Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-14

| with stiffness that surprised her. and
with growing sense of insecurity
| walked toward the avenue. The park
! seemed very large place, and she was
! glad to get out of it. yet as she stood
| on the sidewalk two big tears forced
| their way from behind winking lashes
Through which of those streets lay
the way home? Which way should she
/ turn? Everything looked strange and
unfriendly.
| When Ellen Ryan cut her hand on
the broken goblet she was picking up
in response to the fioorwalker's order,
the doctor of Rush & Hurrys big store
dressed the wound neatly and. patting
her on the shoulder, said: There, you'd
better run home for the rest of the day.
You'll be all right tomorrow"
| So Ellen, with her hand in bandage
and stiff feeling in the palm of it,
hurried homeward, thinking that If
Aunt Julia had been too busy there was
yet time to take the little sister for a
| walk.
| Running up the stairs, she was
bumped into by Mamie Reagan, who
was running down at breakneck speed.
'They amt found her yet" was her.
excited salutation. Pm goin' out
again. Yer aunt's carryin' on awful"
Ellen's heart seemed to stop beating
She grasped at Mamie Reagan's dress
and opened her mouth. but Mamie had
resumed her headlong flight
Ellen tottered up the rest of the
stairs, her ears assailed as she neared
the door of their rooms by means with
In and the sound of Mrs. Reagan's
voice.
There, now" she was saying, don't
take on SO. Mamie Reagan III find her.
She's regular detective. l tell yer.
There. she'll be back in minute All
the cops on the beat knows Gwendo-
leen." Then, as she caught sight of Ell,
len. Lord. what ii do with herr"
Now It's all right" she began, shak-,
ing a bottle of household ammonia at
Ellen.
Ellen crossed the room to her aunt
"When did you miss her?" she asked.
II just went In Mis- Reagan's ROOM"
|
to keep the baby carriage Miss Van
Tassel had sent till Christmas. I had
my bonnet all on
when did you miss herr broke In
the stern young voice.
Aunt Julia sat up and put her hand
to her head.
at was o'clock or maybe half past.
remember because our clock had
struck Z. and it always
any placer"
1--WE was goin' to the park-she'd
been tellin' me that foolishness ye'd
told her about the snow fairies and
Aunt Julia's voice rose to a sobbing
wall as Ellen turned and left the room
without explanation or comment.
She dashed down the stairs at a
speed that rivaled Mamie Reagan's
and started on a mad run west
"She may have found her way there"
she muttered to herself
A messenger boy, two newsboys,
nursemaid with her charge, a man
with suit case and pretty young
woman with her hands in a big muff
formed an unconsciously interesting
group about small solitary figure.
Blue defiant eyes looked out of a white
face from under a wide bonnet frill
and two little white mittens were dou
bled up by tense baby fists. Ellen
bore down on this group. Intuition,
instinct, sister heart, all told her that
here was the Lady Gwendolyn. She
pushed aside the newsboys. stepped on
the messengers toes and knocked
against the suit case.
"Gwendoleen!"
"Nellen, my Nellenw came from the
depths of the white bonnet. The Lady
Gwendolyn was caught up into fierce
embrace and the cut hand, needless CT
wound and bandage, pressed the little
head close to "Nellen's" heart.
"She ought to be discharged" said
the pretty young woman.
"Geew said the messenger boy.
you'll be In luck if you don't get de
bounce fer dis"
Ellen looked wonderingly from one
to another Then it rushed over her
she was GwendolyG's nurse. The baby
sister had been taken for lady-a real
lady.
Eyes, ma'am," she said meekly to
the young woman. "I'll be more care
| full another time"
Taking firm hold on the little hand,
she addressed the small figure In clear
and distinctly humble tones.
Come. Miss Gwendoieen," she said,
eyer aunt will be worryin' about yer"
The Lady Gwendolyn obediently trot-
ted off by her nurses side.
Half n block away smart broush-
am was dashing toward them. There
was glimpse of a sable collar. an
| ugly, kind face, and 1t had stopped.
The footman jumped over the wheel,
| the carriage door was opened and the
big voice of Miss Van Tassel called;
"Well, If here isn't the little sister
and the hip one tool The whole RYAN