San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-21


Aunt Pam, locking her doors and draw.
ing down her blinds, rushed up the gar
ret stairs and descended them with
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-
termined to, remove the obstacle that
lay between Norman and Edwina.
Believing. his child dead, that oath to
refrain from giving her stepmother
became null and void. Edwina's happi-
ness was, assured, and Flossy might
come to, hfe as soon as she chose. 1t
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 her? Norman and Edwina
would forgive her no doubt, but the
nelghbors, the people who had known
her all her life, what would they say? 1t
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, dearr' sighed Aunt Pam,
'the way of the transgressor is hard
| I've done evil that good may come of it,
and l expect l shall be punished. ]
calkerlate to drop dead when l stand ur
and face 'em and own up"
A knock came upon the front door.
Aunt Pam turned pale and carried
Flossy up to her garnet nursery before
she answered the summons.
A big man with an iron gray beard
stood there. He lifted his hat and dis,
played very bald head and sun
burned face. Miss Palmer, | reckcn?'
he said.
YES" said Aunt Pam, "but you hes
the advantage of me-"
"Give syou nine guesses who | be-
said the man, walking into the parlor.
You amt connected with the police,
are your" queried Miss Pam, pulling uI
the blinds.
why, do i look that?" asked the
man. "No, I'm connected with the
sea-" He laughed little nervously.
I'm about twice the size | was when
saw you last" he said. This beard
has grown since then-to make up for
this" and he rubbed his shiny crown.
"Oh," cried Aunt Pam, sit cant bep
The man put his hand into his pocket
and pulled out tiny mitten, knitted of
blue wool, and held it up by the bit of
ribbon at the wrist.
"You amt seen me since you sent me
away with that" he said.
jefferson Fosdickw cried Aunt Pam.
"It's me. Cap'n Fosdick, they call me
now," said the man. master and owner
of as fine a schooner as ever sailed, ran
away to sea because my heart was broke.
Calkerlated to expire shortly. But you
see didn't"
Aunt Pam stared at him.
"You come back-now look at you,"
she said though of course we are
both older"
ats all outside with me-" said the
captain. "Fd knowed you anywheres,
though" And he offered his great hand
and shook Miss PANS for long, long
while.
Anyhow" said the spinster, "Im
glad to see you and to hev you speak of
that mitten, if only for me to make
statement. I've wrote it out, SOS you
could hev it sent to you eff l died with.
out meeting you-not that you'd cars
now, but for my own satisfaction"
"Well, WELL" said the captain SOL
EMMY. "Well, want to know"
Excuse me minute" said Miss Pam,
and went away and returned with the
teakwood box in her hand. From it
she extracted the blue paper. parcel and
the small manuscript.
"Tve told full particulars in this" she
said. "YOu can keep it to read if You
like, but can say it shorter"
Il didn't mean to give you that nit
ten, captain. In them old days was
bashful and so was YOU"
YES" said the captain.
"Fd expected for awhile for to hev
you ask me what you did ask, and felt
as though l couldn't say nothin, so
took romantical idea into my head and
pervided myself with this"-she held up
the blue parcel-"when comm hum
from the party you inquired into my
feelins. says, says l, My answer is
in this; don't look at it till
you get home,' and gave you little
parcel"
with this in it," sighed the captain,
holding up the mitten.
Eyes, that was one of my mistakes"
aid Miss Pam. I'D knit that for Cousin