The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-04

rushed into the iaii. ana Picked the child UP
n her arms and kissed him. she carried him
Ses h S nRa S hsr S the oy %s snG
John had brought him there and had told him
to into The yHd Ian All ring the bell ShS
his lap and toasted his feet in the oven. while
drinks and iood Lite " Ward d nnswepc them a1
as well rs he could with his. teeth chattering
e. ni@ lis s0S f%n amS
wasn't hungry. h. said for lie had Just had
tneal before lie lot the house no had boon
~. y2q 60 right Gpt and hitch sp md take tako
baeG Sts In BE- saGfy "! nus
went to the barn and hteSed up his bcs. team M
ready close put u tho S Of on s Il
the Close boys on him and wrarped him up in
Seside tho farmer and they started for his
"nERE's YOUR BOY. NEieHpor."
Mr.. Waterbury and HE friends returned from
Wis st H 70 his aosf f%rcS 81 tho
him resolved to stay all night and sta.t the
search again early iy n the morMnns. w mr.: Wa.
br%thsr t Gr5sc do%n Wien snsy w@rs
told 1.-THE lack Of success. The whoie party
ss s weeping to os Ssl w nsy , Esri 'front.' ait
door tsil GLANCED twice and there
%srs sSuad Of h.Hsy n The
down Stairs the s hn So door $ho f naSsd
LEFT her. She dared not open, il, She stood
there tremmbiins. her tee,l, chatsertns from
n perhaps s,ss mS"s eaan then the Ec
GLANCED again twice. old Mrs. Ferris was on
H. Of to alarms ts GG %n S
dared n t. The second ring had awakened
the amateur. detectives and they cam,s.tum-
inc al ,.iSf. 40 ~ hnn Mr. Mot,
hsli asleep and wondering. There Was a hur.
detectives opened the door a crack. The others
,o IN out NJ ln the
ANA man muified to The neck SI stood there "'s''
brought ss yGu back yIn fhd t neSh
wrapped in a horse blanket with only breath
Como in. come in" said Mr.. Waterbury.
He came to my house an hour ago. and /
thought I'd bring him right over. to relieve
"Comc in. como in" again urged Mr.. Water
Then Farmer Close sterpcd in. He was bare;
hna him. he s
reception; and his face and manner showed, it.
He was about to protest when Grandmother
horse blanket and disclosed little Ward.
&araS my my b6 6Sy my 81:
claspcd. the child in her arms and rocked itand
cried for Joy. and in s moment the sight had had
eoftened the hearts Of all. and there wasn't
IN the pSST ar M G9i Of to be-
tectlves. while a third took the boy: Mr. Close
soon convinced eyerybod that he was no kid
70 KS house. '' and what Of thS lni's story
he had been able to, get while his
II wasn't much. and didn't furnish any direct
glue as to who the chils ahductors might be;
was still being questioned. The whole family
wept blessings on him and on his wife. and no
himself was crying when he went out Of the
THE DoT's STORY.
The boys story. rs nearly as it can DO told.
was obtained. like tho story Of his return. from
T. lett Romo aSoat %p Sa on Sm
morning with his luncheon for school He
hs Z t. se tt s @
q the church shed when he saw man witha
stEe'ks;n He Vas tall and stout and he was
around Just back of him and under the shed
stood another man who was not 50 tall This
beard. both dark. Ward was almost past the
shsd when the man with the black beard called
Here sonny, como here moment
Come Ssse: ,s sid IL, the men " an; hea
rs find it. will yon.'
searching apparently, for u lost axe. Ward
vent , over t9 them and began TO look. too. He
f H H1Sp M na pae GAG sasSst good tho
men. and they began slowly to walk of toward
t ths sr SrshS feet 5o Of
olook. Ward was, so much Interested in tho
search that lie did got notice where the, men
difference 4 he had; pr99habIy: They led him
through the woods. he remembered, and
wondering aloud i they could have dropped
the tool here or there, At last they reached
the way all the while. and when he came to the
river he stepped II foot or two down the bank
and nts ths mater Var .a hSstated
have been lost ON the other side. Well find it
Zip and placed him on the LcMrded mans
sAoadSrs They then wadcs across ths river.
still carried him, after Tie river was foried
and they stopped talking about the axe OF the
He ddn az MheTs he vent n bnt
they walked and walked and walked all day
k him r ana 6sSos h
sMallor man took him. and this was the way
"a, Darkness was falling when they came to
n sS that stood in iit!d aone and With no
I The big man was carrying him. He went right
~ stairs with him and into room IN which
ueI6 was pea. TWO chairs. ana thhJe lney
put him on his feet then They. talked to him
Sbout the long walk they had had. showed
= him. The man with the black beard went out
OF roast potatoes. steaming hot, and bread
and buttcr and cup OF coffee. When he had
eaten these they told him to climb into the
bed. hut not to undress. They took off his hat
black board lay down beside him. Then the
boy begun to cry.
PROMISES TO TAKE HIM HOME
That's all right. my boy" tho big man said.
Wen take you home again"
That didn't satisfy Ward. and he kept on
The woman's out: she be back in little
WHILE said the smaller man.
No. she won't" said tho back-benrded
man:" hos drunk and has con. OIL with the
horse. We cant take you home. sonny. until
We got the horse. As soon as the horse comes
back We will take you home"
This satisfied the hoy, and he want to sleep.
ono OF the men. he does not rcmemhcT WITCH
one. slept On the bed with him ali night. When
ne woke up in the morning the big 1iiap
brought VI potatoes and meat and bread
And and butter ut and coffee T. him; and the other
70 him and told him stories They