The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-24

The Stolen nahy.
one afternoon about sunset. while
May and her little baby brother. Doio
we're walking In the garden a woman.
with a dark face aud a red handker-
chief bound about her head. looked
over the fence and said:
Little GIRL will you give a poor
woman a drink o. waicr2"
yes" said May I'm bring you a
glass from the we'll"
Seating nolo ON the soft grass. she
daried away 90 the well 90 The back OF
the house. and Few back with the
water. but the glass Zen from her hand
and lay shattered 40 her feet. Tor the
gate stood open. and both Dodo and
the woman were gone. One glance up
and down the shady road. and May
scrambled over the bars Of the oppo.
site heli. for she caught sight Of a
red Handkerchief 90 The farther side
aud saw the woman walking away
with great bundle over her back
she has stolen Dodo." thought May
In terror, "bui she shall not get on
with him viii never lose sight ~
the wicked woman until she gives mo
back my Dodo. and on she sped 10 ho,
pursuit. tears pouring down her
cheeks
May followed the woman down into
great common. where she saw q mot.
ley crowd Of men. women children and
dogs. Trembling from head 90 foot
che watched The woman make her way
TO covered wagon. and ufi The baby
from her back MAY slipped from one
tree 20 another. until she stood so close
10 The wagon that she could almost
touch 10 The baby was crying
stop that. or l'll slap you." alI the
woman, tcrrsly nu, though the baby
screamed louder than ever. the woman
did not carry out her threat. but called
out shut up your eyes and 10 90
sleep as fhe walked away.
As soon as sho was len alone NAV
slipped from her hiding place aal
climbed up on the wheel OF the vre8B
and peepci iu. % was too dark Co laa
now. 90 she pat her hands ln and fsfi
around. Presently they were seized by
tNo chubby fists.
"oh. noio' Darling little Doio."
whispered May.
"po-do.' repeated the baby.
why ] never heard him say that
before. thought May. hurriHe and
kissing him npiurously.
May looked behind her ap9-eheps.
lively, but there was no one in sirbt d,
she scn,ly put bic arms around her
neck.
Now, nodo" she whispered "b,il
on ught, and we'll gci away from ,bis
dreadful place as soon AS ever We can
"Do-do squoalei the baby al the t,,
Of bis small voice. aud be- squeezed her
80 tightly that Il almos, took he,
breath away"
lie don't act like himself Hes b..,
frightened. and. OH how heavy he A. 4"
thought May, as she sprang down from
the wheel on which she had beep
standing.
Dodos weight caused her IN t,r
but as baby was not hurt she sel,,l
his hand and hurried toward the trcs.
and bushes keeping her eyes upon the
group Of people. Near the MIN shc
heard terrified screams from the rypv
camp.
'Do-do' screamed the baby
As his voice rams out on the opl., al,
May heard the crash OF heavy stems he.
hind her Snaich.ng up the chrd she
ran, Tor irigh, gave her strength and
she never stopped untn she reached
the porch Of her own house ana
dropped him IN his mothers Ian. cry.
ing.
Hide him, quick: they ar after
him.
Why. May" cried her moiher
what Is the matter. and who Is this
dirty little chlldy"
Don't you see9 It's Dodo." said
May. The gypsy carried him away
and pm, him In her wagon: but / fol.
lowed and got him back. She has
changed his clothes and painted him
gypsy color az they always DO IN the
storlcs bat whom you've washed il on
! guess he will look like nodo again"
MY dear May" said her mother.
when you lcit your brother ON the
grass while you ran Tor water Tor the
Upsy woman, ! went and brought him
IN. Hc Is now asleep ln his crib. /
am afraid you have been stealing a
baby yourself"
She carried the child into the house
and looked az q by the urht OF tho
lamp. "Yes this o. the gypsy woman's
baby" she said did you not see she
had one under her cloak"
AZ she spoke Zee, were heard on the
porch. In a, the window sprang Mays
gypsy woman. crying:
Here he 81 Here a my Romany
boy Were the ladies crazy to think /
they could steal my Romany boyg"
and she snatched MIN TO her bosom.
Other dark eyes glanced In at the
window.
Mays mother tried 20 explain. but
'he gygpy only soowled. Then the lady
's'ed another plan. She laid two big
silver dollars In the habys grimy
psln. On ibis the gypsy showed her
Sa,N teeth In a smile. The crowd a,