The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-15

uncle. with view TO distracting her,
After making inquiries and finding that
Mrs. Brownell had left no address Mag.
gle, who felt that ali the world WAS sad
and her doll stuffed with sawdust with
a vengeance, assented drearily.
"Maybe she'll be gone, too, " she said
mournfully, her lip quivering with a
pitiful sorrow, as they stepped into the
carriage again, and she did not speak
again until the horses drew up mt Mrs.
Stewards door. Her uncle lifted her
out. She sprang up the stairs and rang
the bell, and then-then the world re.
sumed its normal coloring, and her doll
was once more worth loving, for Sweetie
had leaped to her arms, and there in
the hall behind was mamma.
'Jack!' she said softly after kissing
Maggie frantically "Well, this must
be Easter day instead of Christmas.
Two resurreotions from the dead p and
she drew his attention to another man
who had seized upon Maggie as she re-
leased her and was embracing her as
though he would never let her go again.
my darling My own little girl T"
he kept repeating, and it suddenly
dawned upon Maggie that it must be her
papa, alive again in some wonderful,
| mysterious, Christmas kind of way
and come back to care for her and mann
ma and Sweetie.
'We won't waste time upon long ex-
plantations now," said this gentleman
as he put Maggie down at last. 81 have
been Frustrated by an accident which
caused me to lose my memory until a
week ago and my name was mistakenly
sent to Jennie here" indicating mis-
wife by tender glance ''as among
| those killed by the collision which only
| injured my brain. When my memory
returned to me, made all speed to
come back to her, and not being able to
find the smallest trace of her / thought
of dear old Aunt and Uncle Stewart. ]
knew they would be kind to my poor
| darlings. And then ] went to the hos
pital aud brought her away. We never
thought of Maggie going there SO early,
and / was to wait for her there this
afternoon. We hardly knew how to
reach her sooner. "
| "Well, [ lost all trace of you all
while / was out west" said Unole
Jack, taking possession of Maggie
again, "and only found this little girl
by the merest accident" And he lifted
Maggie lovingly to his knee, for they
had reached the parlor by this time.
And after that! Well, it was Christ.
mas day, and all the stores were closed,
but money will do great deal, and il
wasn't long before Auntie Stewart
/ al e. L.
supplied, and an immense turkey was
roasting in the oven.
And when the dinner had been eaten
and Everybody had told everybody else
how glad and happy and surprised they
were they sat close together and made
plans for the future, lovely, wonderful
| plans, which seemed almost too good tC
come true. But they did come true,
many of Them and, the best of all, per
haps, was Uncle jack plan for Maggie.
"This little girl is going to be beau.
tiful singer by and by" he said, with
tender good night kiss as he carried
her up to the little attic room Auntie
Stewart had insisted upon their using
for the night, while papa followed with
| Sweetie, ''to say nothing of being 8
noble woman if she grows up as brave
and unselfish as she is now. 1 noticed
how strong and sweet her voice bade
fair to be the moment l heard her Civ.
ing the roar which astonished me SC
much. Ana am going to see that II
has the best of training. And my pet
name fer her will always he Little
Borrioboola Cha, "-Chicago Inter