The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-09-21

Bobby set the elephant Of the Roor !
and seemed Indifferent just then
whether he would be found or not by
his bereayed parent. The clerk up
peared.
els Mr., Steele of Cleveland stopping
here?"
"He is not madame?"
elias he been stopping here?"
"No, madame"
"He is an American and is at some
hotel, probably. How can find him?
This is his boy, who is lost"
81 will send you hotel register,
list of all Americans at the different
hotels.
"Thank you. That is what I want. "
The list was duly forthcoming and
Mrs. Van Altine scanned it eagerly.
"Steele-Steele-let me see Smith.
Brown, Jones-no Steefe-perhaps it
is further down. common name.
there are plenty of Steeles-Burman,
Walker, Melville - hum! - Steele,
Steele-ah, here is a Steele Bobby,
is your fathers name Richard?"
"No'm,"
'Too bad. How my heart jumped
when 1 saw that name! What if
nonsensel By the way, Bobby, what
is your fathers name?"
'Dick, ma'am."
"Dick?"
"Yes'm."
Don't you know that Richard and
Dick are the same names?" she asked
severely.
Nom. Ny uncle Silas calls my
pa Dick"
"Well, here is a Richard Steele at
one of the hotels. We will call and
see. But remember if your papa
doesn't want you, Bobby, you are 60
ing off come and live with me"
"Do you think my pa don't want
me?"
"Bless my little sailor, no. Why,
every golden lock must be precious to
him. Do you know what I'd do,
Bobby, if 1 had little boy like You?"
''No, ma
"pd-Pd love him to death"
At the next hotel Mrs. VISA Altine
was informed that Richard Steele was
stopping there that he had a boy !;
that the aforesaid boy was lost; that
Mr.. Steele was nearly frantic and that
he had just gone to the project of po-
lice.
"And where is that?"
Gust across the way, madam"
"Come, Bobby, we will surprise
him. He must be Dearly crazy"
A handsome American, thirty five
years CT age, solid and prosperous
looking, was conversing with the Of.
fetal in the magistrates Office.
81 will do what / can, monsieur.
The lad will be taken in, and our sys-
tenn OF communication is such that the
fact will be known at headquarters. 1
will then at once inform you of the
circumstances. "
"Your reward shall be a handsome
one"
At this moment the clerk looked in.
ga lady to see you, monsieur"
"Say l am engaged" responded the
officer.
81 did tell her that"
"WellH
"She asked if an American gentle
man was here. told her yes, and
she said she must come in at once"
every we'll. Show her in.
Mrs. Van Altine, vision of glorious
womanhood, stood in the doorway
with Bobby by the hand.
els this your son, sir? she said.
Richard Steele sprang to his feet.
Bobby dropped his elephant and the
next moment was folded to his father S
breast. Mrs. Van Altine seemed
strangely moved as she regarded the
scene. Her face was overspread with
unusual pallor.
81 was not mistaken" she told her
self. "There are, truly, many Steeles
in the world, but it must have been
some psychic sense that caused my
heart to beat when l heard this name.
Let me see, now; it is sixteen years
since-and there he stands and does
not know me. Time, time, how you
level romance! He was slender. Now
he is stout. He had such a dainty
mustaohe. Now he has beard.
Really, he is much better looking"
These and other thoughts flashed
through Mrs. Van Altine's mind at
that moment. The American turned.
"Madam, how can 1 thank you?
/"
Words failed him. He gazed in
growing amazement.
"Fannie!"
"Dick |"
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