Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-04
FATE OF TWO PETS.

Robin was my first child, and my pa
f,rnni pride was such that OCCASIONAL.
vok charge Of him IN tho absence Of hi
nurse. One day was writing n review
story and was 60 occupied that did no
notice tho lapse Of time, md when my VIII
entered and asked whit had done wiz
Robin stared In establishment.
"Robin" / reared. "Go away. woman
and don't iniudo."
"oh. Robin. Roblal Iie Is lost VIVA
shall doi 10 - al your fault John. yoi
should have locked after him"
The boy was certainly not IN the study
and Mogglc's distress caused nc SOM
anxiety. roso hastily. Gle Is not her
certainly, but no may b. Ia the nursery
60 and look for him thcrc."
"Ho il not thorn, " Maggie sobbcd 9TH,
rooms have all hocn thoroughly searched.
but tho front door has been open the whole
morning He must have crcpt into Tho
street lio i loat-run ovcr-killed" sht
Raspcd, and NJ tho last words the instinct
Of tho father overcamo that Of tho cdltor.
IL will find him. snid hoarsely. "IIe
could not como TO any harm; he can't have
gone very far away. Don't cry, Maggie
VIII bring hlin lack rllclFs'
enaiohcd up my hat and hurried down
The passage, nearly colildlng at tho front
doorw with Roborts. tho subcditor. and his
wifo. Roberts hhasclf was very palo.
"Is-have yor--is Robin a. homoi" he
stammorcd
"No" shouted, "wo'ye lost him. DO
You know
stopped thon. for Mn. Roberts had b.
gun to cry, end could not finish tho zen
tcncc,
II think you will fnd him AZ tho police
station, Roberts said quietly. MY vito
will NJ with Ars ilcndry while We ~"
Thcru was oomcthlng IN his tonc which
kept mo from running In 20 tell Maggie
that Robin was al right
"You will 50 IN and toll hcr" ! whisper
cd 20 Mrs. Roberts, and thon followed
my Sub" down tho street.
When we were Out Of sight Of tho house,
j clutchcd his arm.
''what Is IN il no HURT Tell mo the
worsti"
at IA Robin" he nald hoaraely. "Thcy
pcnt 10 tho ufllcc just now for you. They
have taken him 10 tho police station"
"Doadw asked.
"Ic couldn't hayo felt anything, dear
little chap" Roberts said.
lie was quite upset, but I did not won.
der az this, for, having no child Of his
own, DO had always made much u Robin.
sit was carriage accident, " he contin-
ned. 81 passed Just aftor IL happened.
They worc picking him up saw yellow
onrls, but 1 had no thought Of Robin, and
being IN hurry couldn't stop They
told me he whs dead, and just now Nc.
Bride sent 10 any that they had talon him
90 tho station and that they thought II
was Mr.. Hcndry's boy. fdid not wait for |
pArtiouinrs--just hurried OF 90 YOU"
I walked beside Roberts, my feet keep. /
Ing timc 10 tho words, robin killed.
Robin killed."
IL was long way 10 tho police station,
and whom reached tho door some men
wcro posting a bill on tho notice board
outside.
"Iiody Found-Boy, nbout Q years old,
blue eyes, curly yellow hair"
could not read moru and staggered for.
ward.
Mcliride met mo IN tho passage. aye,
Mr.. Hondryi Stop into that room, air.
They brought him In M ,hour ago, but
wo conldnt tell he.wngyoufaL You'n nnd |
him m s-rro, alr.ses.d IN 10 with you In |
. = 1ntaito."
The brisk tones Jared upon me. and !
hcsitatcd before entering tho room 10
which MoIlfldo pointed. Then, summon
Ing all my resolution, opened tho door
A glance was sufficient 10 show mo that |
Robin was therc. and Roberts linked his |
arm In mine and led mo forward 60 the |
table. IL was In n corner Of tho rom, and |
tho boy was lying on folded coat, his |
head raised on another 1 blessed tho kind |
heart that had spared mo tho sight OF /
Robin stretched out for the grave. There |
WINS nothing 10 indicate that ho was dead |
mo scar or shattered limb His checks
were rosy, and could almost have bcllov.
ell that tho breath was coming through
his parted lipA l could not $50 clearly,
for my eyes wero blinded, and my brain
was confused, but l know Roberts had
gonr over 10 the window, unable 20 gaze
on tho child ho had loved.
Ills grief touched me, but had no part
In H. My brain seemed 20 be bursting
with tho thought that my little Robin
was dead Seeing him thoro, l could not
believe no was really dead, but thanked
heaven for having preserved his beauty
for his mothers eyes lie lay rs n In
alumbcr, his little hands closed, smlio
on his lips. The wind oamo at the open
window and stirred the curls on his fore.
head, and II seemed 10 be his own breath
that caused the laoo on his pinaforo to
nuttcr.
stopped TO kiss him, and dNzcd as l
was | ruincmbcrod how I had stopped over
his cot In tho same manner that very
morning. A CULVER passed through tho
baby limbs, tho blue eyes Enclosed, tho
sweet lips smiled and-oh, heaven, above
the throbbing Of my pulses l heard Rob
ms voice;
"Daddy's tome for Yobinl"
Then heard no morn. Tho light failed,
and fen forward In a swoon
When consciousness returned, Robin
was sitting ON the door beside me patting
my face, and Roberts was bending oyur
me, TRANSPORTED by great happiness
while heard McBridc's voice say.
You sec, Dir, the child that was killed
was brought In NJ the snmo time MS this