Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-08

upon the porch and. lifting a shocking
bad hat, said: a..
PRAY. Sir, does Captain Fuljoy live
bere." -
YES: | am Captain Fuljoy; but
"You don't know me. uncle! l am
Fulke Greville. your nephew saiu 'no
lad.
.Fulke, Gre! Lord bless my soui
alive, Come in here and let me nave
a look at you!'
And the old man pulled the boy into
the room. and stood gazing in conster'
nation upon him.
He was a fine-looking youth of about
fifteen years of age, with a tan ana
well proportional figure. regular fea-
lures. dark complexion and rayen-Dlack
hair and eyes; but his clothing was
trayelstained. his shoes worn anu MS
hat battered.
Lord bless my soul and Douy
Where did you come from! o ulu
YOU cross the water. and why are you
here at all!" gasped out the captain
as soon as he could recover his breath
and command his voice.
But as o as the lad opened MS
lips TO answer. the captain interrupted
him by saying:
stop, hush, You are ringing wet.
and shaking with cold. and hungry
no doubt. You must have dry clothes
and supper, and get warmed ana RESI-,
eel before you answer any questions
As soon as the boy was made com
Portable, and seated in an armchair
opposite his uncle. he told his story
Ills mother. Captain Fuljoy's step-sis-
ter. had died first; his father had mar
ried a second time, n wealthy widow
whose property was all secured abso-
lutely and exclusively to herself; but
he had survived his marriage only a
few months. and died, as it was sup
posed. in embarrassment. All this the
captain already knew, but he had yet
to learn what followed.
In imprisoned and indeed eXagger-
ated language, the high-spirited boy
told of his real or imaginary wrongs
of the cold charity bestowed by his
step-mother upon her husbands or
phan son: of the cheap boarding school.
with its hard fare, to which he a
been sent; Of the scant wardrobe he
pittance of probationary Grudglngly
doled forth. and SO on
And what hurt my feelings worse
than all was the thought that really
had no claim upon her at all Be
| cause after all, you see, sir, she was
not my own mother"
MY poor boy sighed the good cap
tain.
And so at last | could not bear any
more. and | ran away from school and
came to you, uncle" continued Fulke.
MY poor lad..' repeated the old man;
"but how did you ~travelI'
II walked all the way from New
York
Walked"
Yes: | had no money, and | sold my
clothes to pay for supper and lodging
every night on the road: | was Il week
walking it: the roads were very bad.
And Row. uncle. If you will put me at
any work by which l Fan earn my own
bread you will find out that am not
an idle boy"
had no claim upon his step-mother:
neither, certainly. had he the slightest
claim upon Captain Fuljoy; he was the
only son Of Captain Fuljoy's step-sis-
ter. But when did his rich heart ever
dishonor a bill drawn upon his beney-
olencef
He did not put the h~igh-spirited lad
TO work; he put him 10 college. enter
ing him at the University Of Virginia
ut his w expense.
He had never cause TO regret his con-
fdence.
The reports Of the youths deport-
ment and progress We're always most
satisfactory.
He watched the newspapers in the
expectation of seeing some advertise.
inent On the part of the step-mother or
the teachers for the lost boy. But none
such appeared. Nor was any search
or inquiry, as far as he knew, made.
The guard ms of Fulke Greville
seemed to have abandoned or forgotten
him. And Captain Fuljoy, in his dis
gust and indignation at their selfish
ness and Indifference. did not yolun.
teer to write and offer them any in
formation.