The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-07

the little rover. He was a good while
getting 10 the road. and when he got
there he saw only Rilly Pelter and her
dog. He asked her about the child he
had seen but she only looked ~ him
and started OF toward her fathers
house. Thinking he had been fright
ened without reason. the man had gone
his way without giving any alarm.
What time might that ha' been?"
asked Peter Pelter
''Bout 3 o'clock. reckon"
III war home jest aiore that. Left
right afterwards.
All the next day the search was kept
up. and without success. AT night the
men were exhausted and had 10 rest
But the second day the search was re-
newed with more vigor than ever.
The two fathers kept together through
kind Of sympathetic understanding.
They were widely separated from the
other searchcrs when they came upon
the tracks made by little feet.
A moment later they found larger
footprints and those of dog close 10
them. The men looked &C each other
with tears OF JOY running down their
faces and neither was ashamed OF his
weakness. They dashed forward over
the soft. moist ground of the little
hollow they were in. not losing sight OF
a single track. Suddenly Pelter stopped,
with smothered cry OF alarm.
"Oh, Lord Oh. Lorll Look at thatP"
he groancd. pointing to the ground,
where the tracks of another animal
mingled with those of the dog. do
We know what them Tsp Then's the
footprints of mountain lionl"
Ii was true. There was no installing
the nature of the tracks.
You ond me know what them marks
mean for both ov us" said Peter put
ting his hand on Mr.. Fromer's shoulder.
"Ther hain't no hurry now, fur we're
too late. So afore we go on to look
fur our children's bones want YOU 10
apolergise to my Rilly. Blight here!
Right now! Ye thought in yer heart
as She led yer little feller OIL knew
she didn't She's give her life tryin' to
save him fur We. How do / knowp
Cause that's natural TO Rilly. fur one
thing. Mother thing. them little
tracks was made aforc the bigger ones
nd the dogs. Mother thing. the
baby was alone when Bill Brown seen
him. nd Rilly was alone when he seen
her nd told her bout it. An morc'n
all that. | was out o. the cabin after
Bill Brown seen her she was there nd
carried oil grub enough 10 last her nd
the baby-if she found him alive-till
she could Git him hum. An now Jake
Fromer. if you don't apolergiso fur that
insult We thought I'll Kill yer'
Without speaking Mr.. Fromer looked
into the other mans eyes and held out
his hand. The look aud the gesture
meant more then the words he could
not control himself TO speak. and the
apology was made and accepted. The
two clasped hands and then went for
ward in fear aud trembling.
Presently they stopped, having al
almost stumbled over the dead body of
mountain lion. At the Same mo-
ment faint. weak whine of recog-
milton sounded close by. and then there
was happy but very feeble cry OF well
come. and the two fathers knclt beside
their living children.
II knowed yc'd lind us. dadl" said
Riley. MY legs broke, md we had
To wait. He broke it, pointing to the
dead beast; "but me nd Rantcr KEEP
him of the kid. nd Ranter killed him.
The baby's all right. Didn't find him
till last night. An wasn't he hungry
With great rejoicing the lost children
and poor, torn Ranter rs well-wcre
carried to the Former cabin. As Mrs.
Fromer was lavishing her tenderness
and gratitude upon Rilly Pete Pelter
and stood beside her with triumph
in came his face that was good to see.
"Iknowcd we'd find them two kids to-
gether,n he said. AN knowed ye'd
change yer pint o. view bout my gal. :"
james Z. Purity IN philadelphia
Times.