The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-12-21

quick. child. I am faint with my con-
fuslon."
"oh. gran'pa. Il means tina my mother
aid not go away OF her. .oyn VIII. but
that she was detained by force by this
man VIC must have been my father"
III by force. why staid she away all
these years7' -
'D.d you remain long Eran'pa. 10 see
u she returned to -yoirshome7"
Alas. 10. Made I'll again by her de-
scrtion I was sent 10 the infirmRry. Half
crazed rs I was ] insisted that you be
kept W. me, AZ the end OF n ear I went
forth cured Of all except the palm at my
heart. TO wander with you singing and
playing on the strets."'
and you never returned home AGAIN.
while. IN. the infirmary the house and
all DIR gboas~Ser8 destroyed by FIRE" >
nut whY. for the last year have you
watched by the concert hall. gran'pa?
You have not told me ALL"
'rOne day when we were playing on the
strct1 gear the hail.. I heard her voice. I
believe she IL again singing. I have not
many years to live and I would know lie
truth before | die"
: you mus. not hin OF deathskran'na.
II need YOU until I can sing In 81. Paui's
for q ra'aTy.'''hen yss;tshall stk vGsm-
fort for many years AZ. PIX, nreslde: and
with Jean. the taithful..A-
Not as thy husband. Gh.lg,%.
mo. not as my h~usrarf.'SRit AZ -the
true friend 81 the blind. TO live for a more
fapTy old age"
Il. I'm made almost .ggAt hearted with
thy horc. sweet chiid. bvt I fear 7 can
never b. fully happy again ultil I know
the fate % thy mother. But II o. Christ
.mas. eve. ,i,st US TO 81. Papi's, where
Jcar. the j~inlior, awaits US"
tn. carriages are now crowding the
entrance. gran'pa. Let US turn back and
approach from the rear. Look out. gram
pa. There s. a carriage. Now come. II
has stopped md a lady who has allghrcd
.awa.Is our coming"
"rifD no aims. Christie"
'yG We ere poor. Eran'pR."
/. faye. but too proud to accept aims. but
I suppose We must" ed
AS We have MI my ilfc. gran'pi. The
very poor must accept what the Iich
would give. Your pleasure. ma'am -
'S'crt - u gold piece for that poor
man"
why "a rsrrrouH. lady: We are not
mendicants. simply honest street musi:
clans who would accept "a penny FOR our
music and our songs"
Mas. POOR man. I DO not give because
Of your music. but IN memory Of the best
man who ever lived -my father. who also
was blind
why. grnn'pa. ala you stumble that
you 30 n'arsy fcllT' e. % %.
mo. child. hut that voice Is the voice
OF NY lost Alice"
And yoGr name. man
"Oior StraFsmHn." -
MY lost faIhsr!"
"AlIcc, my hsr 6no. returned to me-"
Faster ana faster ftI the snowflake.
Brighten glcamcd tho /. lights from. Sc,
Paul's as the lost Alice. after she had re-
pcatcdly embraced fathtr sirri daughter.
told how tine husband from whom she
had fed % her fathers home'tu md ref
ugc had stolen her away. How IN "A few
months she had rcghlncd hyr freedom
only to find their home In ruins and IA
Their and child gone. no one knew where.
After months'pf fguiylrss search she hal
met old friends from Sweden who had cd
ucatcd her and made her name gSeat IN.
the musical world. She had never ceased
her search foi the lost ones and now Tint
they were found there should hc no more
OF sorrow or hunger. Tor she had \ com
potency enough and To spare aud I'm n
home the three should be happy.
And Jean. the ]Jan!tor. the. faithful
friend % the blind. may he come. too. my
m0thvrg'
Jean hall share our good fortune.
daughter"
Hank. Alice, what sons comes from 81.
Paul."
Al listened and as the white snow fell
faster O faster about them the words
o. the anthem rams out OF the glad air:
Peace on earth. good VIII toward men,