Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-06

uOWu mere 10 spend mis- midsummer
vacation. He has not been home for a
year before. He is a fine boy. Daney,
and will be like a big brother to YOU.
Shouldn't you like big brother. little
Daney?"
ooh, more than anything in the
world. 1 should get we'll and grow
tall if had big brother to play with
n:e-a tall, strong, rosy-cheeked, black
eyed brother like Well Dun"
And who is Well Dun, Daney?"
He came over the great water in the
big ship with us. And he cried oysters
in the city where we lived"
Daneys memory and understanding
were evidently excellent. although her
utterance was imperfect. This was
the first time she had ever alluded to
her past life: and now by diligent
questioning. the captain made out that
Daney had lived in very large, fine
place, before she came over the great
water-a place much larger and finer
than this. everywhere the people were
very good to her, and where the men
servants We're dressed like soldiers and
where a flag was hoisted on the high
est tower when grand-pere came
Grand-per4 called icr ma pctitte- file"
What was 2rand-perc's name, Da-
ney?"
'Grand-pcre. nothing else"
Where was the great house in which
you liyed:"
Il dc not l:Y;ov-. 1t was so long ago.
1t is like a dream"
How did you leave that great house,
Daney?"
II do not know. l think l woke up
in the big ship with Judy. And I did
not know what she said. and she didn't
know what I said. and l had to learn
to talk all over again"
The captain brooded over all this.
He thought he saw it all plainly
enough now. The child was probably
French and of high rank. She had
been. for some inexplica5le reason,
torn from her friends and country at
three or four years of age. She had
gradually lost the little she knew of
her mother-tongue. and had learned to
speak imperfectly the language of
strangers. He could but hope that some
chance association OF ideas. striking
the electric chain wherewith we are
darkly bound" might some time re-
vive in her mind some further rtmin-
iscence of her former life that might
afford clue to her parentage. Now he
revertt to bis nephew
'Suci, q fine, spirited fellow Daney.
He will put you on horseback and
teach You to ride: and take you in a
boat and teach you to row. And that
will bring the roses to your pale
checks. You are the palest child l ever
saw. Daney."
Yes; as pale us that said the child,
taking up i white violet and handing
it to him.
On the first of July Fulke Greville
cane. He came by the little steamer
Busy Bee. that piled between BaIti-
more and the towns and villages on
the Chesapeake. and it's tributaries.
And cnce Il week it ran up Cornpolt
Creek, past Fulioy's Island. to tobac-
co Gepot called Crcekhead. Upon its
present trip it stoDrci to land Full1a
Greville at the island The captain
walked down to meet his lephew at the
little pier Fulke sprang upon the pier
and advanced With joyous step and
heaming countenance to meet his
uncle. He was about sixteen years of
age. fine, tall, stalwart STRIPPING.
dark skinned. black-eyed and black
haired. He held out his hand. and
spoke with eager, gladdened tones:
"Oh. uncle. l have won this year,
See. here is the annual report. and my
namo---"
Yes, yes, my boy; l knew you
would do yourself credit" said the cap
tain, stopping Fu1ke. as the latter
would have drawn the printed report
from his pocket. But come in now,
and get some iinrer."
They went on through the thickct
and Zip the lovely slope of the green
hill, and through the strawberries and
flower garden toward The house. And
as they went the captain told his neph-
ew Of the little girl that he had adopt-
ed. Fulke listened With interest to the
simple story; but shrugged his Shout
ders at his uncles supposition that Da-
ney was any other than the child of
the Drury's, who, he said, were prob
ably servants at the great house of
which she had spoken. 1t had been
the novcl-rcadins captains pleasure to
weave little romance of Daney's life
and now he felt annoyed that Fulke
should have brushed it away, as if it
had been cobweb. But they had
nov reached the Louise, and Frlk,.
went to his room and washed and
changed his dress. and then went
down 10 join the captain at dinner.
This is Daney," said the captain,
presenting tiny, rale-faced tlaxen-
haired girt to the youth And. Da-
l"y this is my nephew, Fulkc-your
big brother that is to be. Speak to
him.
But the child, instead of obeying or
taking the offered hand of the youth,
stood staring al him as if she We're
struck dumb and motionless
willy don't you speak to Fulke, Da-
ncy! 1t is very rude to stare at him
i'll that way. Dancy." said the captain
why tit is Well Dun!' cried Da-
| ncy. in HlDaenent
"Who:'
well Dun. that came over in the
ship with us, and cried oysters in the
city,
The captain looked in perplexity
| from the boy to the girl, while Fulke
burst into loud, boyish laugh
There! now I know him by his
laugh. Id know him by his laugh,
even if l did not know him any Other.
way: But l know him every way! I
know him by his ewes and his noco