The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-15

saon ssoke, bat not until sNrf hef
hitter had trsn replaced She folded "
an and put u In her desk upstairs. shsh
xsnt 10 hed. The neat morning shs
axoke with a severn headaehe and hsa
"a remain In l-ed, That afternoon shrn
The mail gas delivered Mr., Jennings re,
eeised q letter from the principal 81
clyde's school. which saidi
.Drar Sir, Your boy. cisde. has dis
appearrd, also Harry s~ink. J wish
YOU 10 attend 10 the matter al on~'
"Yours very truly,
.ffank ), Brown"
81 must star, at once" said Mr. 'sn'
nlngs. -, A.. Ia. no,
knowing the effect II would have upon
her She fell back with a cry, but MI,
Isnnlnrs caught her. She tainted, and
he carried her 10 her room. lie called
10 Marion, Who came down from hrt
room with swollen eyes. 81.
aOh. wha, is the matter with mainma'
asked Marion,
ashe has tainted, TO and sc, some
waller, Marion. "
Dut before Marion got hack her
mother opened her eyes and staring
wildly about her, eSelalmed' what docs
ali this meant" and then. remembering
.Oh, my dear boy, dear ClydeT
MIR. Jennings got ready as soon as nc
could and started after his son. The
second morning after the flight from
school found Clyde repcnting for wha'
he had done. Harry had deserted him.
which was very much In Clyde's favor
CLYDE al first thought of sending Tor
his father 10 come and get him Bu',
mo- This Is my own foolish and ~iekea
folly. | will get back myself, he SAID
So. hcartsick and pennilcss. Clyde Jen-
nInps started his walk back home. dis
tance OF fifty miles. lie had made
more than half his distance that day
when darkness fell upon him. WIN
nothing TO eat since morning and 30 urea
that he could hardly 60. Clyde stopped
AT a nearby farmhouse and told them
his experience. They were much inter
estcd In the boy, and after giving MN
his supper, lodging and breakfast they
offered TO carry him home. but ciyde
would not consent to have them do SO,
and after telling them repeatedly he
should send pay for what trouble he had
made them. again resumed his journey.
CLYDE had gone about five miles when
he met his father with horse and car
riage. :,
Il have been looking for you, my boy,
said Mr.. Jennings. :.
"And I have been looking for you,
replied CLYDE. with tears running down
his checks.
Very little conversation took place
between CLYDE and his father ON their
way home. Mr.. Jennings was anxious
TO see what effect his mothers illness
would have on Clyde Marion was the
first 10 see them coming. She fastened
TO tell her mother and then ran to meet
them.
80 Clyde, how glad ! am that you
have come homc." she cried, and threw
her arms around him; then She led me
way up to her mothers room. clyde
was startled at his mothers looks.
80 father he cried in husky
voice, "am / the cause Of this;"
ayes, my boy" replied his father, you
certainly are"
so mother. forgive, forgive" he ex-
claimed. rushing to his mothers bedside.
1t was there that he made his mother
promise that would brighten her life
in the future, a promise he would al
way remember. And in the happy fam
ily of Jennings that night none was more
happy than Grandma.
Ciyde soon returned to his school,
carving with him letter from his
father to the principal. 1t was only
short time after that Mr.. Jennings was
informed that his son was progressing
the most rapidly of any in his class. Thus
| will end my story, with thoughts OF
the noble lesson of "Clyde's Expert
ence."