Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10

WY A'b. Sdiu !rtbS Sc'tiDNS!.
The man 10 whom the 5-yeNr-p'd
grille said this smiled encouras.agiy.
THANK YOU he said, equally scri-
ousIy.
II will give you Il ki>s-if YOU like
said Rabs. with just the suspicion of a
smile creeping V her baby face. The
kiss was at once accepted and given
several times over. You tindel ne
said Babs. when | was lost. And
UNI always tells me To be polite"
Gerald Challoner had hard work TO
keep a smile from coming upon his
handsome face. =
You dear little mite" cried C'nal-
loner. bending down to kiss the sweet
little up-turned fcce yet once again: II
wonder IL l shall ever sec your dear .it-
tile face again. 1t reminds me so
strangely of n I nee used to know
But Babs did not heal She had fled
ZIP the garden path of the cottage. and
was lost to sight.
1t had been a strange meeting. that
VI Babs and Gerald Challoner. lie, on
\ walking tour, alone. and with KNAPP
sack on shoulder. had found Bah sit
ting by the waNside. with big tears in
her baby eyes. and. being tender
hearted. had eSsayed to comfort hcr.
All she could say was that she was
lost. But a very brief walk. during
I 49, Shoi lttt
Pabs In his arms. contrived 10 bring
the little maid nto Recognizable re-
sions. and she soon found %''ho,ne.'
Home" was a tiny little cottage.
with a quaint. old fashioned garden in
iront. and n wicket gate. 1t was near
iy dusk M this June afternoon. but
Challoner had both time and opport!-
nity-he made thcm--to observe, the
uuaintness of the cottage. tn. white
curtains at the windows. and the neat
ness of The tiny garden.
instead of walking OH 20 the town of
Stanworth. whore he had intended To
put up for tho night--it Yves barely two
miles further on--he decided in that
minute to remain. if he could fin.i de-
'ent Recommendations in TIL" place. in
Winterton.
Challoner. walking on a .:,tlc way.
rai>> upon the Green Lion" which,
offered everything that he desired.
Before retiring he Went. into the
moking room of the Green Lion.
where he speedily made himself much,
1T home. The WORTHLESS of the little VIII
age We're smoking and drinking in IN.
warmth OF Il blazing fire. and. though
at first a little shy at the intrusion of
4 stranger into their select village cir
&c. when they discovered that h. could
ell a good yarn" and was not aversc
To being friendly. he was heartily made.
welcome.
~ >NA' DttsS St'Ili w. " .diI, u
last. but "A strange accident has m;ld.
me a visitor here tonight. happeued
10 meet with Il little maid Of five. who
'iNcs at Vine Cottage. close at hand.
II l remember right: and dusk coming
IN. She had wandered rathe, turtle,
than II knew. and was lost"
No one spoke for "A few moments.
Then the burl! landlord look his pipe
f,'ont k;s mouth.
That's Mrs. Summers lutte maid"
he said.
She was SO tired that | carried, der
nome to the gate ol the cottage went
on Challoncr. "and then She kley si,p
was III home once more"
Again that range sile.c, fell ,.n,u
the room. This time Gerald ChaIioner
noticed il.
Can anyone ten me-" he said. who
her mother isr Is She
Better not ask" interrupted "a ..oicc
from the far end of the room. 1t; rs
that of the village schoolmast"r and or
ganist.
Nobody knows. he Went ON. o"ac,.-
larry. and so far as we're concerned
nobody wants to know"
but her h~usband".' Ee oueried.
All" said the orGanist. And the
simple exclamation volumes.
h a widow woman. said The
landlord. in explanation.
Perhaps" said the orsanist. unXind-
Is.
Gerald Chs Homer. lnrrister. out on "a
walking tour for the benefit of his
health. slept in tie lavender-scented
sheets at The Green Lion" splcndidly.
Isut his first waking thought i'll the
morning WAS of Babs and her mother.
Sometning-he did not know. what il
was-seemed to persuade him TO re-
! main iii WiltertOn-and see I;abs again.
OF course he stayed-and H.. SAN
Babs the very next morning. She was
in the garden. and he spoke to her.
| called her by hey name.
The little me- came running to kiss
hint VAS Il happy and ple. SAM trail
in Gerald Cha!ioner's character that ali
children losad HIM at first eight.
' Mummy is not we'll" said Babs most
sole,nnly.
Il a;.. 5n sorry" said Cheliuner.
Here's ;.arniny." she said. Hearins
voices. mummy" had come ont. and
vas standing. u lattice-frained picture.
Il, the threshold OF the cottage.
Come. mummy" said the little voice.
And mummy came down the garde.,
path.
You" said ChaIlOner. lifting his hat:
''of all people In the world
\ his old sweetheart. who had jilt-
ed hico FOR Il richer man. WAS facing
hini.