The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-02

7 II get him by hook or crook. you can just
 Well. good day to you all I'm glad , 10 see snen devotion on the part on an
 With this parting shot he left the room, and. taking the first cab that came in his way, he drove to the nearest newspaper like the one that keddie had taken from Bobs's hands the day in the inner room.
 Arriving at his rooms he threw on his coat. and, lighting . pipe. he sat down book.
 Now let me see if can find what my dear friend Reddie objected to-" He turn CT over page after page. but nothing pre- of the necessity on Reddis's part pa G of pro pro hibiting Bobs's reading it.
 Well. I am blessed if can see any read. Come to think of it. he wasn't read ing, was he; he was staring at a picture. Let me look at this stun again." Suddenly his eye lit on the picture of a large dog. He read the name with a start and then looked at the opposite page whereon was depicted a stately English home: "Is 1t possible? Why. of course. now see the resemblance. Reddie, my lad, you will never see your young nephew again if can keep him out of your way" He closed the magazine and threw it on to the table, then knocking the ashes out of his pipe he rose and went into his bed room.
 CHAPTER XIV. "Mr. Carlingford, am delighted to see you, but you have been very remiss. expected that you would come soon after the dinner to have that chat with me , about India. Surely you were not fright ened by the burglars?'
 No, Miss Van Nostrand. but I was called away from the city and did not think 1t would make enough impression on you whether came or did not, so I neg lected to send a card: I regretted very much to hear of your fathers loss of his gems. It must have been great blow to him."
 Yes. and he feels that it was entirely owing to his carelessness, also, and that does not mend matters or make it any easier to bear"
 No, should suppose not"
 We have had many settlements in our family of late. You have heard of my sis ters experience, have you not?"
 T saw some account of it in a paper that was sent me. hope that she was not
 "No, indeed, thanks to that plucky boy that was so badly hurt"
 How is the young chap?
 70, he is doing very we'll now, but the doctor says it begins to look as though he would never remember any of his past. He cannot recall a thing that formerly pertained to his daily life in any way, shape or maner. He does not remember
 He did not see him at the time he came, but he does not know that he had one, and the old man has not sent any word to the doctor though he has been written to-"
 That seems odd"
 'I have an idea that as he found that papa was going to take care of the boy he thought he would step aside and let him "shrewd old Yankee, I fancy" At this point Mir. Van Nostrand enter
 An! Carlingford. am glad to see you. You see that your warning came true, but was too late"
 "Yes, and l regret to hear it very much indeed"
 Well, that which is done cannot be un- | done Nellie. there is something odd about this boy at the hospital. I sent a messen- | ger to Vermont with the proposition to his father that l should take the young chap | in charge and be responsible for him. No such man can be found. and there is no such farm as he said he owned. It Is very odd"
 What will you do, papa?" "I shall do as l intended after consid- ering the matter. am going to ptu him into Vanbrugh, the architects office. as the boy seems to think that he would like to learn that profession and appears to have some taste in that line. Of course it Is an experiment, but l think that will try it.
 It will be very interesting if success full, MT. Van Nostrand." Tn my opinion, if boy of that age has bent 1t is best to push him right at 1t and let him work out his salvation. It is much better than putting him into busi- ness office and chancing failure. l like the boy, he is bright and intelligent, and yet he can recall nothing. It is very odd |" mans coming to see him and saying that he was his father. don't believe he was his father at all"
 Perhaps" said Carlingford with a nV1t t6sf fno olF ,f and exciting mystery. l envy you the op- portunity."
 T fear we shall have no mystery, ex- cept, perhaps, that 10 of not having father dispense with, as it is not needed to make him a success"
 "No. in this case it might prove detri-
 The conversation then turned upon the Indian curios, and has nothing to do with this story.
 CHAPTER XVI. Well, Bobs," said MT. Van Nostrand, ''how does the work in the office go? "Very well indeed, sir. It is a little over year now since I went in there, and MT. Vanburgh already trusts some quite important drawings to me" You have worked hard. my boy, as happen to know. and you deserve your success"
 Thanks to you. I have had the oppor- | tunity, sir. But for that I don't know where I should have been. l wish that l could pick up some of those lost threads of my mind" None at all. There is something very odd about the whole business. have late 1 ly received one or two queer letters, but what they mean do mot not K know "Yes, have them all at my rooms, but happen to have the latest one here. Let | ine ieeS r6N,Ty Ie @ SJyYTID rroNFoppOvu