The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-26

come a-nigh her, but faint in natur
Ter EN- to keep me from seem her.
onct l git thar. Shop. Tn jest oblesged
to see my baby!" =.
An hou later, his COW turned out
with her calf and the oxen In the
his absence. Palestine climbed over
his yard bars" He wore his Sun
day best the faded and limiting
suit of blue store clothes" he had
bought years before. Il pair of heavy
"brosans" and q carefully preserved
sabbaths' wear
he sternly ordered him back. ''rhar's
a big hunk o cornbread Jest outside
The kitchen and a pail d blink milk
a-settin' aside it. That ort to do
him whilst I'm .gone-,,at. and rat-
saIi,oo ei de- 4, S'ts s, ma ,l nangry + h,
nen III the neiehbors hrd out I'm go,n'
On a Journey. a.askin' 'em To keep
him. They'd say I cou in t git around
scot:. a-not helm ust to the city, bus
! hain't obieeged y git 1ranS. aud a
n.an lerson shorew eusas - manage
t. SIT around SO longs he's got his
s"acr s'.sts! An they'd say 1 wuz
agoin' whar 1 wuzn't wanted and u
old fool fer maxim: the trip"
The city for which Palestine was
bound was . hundred miles away:
there We're delays enroute. It was
late afternoon when. by dint Of de-
termined inquiry. the old man found
his way to G3S Rosamond avenue.
The splendor Of the extensive
and hrilliant flowers llAs Of which
Palestine had never before seen some
what awed him., but when a tinid
glance toward the house showed him
a child with long. yellow curls., romp-
ing with her nurse on a balcony. his
hesitation fed.
Before he reached the massive front
house, but he Knocked boldly. Air
your master and mistress to homer.
he eagerly asked the important. Eng
llsn butler who opened it.
The mar informed him. with Z look
OF whitening c~ondecension. that they
home under an hour. WHAT'S your
business, anyway??" he ended. tartly.
I've come to see my .grandchild. I
hahn see her in two year!
h butler bestowed on him an i'll
eredulous stare. your grandchild!
WA 90 Q mean by coming here
her your .grandchild? ?" he demanded
You look like one of them foreiEn
k~idnapers, that's what you do! You
Just clear yourself off these premises
the police!" 49,
stung with the insult Palestine
We the truth" he protested as he went
down the steps. land you'll see hit.
III jest com back when Mis- Frew
and her main air home"
An entrance to the city park over.
looked the Frew mansion. Palestine
climbed h steps and seated him
self where he could watch the Frews'
driveway. After n hours patient
waiting a carriage rolled under the
porte cochere.
The Frews recognized old Pales.
tine instantly, but they greeted hin,
Colby: W. cannot let you see Gior- ,
a. the woman told him positively,
w thought . understood tina
when We took her. We prefer. to have
her think us her parents"
Palestine looked at her with hurt
eyes. ,"Meanin' eff she don't ' see
me. shell git .whar she won't have no
rlcollectlon o me and her nanny
Inc grandmammy, 1 reckon?" he
quavered. Il never knowed hit to
harm no child to ricollect them as
loved her. but eff YOU haint willin' to
hit, nom, jest lemIne take a look Mt
her a~-sleepin'"
"sure!" agreed the foster father.
But the foster mother demurred. ,
she might awaken and see him."