The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-12-20

= w. - NA "a foPCA~d ASltcIs Iuluh.
What paper? What letter."
"One l found In desk papa had
the butler bring down from the garrett
for me to use for home school desk
What was written on the paperT"
Somebody was very sorry for some.
thing she had done to Cornelia She
said she was very sick"
who was very sickg
why, the person who wrote the let.
ter"
who wrote It'll"
II can't remember the name"
The lady asked the last few ques.
tons feryerishly. She eagerly asked
another. Would l know the name II
l heard it? l replied that / thought
l would. Then she asked IL 1t was
Amy.
YES" replied; that's 1t, Amy"
The lady gave me fierce hug, then
asked tremblingiy what l had done
with the letter. l told her that l had
put all the papers l had found In the
desk together and given them to the
housekeeper to put away
Come with me-" said the lady. 81
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. Crlmmins for the
papers l took out of my desk. You
will find one among them signed Amy
with something In 1t about Cornelia.
will hold the wire till l hear from
you"
l heard a click and knew that my
father had gone to do as / had indi-
Gated. Cornelia awaited another call
with feverish anxiety. Ten minutes
had not elapsed when there was ring
Then l heard my fathers voice saying;
II have read Amy's letter. Since all
Is explained see no reason why your
location should remain a secret. Tell
the lady that II you give 1t TO me !
will come to Join you Immediately"
i received permission to give the
street and number, and within twenty
minutes there was a 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 ciasped in
each others arms.
But l. having no mind to be left out
of these transports. running up to
them, said:
Wont you take me in toof'
My father 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 lightr
Il have been a fool" said my ia.
ther, Ito believe anything that hend
said" then to me:
my boy, this is your mother
Prompted by malicious woman who
wrote a confession which she had moi
either the courage or sufficient time
before her death to give to me, treat
ed mamma very cruelty"
Are you the lady" / asked of my
mother. 'whom / remember taking m,
up from my crib one night when yor
We're crying and kissing meT"
THAT was goodby, though you
were too young to know 1t. left you
suddenly on Christmas eve"
And / have faint remembrance OF
stockings hanging from the mantel"
Everything was ready for your
first Christmas-that is. the first you
could -when-when"-
Il listened to a she devil" said my
father angrily, "and caused all this
suffering"
at is all past now" my mother in.
terposed. Another Christmas IL be
fore us. When | kidnapped our boy
did not dream l 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. But
father would not hear of It. He had
a carriage at the door and insisted
that we should go to the home from
which mother had been driven a
decade before and make the reunion,
complete under our own rooftree
Never can | forget that Christmas
My mother In short time made great
preparations, but II was not these that
were a delight to us all-it was that
we were reunited family.