The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-30

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The porter hesitated, his sense Of
dignity injured, but Bobby settled
the matter by declaring:
mo, he can't have them. I'll car
~ them
Mrs. Van Altine and the boy en-
tered the parlor there, and the hand
some American woman said:
Send the clerk to me-"
Bobby set the elephant on the floor
and seemed Indifferent Just then
whether he would be found or not by
his bereaved parent. The clerk ap
peared.
us MI. Steele OF Cleveland stop
ping herea"
"He IL not, madam
Has he been stopping heres"
mo, madam"
"He is m American and IL at some
hotel probably. How can I find HINT
This is his boy, who Ii lost
81 viii send you q hotel register, o
list of all Americans at the different
hotels"
Thank you. That's what I want"
The list was duly forthcoming, and
Mrs. Van Altine scanned IL eagerly.
"Steele-let mesee--Smith, Brown,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY it's farther
downs common name, there are
plenty OF Steeles-Burman, Walker,
Melville-huml-Steele Steele-ah,
here ID . Steele. Bobby, il your IA
theirs name Richard7"
Nom"
TOO bad. How my heart jumped
when / saw that namei What if
nonsensel BY the way, Bobby, what
10 your fathers name7"
dick, ma'am."
"Dickg"
'sYes'm.n
Don't you know that Richard
and Dick are the same namesf' she
asked severely.
Nom. My uncle Silas calls my
pc Dick"
We'll, here is a Richard Steele at
one Of the hotels. We win call and
see. But remember il your papa
doesn't want you. Bobby, you are
going TO come and live with me-"
do you think my pa don't want
mei''
Bless my little sailor, NO. Why,
every golden lock must be precious
to him. Do You know what I'd do,
Bobby, II 7 had q little boy like your
mo, ma'am."
''I'd-Td love him to DEATH
At the next hotel Mrs. Van Altine
was informed that Richard Steele
was stopping there; that he had q
boy; that the aforesaid boy was lost;
that Mr.. Steele was nearly frantic,
and that he had just gone TO the pre-
feet Of police.
"And where 10 THAR
"Just across the way, madam"
Come, Bobby, we win surprise
him. He must Be nearly crazy
A handsome American, % years OF
age, solid and prosperous looking,
was conversing with the official In
the magistrates Office.
II viii do what ! can, monsieur.
The Lad will be taken i'm, and our sys-
tenn of communication Id such that
the fact will be known at headquar-
ters. win then at once inform you
of the circumstances"
Your reward shall be q handsome
one"
mot unless special officers are de-
tailed for the search
DO 30 at once. Spare no expense.
] would give every penny I have
rather than anything should happen
TO the boy. Paris ID q terrible city. ]
fear for his welfare. p
AT this moment the clerklooked in.
"A lady to 9 you, monsieur"
Say I'm engaged, responded the
officer.
IT did tell her that"
"Wellfo
'sShe asked ii an American gentle
man was here. / told her Yes. and
she said she must come i'm at once"
Very well. Show her in"
Mrs. Van Altine, q vision of glo-
rious womanhood, stood in the door
way, with Bobby by the hand.
is this your son, sirs'' she said.
Richard Steele sprang TO his feet.
Bobby dropped his elephant and the
next moment was folded 10 his IA
TIERS breast. Mrs. Van Altine seem
ed strangely moved &c she regarded
tho scene. Her face was overspread
with unusual pa1lor.
II was not mistaken, she told her
self. There are truly many Eteeles
In the world. but IL must have been
some psychic sense that caused my
heart TO beat when I heard this name.
Let me zee, now; 1t ID JIG years since
and there he stands and does not
know me. Time, time, how you
level rczaancei He was slender. Now
he ID stout. He had such o dainty
mustache. Now he has D beard.
Really, he ID much better looking"
These and other thoughts flashed
through Mrs. Van Alfineis mind at