The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-06
Fly Newly Found Sister
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The train rolled up to the station. l got up reluctantly from my seat and followed the other passengers out on to Cie platform. 1 would rather have gone on and on, for l had nothing to do ana nowhere to go in the town at which l had landed. l had been pros pectiug without any luck till was at ebb tide for funds. Indeed, few loose pieces of silver In my trousers pocket were all my possessions except my clothes. l had come to B. simply be- cause 1 had got so heavily In debt at ". Coming down the platform was a girl, evidently looking for some one. There was decision in her step and de- cislon in her couutenance. Neverthe- less she was attractive in face, figure and carriage.
 Now, there was the biggest surprise in store for me that had ever Overtak- en me. Striking a million dollar mine would have been nothing to what hap pened. The moment the girl caught sight of me her face lighted with a smile. She ran up to me and, throw Ing her arms around me, kissed me. As soon as she let go looked at her lnquiringly.
 "Why, you dear old Tom! I don't believe you know me! Have you for gotten your sister Sue?'
 Naturally I'm as honest as any man living. But here was a temptation too big to be mastered. The girl had eyi- dently expected her brother by the train had come on and had mistaken me for him. hadn't more than enough money to buy dinner and no- where to sleep. Here was an offer Of comfort and the companionship of an attractive woman. Only one thing de- tered me-the real brother might turn up at any moment. But what was thls chance to a prOspectOr who had braved Indians, starvation and all the ills prOSpectOrs are heir to? Taking both her hands in mine, stood off and looked at her critically. 'Who would have believed" I said, you would have made such a splendid girlT
 'I knew you at once, If I haven't seen you since you were sixteen she replied. Come, let us get into the wagon. By the bye, where's your trunk? Oh, I forgot that you are in hard luck! l knew you would come, though you said you wouldn't. I'll put you on your feet again and make rich man of you yet"
 I thought of my proud brother pros peCtor and hoped that his pride would keep him away till I could summon resolution to tell the honest truth.
 She drove me home to a nice cottage, with flower garden in front and veg etable garden in rear and put me In a room into which the genial sun shone and left me there to make a toilet. Toilet! How could make toilet out of rags? The only thing could do was to get the dirt of me and brush my hair. This l did, while a delicious smell of cooking came up to me, and, after taking time to make dozen such toilets and waiting til was nearly famished, went downstairs. A sery- ant was putting a large porterhOuse steak on the table, with fried potatoes, hot rolls and other delicacies such as l had not seen since l left home. We sat down, and I consumed seven eighths of all there was.
 Poor, dear boyT' said she. Tt does me good to see your hunger satisfied. l was dreadfully afraid you wouldn't come"
 I gradually found out that Sues brother was Tom Remington, who had Fun away from home when he was six teen and had drifted into the mines. After their parents death Sue had managed what little means they left so well that snug sum was realized; then she went in search of her brother. They had been separated so long and knew so little of each other that had small pains to keep from giving myself away. spent a week in this delightful retreat with nothing but conscience to trouble me. Then when was well fed up l announced to my sister that l must go and settle up my affairs. To do this 1t was necessary for me to ac- cept a loan, which I pocketed and, tell ing Sue that she should soon have her brother for good, set out to find the real Tom Remington.
 found him in the same impoverished condition as myself and proud as Lu- clfer. told him my story and declar- ed that I would never let up on him till he made his sister happy by going to her and staying with her. He fought me of for awhile, but my persistence won at last and we started for Miss Remington's home. There was some resemblance between me and Tom Remington, which might have been greater when we were boys. Without announcing our coming, we appeared before our mutual sister much to her astonishment.
 Tt seemed to me- said to her, that l..