La Junta tribune., 1912-01-20


o0ciai to walt osi.i6s. shs eetsssd N.
announced 4 asssN sb~ fArthes snd
sf The room looked up startled u bes
appessruea His 1ark eyes sbos3s 0et
weirdiy frsm . white hagyard face.
end his sh0et laugh was ~ pisesant
70 bear.
-Ah.- BE- exclaimed The mothes." !"
TIE CIR, did not reply to this. bot.
coming forward. pisced the baby's shos
upon the tabIe between them.
II have brought this back TO you .
she said quietly. and I have q reason
for asking bow II came to be found
I here"
This shoe was worn by my boy
How old was hel Two. or three per.
hspa and ycf-s manly little fellow.
We had a pretty big estate back there.
and he delighted In following me
about. loved to ride upon q horpe'a
back when ! would hold him. or. better
still. 10 si' before me on the saddle
as We cantered wildly about the fields.
These rides were source Of torture
TO his mother aud I would laugh At
her fears as she stood. tense and
white. wai'ing to have him safe In her
arms again
We promised TO give them up for
her sake. but the boy coaxed very
prcttily one day for-just one more
ride and I yielded. vowing that this
would be the last time" The man
gazcd uns~eing through the doorway
1t Was the last time" be CONTINUED
huskily Il shall never know how II
happened the little body slipped sud
denly from my grasp and lay motion
less upon the ground. When sioopsd
blindiy to rnls~ him In my arms the
mother wns there before ne. and 1t
the accusing light In her eyes l drew
back afraid She bore him tenderiy
into the house. and when ! would hare
gone TO her she rrpui-'-d me bitterly.
All night long ! waited outside my
at his bedside
How II hey ! asked NJ dn an. and
the old doc'or shook Ills head 9rHveiy
and ciasped my hand 10 sympathy
Later a nnt- was handed me reid
II over noW when the longing to 90 to
her becomes unbs'nrsbIe
-''Yon have killed my child she
wrote. AND I will never willingl, s..~
your face again
SO lost them bo'h. II did not take
very long TO arrange my Affairs. TO
max. SURE that her future would AT
least be provided Tor. Then l came
away. trs yelling sbroad u greater part
OF the time. trying Ia forget. or spend
Ing the summer months In this silent
place. where I write my books and
further my experiments undisturbsd
did not renlize my depth of ioneli
ness until I met that little lad OF yourx
and sought TO keep him at my side. A
host Of memories cxn,e ihronging back
At the sound Vt ht. v0tce. ! showed
him ny cos,ss.uOn Of kc,den butter
oiea. 4 siruaxs nAdussD ssasrd ao-l
could uos lei him 60"
He had t.-sn talking esciiediy. Nov
be arose. and his tome vas calm. The
child has been Content. waiting f0s
mothe TO call for him. He h ssieep
down there In the Iittie shack that !
use for experiments. I wili bring hiru
TO you.
IL. laughed again bsrShiy ss he
turned toward The door - shsiI be
under arrest. no doubt. CoDceaiing u
child for two day. viii he rather dit
ncult msu.r to explain
Tn. girl put form n.r hand impul
sivcly. looking mp with tear bright
eyes bring the child. she said. and
leave the rest to NE
The i.iy-tiv-'s face expressed
amHz-m-ut ~ the man returned carry
Ing the boy Bohbie greeted the gtri
joyousiy. but his little arms did no,
loo>en their hoid.
1T Is aii rlsht. tn. .tri said. facing
the otilc.al This man is tn. boys
father lie has b.-'n spending some
tim. here 10 order to pursue certain
course of study though We did not ~
p-ct to unG nim NJ this exact ~I-ot The
child j. quite safe iu his care. you see,
and I VIII refurn With YOU presently
T 10 end his mother suspense.
4 he detective us.-iut,-i ana then
auiriiy wtudt-w ana the gir laughed
uu-ieadlis a. The mountain mHn :
eager. qu-,iiining eyrs met hrr.
1T IL old true ~h- smd evntiy
. Your child uv'vi and tbHt cru., note
Was written sn,'u tnr worst was trnr
ed written in q mvmrni Of despair
Slnrv then Elizabeth nas brrn hr,tk
lng ncr bcari 30 niiirr repentance As
she told her SD story ! secretly de
tcrmin-d io ma sou This se.gn-d u
dissuuueiug tn-E ult. bearing that YOU
bad bcrn 'Dcst,d in fhc~e mountains.
persuaded Elizabeth TO take ihis
Trip under prrien-s ~ b"nsn;iug nrr
health. hoping desperately the while
TINT some fortunate chance might lead
u 10 your nidinr r'arr
sh. Turned ia ga then Iu,tes lo.t