The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

tHt pSOpIG III the pidlIOTH ihC htti
waif BY my side shrieked Mammal
Then saw the lady who had erie
out, fall on the ground then we dash
! ca round curve and the station
" was out or sight.
III J was bending over the child tryinl
\ to soothe him, to persuade him to lool
! up, when another woman and IA
I. man returned and joined the other yul
.aEdres.e H
-Gfve1fYfe that boy." exclaimed the
woman. aYon sha'n't murder him be
I fore my eyes at least Where are you
taking him where did yon steal him.
IN The words struck me like blow.
Positively, Ii had not occurred to mo
that anybody could dream OF accus.
ing me OF having stolen the little
waif
I Finally we dashed round curve, a
4 plunge through deep cutting o
i shrek from the steam demon. rattle.
clatter; we had stopped, and from
the platform came the loud cry:
i Lausaunel Forty minutes for re-
freshments. TO get out Of the car
was my only thought | was speak,
/ ing to the boy. trying to induce him
/ to 60 with me, when | heard the fat
man shouting triumphantly.
Here he is, here he Is
Hold him-don't let him escaped"
doomed the iron woman.
Then the group separated. Up the
, aisle came two policemen. and In an
other instant they were leading me
out OF the car, somebody else follow
Ing with the child, who rent the air
with his shrieks Two other police
men appeared, | ives placed between
them. hurried into the depot up the
stairs. into small room. and the door
shut behind me.
And now" said |, with comnos-
IRE which astonished myself. will
you explain what all this means?'
1t means that you're nabbed.' said
the second officer. Accused OF steal
ing this child"
| related, in as few words as pos
sihle, where and how | found the
child, and what | had meant to do
with him.
Wen, said one OF the men. III you
can clear 1t up SO much the better for |
YOU. mister You won't have to wait
long the mother was on the plat |
form at Loring when you passed
s0rtng -homel" broke In the |
boy.
He knows cried the man Well. |
they telegraphed US to stop you-the
owners OF that small chap are aeon
tn on as fast as No 10 can bring EN-.
Cheer UP. my little man, mammy'Il be
here In few minutes. Can you tell
Won name
''Filtrip.r said the boy
And more said the policeman;
]. J, was II the tslesram Philip
4 ' YES FIltrip." 1;uedkts la, cnIla.
And the rest Of it?--dowiinson.s
"Papa's name." cried the poor little
beggar.
Wssszt?' shouted. policeman, say
mat again Ii
f1oWIHson- Amt lnat clear
enough he asked, rather gruffiy.
At this Instant whistle sounded.
Here comes No. 10s" exclaimed the h
,econd cfficer.
Then heard the rush of iron
wheels, bell rang, the engine had ar
lived. A fresh confusion surged up
rom the crowd below Then there
vas a pause. Then the door opened.
Several people hurried into the room.
! lady in advance. The child, at
eeing her, cried, Mamma, mammal"
nd was safe in his mothers arms in I
n instant The rest of the group ,
urned furiously on me. Ihad never
cen the foremost gentleman, but
ecognized him from a portrait in my
ossession.
*Howlinsoni" / exclaimed.
A young lady who was bending over a
be mother and child started up at the
ound OF my voice. FASTENED forward.
tared at me. tried to speak. then
,oked as IL. between wonder and
Their emotions. she were inclined 10 y
Amt
Maria, she cried. Its Charley .
your brother"
And do believe you're little Bar. y
ara, said I. s.
And before Howlinson or the other :,
entlemen could make even an ap-
roach at understanding, Barbara was
Gliding my two hands, and the lady
he called Maria was hanging about
~ neck. for she was no less person
han my own sister. whom | had not
cen for seven years. daring which she u
ad had time to be married aad watch
his boy of hers grow up to five years
{ age
This was the explanation as well as 4,
re could ever get at the rights of the
natter. =
Little Phil had been in the habit
Or some reason best known to him {,
elf. OF speaking Of me as Uncle Jack I,
nd had talked great deal about a
isit was expected to make. ! sup
osed my relatives to be living In
Iuffalo; they had removed to Loring
My a fortnight before. and the letter
hey had written TO inform me of the
hange ! had never received. Phil
ad escaped from home and wandered
own to the station. A conductor set =
i'm on the platform Of the car. be-
ause the child pointed to a gentleman
rho had Just mounted and whorn he