Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-12
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prehenssi sion .S Nor vas 81 the more r 3:
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from side Is side "a nodded FOR 4 s "a
close Tie door. II gre H. snsnicions IS I 3
Instant ana inyoluntarily, drew back
from him. i remembered nv IN, uncle ]
warnings and beheld iii this man q nos.
sible enemy. He saw ny i lndecision
and smiled and hat AT = recalled Sme "a
"a sense Of dignity j. l. was now a big
fellow and not to be frightened by a
shadow. SIT ~ ~ S s7t I. =. S% Il
+ rs Your name Is James Dayie r.. he
said. III .s u, \. 49, g zs
Eyes, SIR @ :; 81. Y
+. "But it used Is be DAVE Kingston pr
IS Startled and more suspicious than
ever. watched him closely. II. ! 4
J.. Il will not deny it," l said. but how
do YOU know - = n 2 .>~ - - Z
He advanced still closer and fixed his
little piercing eyes on me. ~. IL.
+ &"Look at me WE'LL said he. "and try
to think 4 ~. u So
/" l did as l was hidden. but failed ia
recognize him. =. ~.
u II do not know your face. have
never seen it before, -,
"Not even In a dream?'' he asked.
# AS he spoke he hid with his right
hand the lower part Of his chin and
beard. I started bark with a crv for
recognized the portrait at once.
eyes. know you now. You are my
father" '*.r.' zs..4s,.>,,, ,y,,.-<,
"Yes." he ans1vayad with q r,;,,,
smile: "your father come back at last"
! To say that entertained at that mo.
ment any feeling but one Of utter as
constituent would scarcely be accurate,
It was my father no doubt, but hither-
to he had been nothing more to ME
than a distant memory, a thought, a
word, and for. him | had no we'll of
filial love waiting to bubble over. In.
deed, his looks repelled me. and il was
with an effort l held out nv hand and
said. 81 am very glad tn 500 Won sir -
! "rhanks,' he ren1ied cold,v strotch.
ing out a long, bony claw. the chilli
ness of=which almost made me SILVER.
81 knew YOU would be-" -.
This little bit of sarcasm. accomna.
MED as it was by a sincularlv compre-
hensive look. nonnlused me somewhat
but / managed 10 stammer: ont "Yon
know Of course that nv mother is
dead?'' ~ >
A great shiver seemed tn sween him
from huad +o qoo+ ond ;,ro,,,,+,,.; ,1, =
cast an uneasy p,anco across his shonl.
der. 49,. ~.
"Yos. vo,r rno,o hos +o,d ov
"Sho VS. mordorod ~ 10 40, .to
oo+ vorr lo+tor w.rn;na har a1oins+
some persons unknown"
Eyes. YES" he answered rather testi-
". 81 ha va hoard all ahou+ ~,
"Who were those persons?', I asked.
""Was one of them a dark COMPLEXION
ed man with strange, Chinese eves?'
Again he threw that frightened lool<
over his shoulder and bent his hear, "a
though listening for some step or
sound. 800 .s.s.2 IT,. - ...i .
81 don't know" he said but not with.
out some confusion: 81 am not quite
sure of what | referred to. However.
It is all over now. We: have other
things tn think of"
" He went hack ia his seat nv the win.
dow and sat there. scanning me intent
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: He rested hi. head in hi. hand and Nc,