The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-17

safe | sat down on sofa beside the
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 Cornelia?
she asked quickly. Have you heard
your father speak of me?"
mo, papa never mentioned the name.
saw 1t on paper-a letter. think.
What paper? What letter.?
"One found in a desk papa had
the butler bring down from the garnet
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 o.
why. the person who wrote the let
ter"
who wrote itY
81 can't remember the name"
The lady asked the last few ques-
lions feryerishly. She eagerly asked
another. Would | know the name If
| heard 1t? | replied that | thought
| would Then she asked IL 1t was
Amy.
Yes" | replied: that's 1t. Amy
The lady gave me fierce hug. then
asked tremblingly what | 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. Il
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 | took out of my desk You
will find one among them signed Amy
with something in it about Cornelia
[ will hold the wire till l hear from
you
| heard click and knew that my
father had gone TO do as | had indi-
Gated. Cornelia awaited another cal
with feverish anxiety. Ten minutes
had not elapsed when there was a ring.
Then l heard my fathers voice saying:
Il have read Amy's letter Since all
is explained | see no reason why your
location should remain secret. Tell
the lady that Ii you give it to me /
will come to join you Immediately"
| 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 clasped in
each others arms.
But |. having no mind to be left out
Of these transports. running up to
them. said:
Won't yoG take me in too?"
My father took me up and held me
In his arms, while the lady put hers
about me also, covering me with
kisses.
To think she said. that you
should have been the means of bring
Ing this matter to light
Il have been fool" said my ia
ther, Ito believe anything that tiend
said;" then TO me:
My boy. this Is your mother.
Prompted by malicious woman who
wrote a confession which she had not
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 me
up from my crib one night when you
were CRYING and kissing me?''
That was goodby. though you
were TOO Young to know 1t. left you
suddenly on Christmas eve"
And / have Il faint remembrance of
stockings hanging from the mantel"
Everything was ready for your
first ChriStmas-that is. the first you
could appreciate when-w when
Il listened to she devil" said nv
. father angrily. and caused all this
suffering
1t - MI past now" my mother in
terpo>ed Another Christmas ia be-
fore lis When / kidnapped our boy
did not dream I was to bring about
reunion for us all"
At thar moment dinner was an
uounced. and nay mother proposed that
we should all sit down together. But
father would not hear of it. He had
a carriage Mt the door and insisted
that we should 20 to the home from
which mother had been driven q
decade before and make the reunion
complete under our own rooftree.
Never can I forget that Christmas.
MY mother in a short time made great
preparations, but it was not these that
were q delight to us alI-ft was that
we were q reunited family.