The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-09-19

his face. burst Into those terrible sobs
that shake aud rend a strong man.
Lady o'More lowered over him, weep
Ing
"Umphi Looks pretty fair for Free
kles." muttered the angel Lots OF
things can be explained Now perhaps
they can explain this."
They did explain 40 fully that In q
few minutes the angel was on her feet,
hurrying Lord and Lady o'More to
reach the hospital
"You said Freckles' old nurse knew
oils mothers picture instantly" said
the angel. Il want that picture and
the bundle Of little clothes"
Lady O'More gave them into her
hands
The likeness was n large miniature
painted on ivory, with a frame Of
beaten gold. and the face that looked
out OF II was Of extreme beauty and
SURPRISING sweetness Surrounded by
masses OF dark hair was a dellcately
cut face, with big eyes. In the upper
part OF Il there was no trace OF
rreckles, but the lips curving In .
smile were his very own. The angel
gazed as II the could never leave OF.
Then with a auivering breath she laid
the portrait aside and reached both
arms for Lord OMore's neck. Z
THAT will save Freckles' life and
insure his happiness" she said posi-
lively. .'Thank you, oh, thank you for
comingr'
She kissed and Rugged him and then
the wife who had come with him. She
opened the bundle Of yellow and
brown linen and gave Just a glance
at the texture and work. Then she
gathered the little clothes and the pic
ture TO her heart and led the way to
the cab.
Ushering Lord and Lady OMore into
the reception room. she said 10 Nc
Lean. please 20 call up my father
and ask him TO como on the nrst
train"
She swung the door after him.
These are Freckles' people," she
said to the Bird Woman "You can
ind out about each other. I'm going
to him"
And she was gone.
The nurse left the room quietly a.
the angel entered. still carrying the
bundle and the picture. When they
were alone tho angel turned TO
Freckies and saw that the crisis was,
indeed. at hand.
angel" he painted "oh. ANGEL
Did you get themi Are they whittier
Are the little stitches therel Oh. an
geii Did mo mother love meT'
The words seemed to leap from his
burning lips Tho angel dropped the
bundle on the bed and laid the pic
ture. face down. across his knees. She
gently pushed his head to the pillow
and caught his arms In a firm grasp.
"Yes. dear heart" she said with
fullest assurance. mo little clothes
were ever whittier. I never In all my
nfe saw such dainty. nne little
stitches. and. as for loving you. no
boys mother ever loved him morer
A great trembling seized Freckles
"suref Are you sureT' he urged.
with clicking teeth.
Il know" said tho angel nrmiy.
"And. Freckles. while you rest and
DO glad 1 want TO tell you n little
story. When you feel stronger We
win look at the clothes together.
They are here. They are oil right
But when I was at the home getting
them heard OF some people that
were hunting a lost boy. I went to SEQ
them. and what they told me was all
so exactly like what might have hap
pened TO you that I must tell you.
Then you'll see that things could be
very different from what you have
always tortured yourself with think
ing"
Freckles lay quiet under her touch.
but he did not hear a word that she
was saying until his rowing eyes rested
on her face: and he Immediately
noticed remarkable thing. For the
first time she was talking to him and
doing everything but meet his eyes.
That was not like the angel at all.
II was the delight OF hearing her speak
that she always looked one squarely
in the face and with perfect frankness.
and he was a sour. grumpy old
man." she was saying. He always
bad been spoiled. because ne was an
only son ana had a title and a big
estate. He would have Just his way,
no matter about his sweet little wife.
or his boys. or any one. SO when his
eldest son fell In love with a Deauti-
full girl with a title. the very girl of
all the world his father wanted him
to, and added a big adjoining estate
to his. why. that pleased him
nightly.
Then he went and ordered his
other son TO marry a poky kind OF a
girl that nobody liked to get another
big estate on the other side. and that
was different That was all the world
different. because the eldest son had
been in love all his life with the girl
he married. and. oh. Freckles. it's no
wonder. for I saw bert She's a royal
beauty and she has the sweetest way.
"But that poor younger son. no had
been in love with the village wears
daughter all his life That's no won-
der either. for she was more beauti-
sful yet She could sing like the an
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