The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

herself in touch with Adela. whom she
knew must he near Ferdinand Stiles.
There Is always an element of chance in
an appeal made to a stranger. but faith, as
well as perseverance, was not lacking in
Mrs. Stilss's character.
She is a small woman with bright search
ing eyes and wonderful amount of energy.
The unhappiness Of her past life seems to
| have left no cloud on her horizon. so con-
! tented is she now in her tiny, bare rooms
| with her two children.
! In the simplest way possible she. replied
/ when asked what plan suggested itself to
her mind at the word Seattle"
II had always heard that the Salvation
| Army people are very good about helping
! to find children, so l wrote at once to them
| in Seattle.
| didn't know the names or even the titles
/ OF any OF them, and 1 feared that my let
/ ter might never reach them.
For days after mailing 1t 1 was in an
| agony of suspense, so imagine my surprise
! and relief when, Just ten days later, came
| a letter from the Adjutant asking me to
| forward a picture Of Adelia. so that they
could have some means of Identification.
Fortunately, Adelia had one taken
short time before her father stole her away.
and 1 wrapped this up and mailed 1t to the
Adjutant.
"At that time Adelia was q tiny. round
checked maid, with long baby curls. of
which I was very proud.
Now look at her, said the mother,
pointing to the girl at her side.
"See how She has grown in three years.
and yet she seems to benny baby STILL
LITTLE GIRL WAS
FOUND IN SEATTLE.
Resumng the thread Of her story. Mrs.
Stiles continued:
within four weeks after my first letter
to the Salvation Army word came back that
nv little girl had been found In Seattle.
7 Thousand
miles separated US and that many misfor-
tunes might happen to keep us apart. my
heart sang with joy and g1adness just to
know that she was alive and well.
with this knowledge came a new impe-
tus in my life, and l resolved to work and
hoard my earnings until had enough to
take me to Seattle.
1.-The first thing did was to move into
smaller rooms. That was the easiest way
to make an economical start. and came up
here, where Edith and have lived for over
a year. We have managed to be very COM
Portable in these tiny rooms" she said. in
dicating where we sat.
SACRIFICED MUCH FOR
HER LOVED CHILD.
1t was in reality the garret part Of a
two-story house. but was well and warmly
built. There were two rooms neatly plast-
cred In white and with plain well worm car
pet and old fashioned furniture. In the
front room We're two windows. and in the
back one. The ceilings sloped to form a
sharp gable and the narrow stairs dropped
precipitously.
Notwithstanding the baroness of the
cramped quarters the occupants were as
happy as though seated in n gilded palace
Mrs. Stiles relates with enthusiastic praise
how Adjutant Mrs. Plumstead, of the Sal
walton Army, went about the streets of
Seattle, rode on all the trolley lines and
peered at all the children she saw until one
day her eyes fell ubUn the face of a little
girl who could be no other than Adelia
stiles.
Shsr1 of he:- curls she was and her
chubby body had grown taller and thinner
but she was trotting gaily about with her
paymates and seemed to be contented.
Adelia was then living with family of
the name of Coffin, and her father and
brother were working outside the city.
Mrs. Stiles had no money to take her to
Seattle. 50 during the months that followed
Adeias discovery frequent letters were ex-
changed between the mother and Adtutant
Plumstead
One day the Salvation Army woman wrote
that she had been transferred to Portland
Ore, and Mrs Stiles was left without an
interested friend in the Western town.
sne wrote another letter, to the Metho-
dist Church, and this was answered by Miss
ina ngersoll. a deaconess In the First
Methodist Episcopal Church OF Seattle.
For several months, almost year, in fact,
q correspondents was kept up between
Then this woman too, left Seattle but
before going advised Mrs. Stiles to open a
correspondence with Adelia's teacher, Mrs.
H. E. McCulloch.
All this time the fund for the rescue jour
ney was growing quarter by quarter. dollar
7 was SO economical" said Mrs. Stiles.