The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-01
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Mr.. Brainers read It and laughed
* suppose she sent it .collecty
Yes. And then both men laughed
The message was as follows:
Dear Brother Davie-I am coming to
ton The train leaves Hlnkley Heights at
o'clock and reaches Boston ct 2:3z
ALICE ARMSTRONG.
Il didn't know you had sister, Arm
strong
"a haven't. This Is my stepmother's
adopted child. / haven't seen her for
four years She was pretty little
thing then, about fifteen, When my
father and his wife went abroad two
years ago they placed the child In u
boarding school"
Il see she uses the name Of Arm
strong
oddly enough, that IL her own
name. NY fathers wife was Mrs.
Dana. In adopting Alice she did not
change the chiId's name, and when
she met and married my father she de-
clared that Alice's name was prophetic
Of what was to come. | must go,
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II ma c,owd q fba terminal he
found himself shoulder to shoulder
with Bob Tennessee, the detective.
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ssSo Exnsct nv sisfer on this 2:a2.
~ IT. ! ,.asa here here RosY'
~ .svss 80 Z ro,,nc - gel,ow from Rlank-
ton2hank nessenper-.rof ATTY thou
so,,d e, hin, i, cash ana another A ftv
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I ma .a2 came slowly IL ! atandstiIi.
IN ~ g s,tye, MA og1g
' Armstronr had not long Is wait 4
Trim stvl,ah tia,,ra Il, rray. with skirts
~ ankle Ienrth. and two heavy braids
~ yellow hair fled IN several places.
schno,g,rI faah,on Win hir HACK
howa rushad IA ~ hin. exclaiming.
sT,avie Daviei Don't Won know me.
1avie =, putting no 4 pretty red mouth
81 IL MISSED
Ar,,,st,,ony waa surnrtsad INIT he
- .,r,,t a 81 aslow,, 3 II aa IL walked
awav With hia nrettv slater he decided
that Alice mad i,nproved.
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s,,salr 81 men
.sTooIad some wav. Dave,,
..fsot an aomexvhere else perhans',
ssrJg,. @ha ) % y awrroaa iran, PLANK
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'sMr tennessee Alice. nv sister.
Miss Armafrong Rohv
Alice d;a nof offer her hand nor
raisa her ewes IL Roh,s face As she
murmured 4 Paint ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
gym Won fake 4 carriage. Davie.
nlease7 iam going to the Cunard line
nier The saxonia leaves at $40. ana
I have engaged sfateroom.o
'.Yon are not going alone. Alice7,,
ooh. YES: mamma sent for me. she
il to meet me at Queenstown,
Armstrong watching her bright
face. thinking it very charming, ex-
claimed suddenly. aAlice. what have
YOU done to your eyebrows?''
He was shocked at the quick paling
Of the girls face.
eOh, don't scold me, Davie, she
pleaded. I'll had them darkened;
they are SO much more becoming
@Not with your light hair, said
Armstrong shortly. They don't look
natural. Wash that Off as soon as you
can, child and don't do it again. >
There was silence in the carriage
during the rest of the drive. Alice
sobbed softly behind her handkerchief,
and Armstrong was iii at ease. why
wasn't he kind to the child in just this
little hour they were to be together?
Notwithstanding his dim memory OF
her. she seemed to have remembered
him very pleasantly. and she was GER
tainlv charmingly affectionate little
thing. He put his arm around her and
drew her head to his breast.
Here Won are. STRIP called cabby,
opening the door. ashall wait9'
eyes. nm only going to see NV sis
ter comfortably aboard.r
aPIeaae wait here Davie.r said Alice
a. soon a. Yhev were on declx. nI,u be
back IL just minute
she was aUav hafore he conld an
swer he waited natieptlv until the
warning came FOR aAll ashore that's