The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-12

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Into an express wagon and driven to
West Indiana street Anhund ran up the
front steps with the Little Chap in his
arms to show or his cottage and the
wife and the iive girls, all bundled up
with scarfs until they looked Like walk
ing haystackR, scrambled ont of the
wagon a. best they could. Farley had
promised 70 be there with the keys, and
formally put the new owner lii posses-
sion. It annoyed Amund good deal
when his first and second ring ut the
doorbell remained unanswered, and still
more annoyed waa he when at the third
man who had not the least resexn-
blanCe 70 Farley opened the door and
asked him, la language more vigorous
than polite, what he wanted
I'll have bought this honsa. = Am
und said with an cir CT righteous In
dignation. 'sand wAs told by Mr.. Far
ley that you were 20 move ont ON the
ist Of April 2
The occupant of the house smiled an
extremely unpleasant smile and asked
coldly, Whom did you buy ii of2''
mr.. Farley. !"
THAT il . great pity. for he never
owned it.
.'But where Is hea He promised me
the keys last night |"
He has gone west. =
"Gone west?n An 10y terror clutohed
at the Norseman's heark and he reeled
backward as il he had been struck.
GOOD Godl'' he groaned, sinking down
upon the toprnost step Good Godi''
The Little Chap, seeing his distress,
wound his arms tightly about his neck
and rubbed his cheek against his face.
He sat Thus for Eve Or ten minutes.
while the fiye blend bundled up girls
stood ON the sidewalk staring at him
with innocent stupidity. Then the man
Of the. house reappeared snd ordered
them II harsh Language to msve 0sa.
And when they only corstinusd % stare
in no8FnpFehending wonder twO po-
licemen were sent tor, and the whole
family were huddled into patrol wag-
ON and driven 70 the nearest police sta
iton. There Amund, under the stress Of
answering the required questions, was
aroused sufficiently from his dumb mis-
cry TO osend for Norwegian lawyer, who
presently made his appearances He lis
tened to the carpenter's story and then
shook his head mournfully.
.Y6u have been swindled. NV
friend, Z he said. You ought to have
been more cautious =
''But-but lawyer, = the poor fellow
went on, gazing into his face, with an
anguished expectancy, "he--he--sold
me--ths house land here I've rot the
papers It's ri right surely. Amt il.
lawyer?'
The lawyer looked at the paper which
was handed him and then dropped il
contemptuously ON the floor.
"A very clumsy forgery, = he said.
"But -but--he couldn't surely sell
me-what-what didn't belong to him,
lawyer?''
Eyes he could. II any one.was fool
enough to buy,
''But, lawyer say. lawyer do you
mean to say now. that -tnat I have
worked and slaved nigh on TO three
years, and often starved and skimped
myself, for the Little Chaps sahe--do
you mean to say that that man is to
have IL, and not my Little Chap?''
Beads Of cold perspiration burst ont
upon his brow, and the panied wonder
and stunned bcwilderment In his face
were pitiful 10 behold. His slow wits
could not yet grasp the situation, and
he was obviously hoping against hope
that there was some terrible misun-
derstanding at the bottom oe il all, and
that sooner or later it would be cleared
MP #
The lawyer had In al his practice
never encountered 90 heaxtrending .
casa he weighed his words well before
he answered, MY dear friend, yoni
have paid dearly for your frst expert
ence Ia Ahe new world as
Amnnd. taking slowly the bearings
BIZ this remark stood before him witha
vacant louk of dawning terror; then
tremblingly he raised his hands toward
the ceiling and cried with d ffightful
energy But God, what are you doing
mp there In heaven when such thiugs
can happen upon the earth?s'
There was hush 40 of death in the
station room. In the presence Of 90
monstrous b wrong every one stood
helpless and little awed. After the
terrible explosion OF despair Amund's
head dropped upon his breast hin knees
tottered, and he fell la = heap upon the
floor.
The Little Chap, who had stood with
his hands In his pockets, q puzzled frown
upon his face during this strange scene.
grew suddenly alarmed 10 his father
fell He strove bravely 10 disguise his
distress, which he held to be unmanly,
but his Lips Quivered, and his eyes were
full of tears
Dad, y he said. stooping over the
prosexate form on his father, with u
touching cir Of loving pxotectorshin
dad 7 wOpldn't take a ao if IN were
you. He waited anxionaly Cor i re-
aponse, and when none came he con.
1 tinued In D soothingly comforting tone:
s'Dad, dear dad, don't yoA worry. I'll
help yoa, dad ss III ss 4 ss
The sweet old well remembered
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