Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-06-01

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! damned down his levers. His siren
| uttered a brief commanding salute,
| the door opened Instantly. and man
! servant appeared.
I've missed the road. my man.
said Justin. and would like to be
| set right If you can direct me to the
Cross Highway"
a mile back. sir. You proba bly,
passed the turn without noticing.
From there on is private property. II
you turn around and go back over
your own tracks you'll find your way
all right
Thanks said Justin. tossing the
man coin. "Oh. wonder if your
people would allow me to use a tele-
phone for moment. I've picked up a
little lost boy and
Certainly. sir. If it's Mr.. Lessons
little boy it's all right They've been
telephoning here to know If we've
seen him. Come right in
he held open the door and admitted
Justin and his sleepy charge into a
wide entrance hall softly carpeted and
delicately lighted with carefully dis
posed electric bulbs. A wood fire
whispered in the wide fireplace, and
several comfortable chairs were gath
cred around the hearth, where a white
haired woman was dispensing tea.
There were several other women, some
within the tall shadow Of the settle.
The white haired woman dropped a
teaspoon with a silvery clatter and
arose to her feet. Justin saw with
dazed eyes that her face was startled
out OF its customary sweet repose and
that she looked at him with astonish-
ment and displeasure rather than well
come
Il ask your pardon. madam-Mrs.
Stone. came upon your place by mis-
take, and asked your man if I might
telephone to this little boys parents
that he was found and that would
return him at once" he stammered
after little awkward silence.
ooh. it's little Frederick! How de-
lighted poor Evelyn will be- Here
Is the telephone booth. Mr.. Delos.'
When Justin emerged after reassur-
ing the delighted parents that he
would return the wandering Frederick
to their arms at once he found Mrs.
Stone awaiting him at the end Of the
corridor. She held out her hand, smil-
Ing rather sadly as she did So
I must ask your pardon. Mr. Delos,
for not giving you a heartier welcome.
l was so startled at sight of you
quite lost my wits for the moment
you hardly expected to see me-"
said Delos with rueful smile I'm
afraid if I'd known you were here I'd
never have ventured to knock at your
door, hospitable as it always was in
the past. Pardon me for that blunder-
ing reminder he begged hastily.
Certainly, Justin Will you come
and drink cup of tea with u.s." She
paused at his protesting hand.
'Thank you, dear Mrs. Stone, but
couldn't-not until you change your
mind about me. you know he said
firmly.
Change my mind! All. Justin. we did
that almost Immediately after you left
in anger. If you had only read and
needed our explanatory letters you
would have known that Mr.. Stone was
quite satisfied that the fault of the ac-
cident rested entirely on a defect in
our machine and not in your driving.
But you never answered our letters.
and you declined to see my husband
Il never received your letters, Mrs.
Stone, and as soon as learned that
Dita-Miss Stone was out of danger
went abroad and have been home only
a few weeks. You see. bought
place not far from here-thought I'd
get in new part Of the country and
wouldn't meet any of the old crowd
But it's small world
cit is indeed. and you haven't asked
after my daughter, Justin. It's three
years since you last saw her. isn't it?'
She searched his face with anxious
motherly eyes.
II haven't dared ask for her I've
felt that l was to blame for reckless
driving, and l shall never forget her
white face as she lay unconscious on
the stones nor the words of your hus-
band as he accused me of having MUIR
dered Remembering Dita when-oh,
what's the use? You knew how l felt
about it. Mrs. Stone"
For an instant her warm hand press
ed his, and then she glided away to
give place to a tall, slender form,
crowned with golden hair, whose face
was rosy with health and whose gray
eyes were now alight with a happiness
which had been postponed until this
bissful moment Justin could scarcely
believe his hungry eyes when her own
answered his unspoken appeal and the
quiet corridor witnessed the reunion of
the parted lovers.
After awhile the wailing Master
Frederick Templeton Leeson demand
ed to be taken to his mamma Il
don't like perditionv' he protested.
"Perditionr' repeated Justin for the
second time that evening. why
perditon, eh?''
Perdita Stone laughed merrilv. ssTt's