The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-11-03


"You amt seen me since you sent me
0tpdu tCfth that" he said.
A few days later Miss Pam walked
near the water. Not far from the Dris-
coll mansion the nursemaid, In cap and
apron, was chasing q young boatman
among the rocks, with the declared pur-
pose Of boxing his ears. The child's
perambulator was empty; close to the
water stood Flossy herself. She had
sent her little hat out upon the waves,
with her doll in 1t as ships master, and
she was just launching her little red
MY ship, Aunty PAM" she cried,
''see my shipy'
"Why, you might get drowned, FlOs-
sy," cried Aunt Pam.
mo; sect" cried the child, running
down to the water, and standing there
as q great wave swept up and broke,
wetting her feet. "See, Flossy. isn't
afraidT'
Half an hour after this, the nurse
maid, having boxed the bOatman's ears
and been punished by kiss, for which
she had to box them again and so on,
bethought her Of little Miss Flossy
Driscoll, and went in search Of her.
The perambulator was safe, the doll
was still sailing about In the broad
brimmed hat The little red shoe had
beeu washed up on black rock, spade
and a pail were discovered, but no
Flossy. Alarm turned to terror, terror
=
10 certainty that the child was drowned.
Hyaterics supervened. All bingham
came down to the shore, but nothing
else was found, not even the poor child's
body. The local paper had an article in
next days issue cOmmiserating our
esteemed citizen, Mr.. Norman Driscoll,
OH the new affection with which prov
idence had seen lt TO aillict him, and
he was reported as being Frustrated with
grief, Us indeed he was. For a week he
wanted to die. Before the next was
over he went 10 tho cottage for consola-
ton. He had given up his trip to Europe.
Not knowing that some women must be
subtle, even to their latest breath, he
believed that since he had no child and
could not give her q. stepmother, that
oath Of his was now dead letter, that
his wife's spirit would absolvo him from
1t il she knew anything Of earthly
matters.
Poor Mrs. Driscoll had outwitted her
self. Had she been frank and babe her
husband never to marry she would have
gained her point, for at that moment he
would have taken any oath she desired.
Now he felt himself free and he began
to woo Edwina, who held out bravely
for long while.
at Is not what Jacintha meant, Aunt
Pam" she said. "She didn't want him
to marry again under any circum-
stances"
"She should have said what she
meant then" Miss Pam cried, 'oh, dear.
dearT'
At last one day tho spinster burst
into violent food Of tears at the break
fast table.
"lf you don't marry Norman Driscoll,
shall go crazyv' she said. That evening
Edwina gave up her battle.
Driscoll had now been a widOwer four
years. and he and Aunt Pam hurried on
the wedding. and Edwina was OF and
away on her honeymoon journey in no
time.
No sooner were they away and the
house clear Of friends and ncighbOrs
who had been hidden to the feast than
Aunt Pam, locking her doors and draw
ing down her blinds, rushed up the gar
ret stairs and descended them with q
child in her arms. The child was Flossy.
The little thing was fat, rosy and smil-
ing, and chung to Aunt PANS neck with
both arms and kissed her cheek fondly.
Since the day Of her disappearance,
when, as my reader no doubt under
stands, Miss Pam had stolen her away,
her nursery had been the big garnet, and
Miss Pam had been her nurse. What
the after consequences to herself might
be she had not thought, but she had de-
ternlined to remove the obstacle that
lay between Norman and Edwina.
Believing his child dead, that oath to
refrain from giving her n stepmother
became null and void. Edwina's happi-
ness was assured, and Flossy might
come TO life as soon as she chose. IL
would be to Norman as joyful miracle,
and add to Edwina's bliss.
Now, however, poor Aunt Pam began
to ask herself what might be said to her
thought Of herr Norman and Edwina
would forgive her no doubt, but the
neighbOrs, the people who had known
her all her life, what would they say2 II
might get into the papers, and the worst
Of all was that people would believe that
Edwina knew all about IT, That thought
had never struck her before.
"Oh, dear, dearf" sighed Aunt Pam,
"the way Of the tTanslressor is hard;
I've done evil that good may come Of It,
and I expect shall 10 punished. I
calkerlate to drop dead when / stand up
and face EN- and own up"
A knock came upon the front door.
Aunt Pam turned pale and carried
Flossy up to her garrett nursery before
she answered the summons.
A big man with an iron gray beard
stood there. he lifted his hat and dis
played q very bald head and q sun
burned face. "Miss Palmer, reckcnS"
no said.
Eyes" said Aunt Pam, but you hev
the advantage Of me-"
"Give you nine guesses who be-"
said the man, walking into tho parlor.
"You amt connected with the police,
are your queried Mrs Pam, pulling up
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