The Van Buren press., 1896-02-01


Errsa.. H.si9aii.sEa hsrgs'7s NJ alf.sll'siiiaiH
aAavsr q few mamena8 fizfais. Lee
Ii.r me aalfs tine siillt.- PsraagR = a-ls
a,sar5 the astgfaan tiHHgii1-'lltss IA hsR
alculisr't lsFs Ia haa the eyes ailIr5 WI
ss NI5h nlls 5i-4 . die
"Ia seems s.z7raar.i is1HarY-E--E z4I5-
soae l1s very rlne sf Fal II etau'b
snias asll..srs5aar1.. sa4 Yaa-9Yss,s--
alts assm q qau Lie, b. III alsansF I
should send AIM aRgFs ~ aag e'ts''s.
Take him aWHga aisrraialYf He
glanced a. ana Nriuiax -slsles4 and Iils.s7'sia
sswaas.t f. I'll am suag-qenY busy
Many new and Diet rl1flll sicaQ.itas args
aap9.ag N aeeu ale- 4ss--6alt.s aim
88va4'
The easaaias hae pUs La arra fanUr
Bfs eliilG ann aaaa arnb - alais wlEn a
viiisaergs4 waet., and be arN 4ilisafiT
drew the 10y from aii,s seeal. tie si.l-si.-
Ish s8es, 81 Tie tieae seassr s9ssss lssplt-
lag no. al alza BrHsuiAgiY-
@iaa taa6 day aeaan new LIE fse
Capt. 4Giiz @all6sr-E .afs BisslB A.id az
a5ls q1siei4zsz fsHsg the afllld OF ana zssflf
howe The boy ami hse aaaH we're M
z'spaFai3l,ez shss boy alaasI lltsIF t.aEEag
With che Wae understood and Ispes.
Hlass she asan a masnlssr-iatsar5eei, naarls
charitable aeiar for che aissuz.AB Of Eiss
si.1s4..4 -aa.s'.f., aaerP9-sFlal 6eY whe
elgAg 80 k4aa- The Eathef sas 4 a1azgsG-
ten essaa6H5F- The eiiIiG WA sacgn5 Go
SWIM 10 fisle, 80 be aisseE lrsl4 fs.stri.ssa
and to al5eg the saeeads' asNn tsaieg
eade - dlssq-
'Gadsrsaana. Jaaeie.F tie 1saesada nat
sand W1ta grave aager lggaaiss,i.. -lf
ever { End g@a haae 1sze a aaeaa o.
erueI ass0iaa8-faf ever slIsaasft anyone TO
Ilcis goa, wGsaoUs fighting aatll gas
e9Nldla's ssanr-1r ever fanltzd aaT
5alnr ever teId liss.-or ever
bFszxsc--aT hean Anything bes q gen
aisrla.a.ai-E'1I send gaa aaele 10 qogzF f.
saer. That viii be thss emily place a1r
g6s. scdef4 rass e'asaaia, prisk glassz-
ssioss lrozq. Your dear hlgfaer gave
gass azg haaaes aad Z ever goa sIsera-1e
lb--hq she LGgri Hafry, I've cone with
Yoa.
The warning paa-s scarcely neefi.sfis slae
10y aa.s al even TIE aa1es6 so4alHse
could have desired Bqsz fa the cg4Fas
II sizae. NJ Maitland Esaaaleg came so
have cuffaas feeling Ia regard to hfs
absent offs 5rinsss &c was nos love- fife
had ~ FsaI affection for efe boy ID gaa
rather an ihdefsnite feeling 81 potgfaels.a
aanhtg-e peeelant surprise that she
boy should have no @fsa 10 RETURN 10
alra.
y do a0s belieFs fa affection. hs
saaru4red to himself once. Allah
s0Rbaag peaaioa. THAT sase8a q n44s.'4
sagl 9Th IT. ls another sflfhv a aaorsfIr.
eal quantity. The domestic affections
are made up 0e a mundane desire fer
creature comforts and sasteaaace. for
The a9st psFts assisted 89 a mistaken
sense 9f deaty But I hoped the ehlld
would have been drawn By the IN
teileetaaI side Of M character, and
@9agld have become species Of disciple
20 me. AN surprised that he aafeIG
cling 10 taat terrible brElaqae, con.
na0nplaee soldier"
fils thoughts found expression in
letter suggesting to The captain that
the boys holiday had been sufficiently
prolonged and asking that he should
be s@nt home In hfa simplicity, Capt.
John Walker consulted his solicitor.
laying before him the whole STORY.
There was. of course. but one answer;
The child naust be given up. The cap
tain ifnpatlentlY told the man Of Law
that hfs waa an ass. and strode out Of
tbs Office. Bot he. nevertheless, wrote
a curt note, informing Mr.. Maitland
KeaFsIeY that he would bring the boy
down of a certain day. he felt that
tgaere Was nothing elsc ~ BIZ done. Soft
happened that, on the day In question.
Capt. John Walker stood IN the poets
house, with a very white face, and with
the child cIinging 10 hln, whilst the
poet stood watching the pair, with
something of "a triumphant smile about
the corners Of HIS mouth.
"In obedience 10 your request, Kenra-
ley, have brought the boy back again.
] will not say anything Of ny own feel
iags in the matter; have learned 10
love him very dearly, but that is outside
the question; you have, Of course, the
O." He stopped, and kissed the
bright hair Of the boy who clung 10 him.
Jack go to your father. my boy"
The boy glanced up at him sor mo-
ment, and then, With quiverlng Bpa,
walked slowly towards Kearsley. But
he suddenly burst into n passion OF
weeping, and hinginQ himself on the
floor, sObbed ne though his heart would
break. The captain was turning away.
with dim eyes, when this sound Of
KearsIey'a voice arrested him. speaking
IN quer1Ous tones.
you frightful childi" be was saying
get up from thcrel You know 1
can't bear scenes of this description;
they ars 10 abaurdly theatrical.
You're most unPratcful little beast;
few furnishings win do you all the
good In the world. They've made q fool
Of you. since you've been away
He stopped aud caught the boy
roughly by the shoulder and dragged
him 70 his feet. Capt. John Walker
wheeled round. and be shouted.
Let the child hioncl Come here,
Jhekl" Then, as the trembling boy
ran 10 him, and was cncirclcd by his
arm, he spoke again. and his words
rang out, IN The silence of the room,
like pistol shots: Maitland Kcars-
ley love the child, and / won't leave
him here, or anywhere elise, 70 be the
victim OF your blows-of your childish
III temuer. 4 think I'm more IN him