The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-05

I'm not ricl. and you won't be able
10 have roast peacock or lions brains
on toast How do you like Sau-
sages:"
Lovely" cried Miss Mountstuart
IL could c Z two OF them now"
And so pound OF pork sausages
was purchased, aud after Samms had
explained 10 his astonished landlady
how il was he had come 10 bring a
guest b imc with him. they sat in
front OF the tlre and cooked the friz-
Zling de.icacies on fork, and "A most
ENJOYABLE meal they had II IL and
while they chatted about how she
was 10 become an actress.
And when, as afterwards they sat
still scoursing on the same subject
tbs little girls eyes grew heavy. and
the yolley OF eager questions which
she hred at him gradually sla kened.
and her little golden head began tv
nod drowsily Samms called up his
landlady, and his littly guest was
taken up. stairs and laid 10 s.ecp on
the low comedians own bed, while
he spent the night on the sofa won
dering whoever she would turn out
10 be as he watched the disappearing
glow OF the embers OF his fire.
Next day, on h way 10 the theater
for the matinee, Samms called at the
police station 70 see II any missing
child had been en- luired for, but no
such application had been made
They had spent a very Pleasant morn
ing togel her, Samms and his prospec-
tive pupil, but as the day wore on,
and he was still as much in the dark
as 10 who she was as ever, tine low
comedian began TO think he had bet
ter advertise in the papers.
Sup. ose even tnen no one claim ed
her.
Hang il ALL" said Samms, TO him.
self "rhis is a go Suppose I've got
TO keep her all my lfe. She's nice
little thing, and Id be proud 10 say
she was mine, but pm afraid il
couldn't be done at the price. She'd
soon kick against sausages every day,
or I'm very much mistaken.
However though he thought lot
he didn't do much, and when evening
came he took her with him 10 the
theater and got her seat in front q
see him act.
In the interval between the second
and third acts the low comedian and
his fe. low players were grouped about
the back OF the stage, chatting and
joking with priv ileged friends per-
mitted 70 enter the sacred precincts
while one pew-cOmer leant against
the wall perusing a paper he had yuSt
brought in.
ANY news, Teddy?"
Nothing much" answered the
man addressed. except ,HallaU'
What's this?"
"What's what?" they asked.
"f500 Reward Missing from
Sandrington, College, Nora Bltcr,
daughter OF Silas Is. Biltor OF New
York, Chicago, and Oyster Point
Lodge. Maine Aged l3, fresh com
plexiun, brown hair, blue eyes Wear
ing dark green hat, jacket, and dress,
fancy silk stockings and tan lace-up
boots. Small gold ring on left hand
engra ed "FrOm Mama TO Noe The
above reward will be paid TO any
person bringing her To SandringtOn
or TO the Grand Hotel, London,
whe.e Colonel Biitor is now stay
ing
Immortal Shakespeare! I've done
it this time" cried Samms, who had
gathered round with the rest. "Boys,
my fortunes made! That's BiltOr,
the American miiliona re, and I've
got his daughter safe as whistle"
Somehow or other the delighted
low comedian did manage TO get
through the remaining act and then,
reioining his treasure, together they
started for the railway station.
'Ive got To appear in London to
morrow" he artfully explained, 'and
thought you would like To come with
me-"
At the stat on little difficulty
arose. There were no more trains
that night. Take special: Rather
How much? Eight pound ten. or
course, Samms hadn't got the money:
IT was the end OF the week. and
SIS. I'd. would equally have been be-
yond his means; but on his explain
ing the position and reading to them
the cutting from the paper, they
agreed 10 give him credit, and before
long little train all TO themselves
steamed into the station.
The excited lew comedian, having
previously dispatched wire To Col.
Biltor informing him Of bis coming,
expended the best part OF his
remaining capital in choice cold
collation. to be consumed en- route,
and, seated in a first-class carriage
viS.a-vis with millionaire's daugh
ter. enjoyed the pleasantest railway
! journey he'd had n all his natural
| life.
Two hours afterward, on the term
mus platform, Tom Samms returned
the prodig daughter TO her delight
ed parents and the crowd OF sympo-
thIzing friends who came with them.
and half an hour after that, ex-
planned that his name was spelt with
two ms, as Col b ltOr W ote him out
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