The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-01-10

Mrs divers astounding letter
had as he afterward said, left him
''high and dry with no tug in sight"
Mary Thomas was dead and her
daughter-her daughter, of whose very
existence he had been ignorant-had
suddenly appeared from nowhere and
been dropped at his door like an out
of season May basket, accompanied by
the modest suggestion that he assume
responsibility for her thereafter. No
wonder the captain wiped his forehead
In utter bewilderment.
Don't you think you'd better send
for the box?" repeated the child, shiv-
ering little under the big coat.
'Hey? What say? Never mind,
though. Just keep quiet for spell.
won't you? l want to let this soak In.
By the big dipper! OF all the solid
brass cheek that ever run across this
beats the whole cargo! And Betsy
Howes never limited! Probably you
would be glad to take Be glad!
Why, blast their miserable, stingy-
What do they take me for? I'll show
| 'em. Indiana amt so fur that l can't
Hey! Did you say anything, sis?''
| The girl had shivered again. NO,
J SIR" she replied. 1T was my teeth.
1 guess. They kind of ratified"
WHAT You amt cold, are you,
| with all that round you and in front
of that 6re?"
mo, sir, l guess not, only my back
feels sort of funny, as if somebody
kept dropping icicles down it. Those
bushes and vines were so wet that
when tumbled down twas most like
being in pond"
'Sho, sho! That won't do. Can't
have you laid up on my hands. That
| would be worse than Humph! Tut,
tut! Somethin' ought to be done. and
I'm blessed if / know what And not
woman round the place, not even
that Debby. Say, look here! What's
your name-er-Emmie? Hadn't bet
ter get the doctor?''
The child looked frightened.
'Why?' she cried. her big eyes open
ing. 'I'm not sick, am ]? p
sick? No. no! Course not, course
not. What would you want to be sick
for? But you ought to get warm and
dry right of. / s'pose, and your duds
are all up to the depot. Say, what does
what did your m2 used to do when you
felt-er-tham icicles and things?'
"She changed my clothes and rubbed
me, and if | was very wet she put me
to bed sometimes
Bed? sure! Why, yes. indeed.
Beds a good place to keep off icicles.
There's my bedroom right in there.
You could turn in just as we'll as not.
Bunk amt made yet. but | can shake
it up in no time. Say-er-er-you can
undress yourself, can't your
"Oh. yes. sir! Course l can! I'm
most eight
':Sure you are! Don't act a mite ba-
: byish. All right; you set still till
shake up that bunk"
He entered the chamber, his own,
opening from the sitting room. and pro-
ceeded literally to ''shake up the bed
1t was not lengthy process, and when
it was completed he returned to find
his visitor already Invested Of the coat
and standing before the stove.
Il guess perhaps you'll have to help
undo me behind" observed the young
lady. This is my best dress, and
can't reach the buttons in the mid
die of the back"
Captain Cy scratched his head. Then
he clumsily unbuttoned the wet waist
glancing rather sheepishly at the win
dow to see if any one was coming
$50 this is your best dress. hey?" he
asked, to cover his confusion. 1t was
obviously not very new. for it was
neatly mended in one or two places.
Eyes, SIR
$50. Where'd you buy it-up to Con
cordy'
mo, sir Mamma made it year ago.
There was a little choke in the child's
voice. The captain was nightly taker
back.
Hum! Yes, yes" he muttered hur
riedly. well, there you are. Now
you can get along, can't you?'
Eyes, sir. Shall / go in that room 2
'Trot right in. You might-er-
maybe you might sing out when you're
tucked up. I'll want to know i
you've got bedclothes enough"
Emily disappeared in the bedroom
The door closed. Captain Cy, hi!
: hands in his pockets, walked up ant
down the length of the sitting room
The expression on his face was quee
one.
81 haven't got any nightgown," called
voice from the other room. The cap
tain gasped.
| "Good land, so you ain't!'' he ex
claimed. What in the world
Humph. | wonder
, He went to the lower drawer of
tall "highboy" and from the tumble.
mass Of apparel therein took one O
, his own night garments.
! Here's one" he said, coming bacl
J with it in his hand. II guess you'll
have to make this one do for now