The Republican journal., 1909-08-26

Next, he went out, picked handful of
flowers and put them on the table.
won't she be s'prised," he laughed.
''Meow, Meow" said Tom behind him.
"Why, hello, kitty, let's have a race, "
and cat and boy ran back and forth across
the smooth lawn as if they had always
been playfellows.
The first thing unusual which met Miss
Keziah's eyes when she came down stairs
that morning was Teddy and Tom playing
in the yard; then she noticed the flowers,
and then the wood "Bless the child, a."
she murmured involuntarily. She had
"slept on it, as she had said and her
better spirit conquered.
After breakfast, she gave Teddy new
ten-cent piece and told him he might GO
down to the store on the corner and buy
him some candy The little fellow thank
ed her and ran off, while Miss Keziah
went over to Mrs. Souther's and made
explanations She hadsmade up her mind
to keep Teddy for two weeks if her friend
did not object, and then-t hen-but she
did not allow herself to think any further.
"Hello, my little man, said Mr.. Brown
the storekeeper. ''You must be one Of
the little Fresh Air-ers." eyes, sir, "
answered Teddy: "And where might
you be staying?" Cup to Miss Ash
ley?" exclaimed Mr. Brown in surprise.
eyes, sir. and she is awfully good to me,
too. F" HIM, HIM, mumbled Mr.. Brown.
''You going right back :? Well," as
Teddy answered in the affirmative, "here
is a message for Mrs. Souther which l
wish you would take up to her on your
way home"
So Teddy hurried back and gave the
paper to Mrs. Souther, who read it and
said:
s'Take it over to Miss Keziah, quick. "
Full of wonder he did as he was told.
Why were they so hurried? Miss Keziah
opened the paper and read:
"Mrs. Souther, Benton:
Mrs. Mullum died this morning. Send Teddy
on next train
REV. s. D. MoRToGNE
The paper fiuttered to the floor and
Miss keziah's face grew very pale. Must
she send him away? 0, why did he come
to soften her heart only to break it at
almost the same moment? How she
dreaded to let him go.
It was only half an hour before train
time SO she put up a lunch for him and
wrote letter which she charged him to
take home. Desolation filled her heart,
but she was somewhat comforted by the
thought that she had written a letter
begging that Teddy might be returned to
her, for she knew that he was now an
orphan.
One, two, three, four weary days pass
ed, and still no sign of Teddy, not even a
word. 80 Teddy she would murmur,
s'what have they done with you? Why
don't you Gomez On the morning of the
fifth day she received a message that
Teddy would come on the night train.
What a long day it was. 1t seemed as if
it would never come to close. AS she
was sweeping her piazza for the fifth
time that day a team came around the
corner and drove up to the door. A
sad, familiar little figure alighted, and
that pair of haunting brown eyes were
lifted to her face.
That was too much for her; she stretch
ed out both her arms, and the tears
streamed down her cheeks as she gather
ed Teddy convulsively to her breast.
Teddy, Teddy" she cried. nothing
on earth shall part US again and Ted
dy, looking up into the now soft blue
eyes above him, trusted their owner, al
though he did not know what a cold, I'M
relenting heart he had CONQUERED.