The Harlowton news., 1911-01-20

lady and before the cheerful fire. She
put her arms about me and rested her
cheek against mine. was very
happy.
$50 you are Cornelia," said.
"What do you know about Cor
nelia?" she asked quickly. Have you
| heard your father speak of me-"
mo, papa never mentioned the
name; l saw 1t on a paper-a letter.
| think"
what paper. What letter."
"One l found In a desk papa had
the butler bring down from the garret
| for me to use for home school desk" :"
what was written on the paper?"
Somebody was very sorry for some
thing she had done to Cornelia. She
said she was very sick"
"Who was very sick?"
"Why. the person who wrote the
letter"
"Who wrote itT'
II can't remember the name."
The lady asked the last few ques-
tions feverishly. She eagerly asked
another. Would I know the name If
heard It? l replied that l thought
would. Then she asked If it was
Amy
"Yes." replied; that's It, Amy"
The lady gave me fierce hug. then
asked tremblingly what l had done
with the letter. told her that l had
put all the papers had found in the
desk together and given them to the
housekeeper to put away.
"Come with me-" said the lady. II
wish you to tell your father some
thing." She drew me to the telephone,
called up my father, then. placing me
in position to talk, told me what to
say.
Papa, ask Mrs. Crimmins for the
papers I took out of my desk. You
will find one among them signed Amy,
with something in it about Cornelia
I will hold the wire till hear from
you"
l heard a click and knew that my
father had gone to do as l had indi-
Gated. COrnelia awaited another call
had not elapsed when there was
ring. Then I heard my fathers voice
saying:
II have read Amy's letter. Since all
is explained I see no reason why your
location should remain q secret. Tell
the lady that If you give it to me l
will come to join you Immediately"
l received permission to give the
street and number, and within twenty
minutes there was sharp ring at the
doorbell. My father entered. He and
the lady stood regarding each other
for few moments; then he knelt be-
fore her and said:
Forgive me-"
He rose. and they were clasped in
each others arms.
But |, having no mind to be left out
OF these transports. running up to
them. said:
Wont you take me In too?"
My rather took me up and held me
IN his arms. while the lady put hers
about me also, covering me with
kisses
ITO think" she said, that YOU
should have been the means of bring.
Ing this matter to lightw
Il have been a fool" said nv IA.
ther. Ito believe anything that fiend
said;" then to me:
MY boy, this is your mother.
prompted by malicious woman who
wrote confession which she had not
either the courage or sufficient time
before her death to send, | treated
mamma very cruelty"
Are you the lady" I asked of nv
mother. whom | remember taking me
up from my crib one night when you
were crying and kissing me?"
Ihat was a goodby. though you
were too young to know it. left you
suddenly on Christmas eve."
And have a faint remembrance of
stockings hanging from the mantel."
"Everything was ready for your
nrst Christmas-that Is. the first you
could ppreciate-when-wh
Il listened to she devil" said nv
father angrily. "and caused all this
suffering"
ut is all past now," my mother in.
terposed. Another Christmas Is be.
FORE u.s. When kidnapped our boy |
did not dream was to bring about a
reunion for us all"
At that moment dinner was an.
nounced. and my mother proposed that
we should all sit down together. Blu,
father would not hear of 1t. He had
a carriage at the door and insisted
that We should 60 to the home from
which mother had been driven
decade before and make the reunion
under our own rooftree.
Never can l forget that Christmas.
My mother in short time made great
but 1t was not these that
were a delight to us all-it was that
we were a reunited family.