncr,
though he could not fail to admit the prac-
teal DRIFT of the concluding observation.
nelly" he asked seriously, when the
healthy appetite had been fully appeased,
"lct us 10 to business. Now, what is
| mammals name
Nelly, too" the child replied "Pass
the bread and butter, please"
And you do not know where you livcW
"No. But it isn't far from the station,
where the trains are. | can hear them all
| day when mamma is out
Not a particularly good clcw in place
/ like London reflected the que~tioner.
"What is mamma like" he asked. "What
/ does she duy'
"Shc is very beautiful bcautifuller than
me, ever so, Nclly answered revercntly.
/ "Aud She goes ont at niCht--eVrry uight.
/ And once She took me. There were lot
| of people. whole crowds of them, and when
! vi seemed very glad to see her ! thought
/ Evdcutlyan actress, Graham determined
land some clew, though still very FAINT
| one. still, 10y be time breakfast was con
! Guided he had maturcd his plan of action.
! lie hailed "A passing cab and drove away
/ with the intention i'm the first place of Wis
/ iting the nearest police station ia the
! ucighhorhood Of a. Iiuston road, rs the
/ most likely place 90 CLEAN the information
! Of whicn he was in search.
are we going bacl, to mamma Nelly
| asked "a, they drove away.
Yes. darling, il we cam lind her" era
ham replied Taycly. lie began to com
| prchcnl how much the involuntary little
. guest would hc missed ",~hc must have
! been terribly anxious about you.'
"-hc win cry then" Nelly observed re
1ccGvcly. "Shc often cries at night when
I ann in bed, and says such funny things
/ Did your mamma cry when she put you tc
/ bed
IL can't remember" said Graham care
le~,ly. 81 darc-ay .dr did; | used to be
very naughty at times
But big people can't be naughty-only
! little boys and girls; mamma says So and
She is always right"
II hope so. What viii she say to her
naughty little @irl.'
~ know" came tie confident reply
"~he viii look at me as il She is going to
beat me, then she will cry, like she does
when / ask about papa.
Bat any other condolences were checked
by the arrival of tEc cab at the police sta
ton The interview was not, however. en-
1irrlv satisfactory. \ stern looking but
kindly guardian of the peace, replying to
GrUham'S questions, vOucheaiel the iulor
nation that 30 less than five people had
visited the station during the previous
might in search of lost children. II was a
common occurrence enough. though usual
II he children were speedily found. In
his pcrpleNity Graham suggested that if
the officer saw Miss Nelly hc might per
chance be able to give some Information,
in answer to which the constable shook
his head doubttullY. Directly be saw the
child his ~tolil face hriGEtoncd
Bless me, of course know her" he eX-
claimed. My wife keep. "a loinng house
and this youuG lady mother lives in the
same street | can give You the address if
you like, sir or | will take Charge of her"
Graham dcmurred to tni, proposal for
tNorcsson- first, because he felt strange
reluctance in parting with his tiny friend.
ana second, he felt some curiosity to see
the mother
The house to which he found himself di-
rect,a was by no means "a striking looking
one, nor by any stretch Of Imagination
could it be called ari~tocratic. There was
about it a general air Of pretcntiotlS sccdi-
ness -IinGy curtains and windows more or
l,.- griuy IN contrast to a new red front:
house TO be Summedup in the expressive
expression "-habby gcutcei such an
abode in fact Is i usually affected by those
VINO have seen better days
In answer to the bell, and on inqurug
for Mrs Gray, a sWalth domestic vOuch-
,afrd the information that She was in,
coupled with a side whisper to Miss Nellie
containing the dire intelligence that she
would catch it Mrs. Gray WAS not yet
down. Graham discovered, having been
out very late The previous night in search
OF her child. In answer 10 an invitation
Graham followed the dushy maid up the
nnumcrable stairs leading to Mrs Gray :
room and sat himself down patiently To
await her coming.
lie had ample time 10 note the common,
hard furniture, the never falling neutral
tinted BruSssels carpet, and the dim look
ing glass, termed by courtesy a mirror,
over Il mauUcl decorated with those i'm
possible blue shcpherlCsscs without which
no London lodging house is complete
some wax flowers under a glass case and a
few play bills scattered about completed
the adurnnient Of an apartment calculated
to engendcr suicidal feelings in the refined
spectator. Graham had time to take ia all
b thi, and ~ the moment when mans nat
ur1l Impotence began Ia assert itself a
rustic Of drapery Wa heard and Mrs Gray
entered
She was tail and fair, in age apparently
not more nan tive-anc-,Ecnty wears. with
line open face, its natural sweetness chas
tened 10y The presence II some poiguau'
sorrow A. she ~uW ll" ohid "a bright
smile illuminated every feature. and 7ut
-natched Nj, Nelly to hcr arms, covering
her with Kisses; indeed. 80 absorbed wa.
81" ia thi> occupation thar She ta:l"d (,
note Grahan's presence until nelly point
ed in hi, direction. Then, and mot til
then, Size looked up to him, her eye file,
with tears. His beck being tothe light
his features were 20 be- seen but iudistinctly
If have to thank you deeply she said
nd her voice was very pleasant 10 tn,
listener. you viii pardon mothers sci
ushr,~,. Al night
Graham, at first half dazed, like maj
in, dream cpmp tur,L Ia f,,,ty4r1 a.,