Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-04-20

Il " ff1NN F''NJ ~ w NNNlip1 90.
Mrs, Westbrook was in her nursery
n few minutes later. when the little
maid whom she kept came ,hurrylng
upstairs, wiplng her hands on her
checked Bingham apron. "'
Dear ma'an" said she, breathlesa.
ly, eager to communicate her news:
heres a dreadful thinsp'
What In II. LlzzieT' asked her mis-.
tress,
Mrs Draine's nurse has Just been
over, ma'am, a-crylng and a-takin'
ON dreadful. The poor children IL
lostr'
Lost! In u city like thisl Impossi.
bier '"''"
But they Is, ma'am. There amt
nothin' been seen of 'em since 8
O'Clock this morning Bridget sup
posed they'd run after their nother'a
carriage Mrs. Draine she sup.
posed they were safe at hohiu with
RriSget-and now they ain't nowhere.
And Mrs, Drnine, she's a goin into
Mysteries awful, and Mr.. prainc's
swearing fit to take the top OF The
ceiling on"
Poor creaturer' said Mrs. West.
brook softlyan arm Ia arm with her
husband she went over to the stately
DrniDe mansion to offer their sym
patty and assistance.
MIR. Draines teeth were set together
his eyes were blazing.
ssIi'N KNhnt NIL Aa
cd he Slld; neither more nor less!
My wife gave up the care Of the lit g
ones to hrings-t they have proved MS
little worthy OF trust as we mig,
have known Louisa" to his wife.
"it anything serious has happened lu
our children the blame will lie at your
door"
Herbert, how can you be so cruel
80 heartlessp' sobbed Mrs. Draine.
But at this moment a face looked In
at the half-open door-a face so white
and ghasty-sO full OF unexpressed
horror that Mrs. WestbrOok lnvolun.
tarily held her breath. The man beck.
Oned to her
"You are IA friend OF the famIlyY
81 have come to see what good I
could do" She hesltatingly answered.
Perhaps then, you can break the
tidings TO the poor woman" he whls.
pcrcd. There are two children ~
the Grand Central Depot badly hurt
and from the description teIegraphed
to the police station we fear they are
the lost children of this Mrs. Draine.
They had stolen into a freight car and
there fallen aslsep-and on being sud.
denly aroused and sent out by ear
loader wandered, In their bewilder-
ment. directly across the truck OF M
incoming engine, Just detached from
train. One cannot survive long: the
other IL also seriously II not fatally
hurt. They are bringing them here on
stretchers; they win probably he at
the door by the time you can prepare
the mothers mind for the shock"
That hours work was the hardest
and bitterest that Katie Westbrook
ever did.
Don't bring them near me- cant
bear to look at them! | have killed
them" wildly walled Mrs. prane-and
II was Mrs. WeStbrook's tender arms
." 80" '"v -. u'ouu "iu Wy ing ="
Wv I'VE ,n~ me" Na 'iru", ~ NDo"' Aia'
~ =" 1851. 80 s. """.D'V"A "su"
lips.
So they died--and the great house
was desOlata and alone.
Katie" said Mr. Westbr00k. the
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wv ~ o ".'ns' ss-I
r".n ~ 49, ESQ" o"Dy ""' you
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w. ."p IN. '"' "''" NV" '" WIZ
"'"'ne "ps'
""' h"'' n'rpreu' ""'eh
Gen. Gordon and Lord Kitchener.
Gordon sent his armed stnemers nm
and down the Nile smashing the wa.
terwbeeIs OF the natives; In other
words, making the cultivation of their
fields impossible. and thereby exDoa-
ing men. women and children 10 star
walton. | do not presume 10 pass
Judgment on Gordon for this; Nut I
say without hesitation that II WINS
ear more questionable" than Lord
KItchaners treatment Of the Mahdps
tomb and remaihs.
During Gordon's first Governorshin
az the Soudan no was imnr..scd' hy
IN. cont.n,pt for death shown nv IN.
natIve Mohau,,r.dans rhay ,-o,,,d
y ~ y" 'n ''s' 'ne