The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-28
CHAPTER I-Continued.

iept b into the heart of her charge the
more vbich was in her own.
MAJ. .gbo knows but there may be good
he ~. !. il the envelope? Dads always
have d q something like that. New
kent 4 isp
a,s. NJ collie, released from the kitchen,
pa1s j hounding In. In his eXuberance
away Knocked over a cloisonne vase. Both
- ! ~ 4, we're glad to welcome this di-
than H ,on. They rose simultaneously
cave chase. The dog headed for
mtdoOr studio, where they caught
ius +" e and made believe they were pun
thlHm ling him.
setly the watcher entered through
ons want window, alert and tense. He flew
&. 5, lbe desk, found the envelope,
saued it open at the kettle, extract
Ae sealed envelope and Colonel
Il v,ss note. He smiled as he read
I had ) after and changed his plans COM
light? i ,sy. He would not play messen-
y he would use a lure instead. With
not 4 4 par strained for sounds, he wrote
she "a. "A substituted a note This houri OF
.,a would not pause to note the
d,os, s,reDce in writing; the vitalness OF
IN M, subject would enChain her
s1sbts. 1t was all accomplished in
4 !, SPACE of few minutes, Smiling,
psssed out into the fast settling
q hi hight
~ ~ they were shipping a lion to San
$3.50 aacisco, and the roaring and con.
! &, X lon we're all very satisfactory to the
inc sos gpasser.
! - y Bdnlght From afar came the mel
80 : Z notes of the bells in the ancient
~ sDish mission The old year was
= ~ ii, the new year was born, carrying
TA it the unchanging sound of hap
lss and misery, or promises made
a''4 promises broken, of good and evil
The packet" cried Winnie.
Eathlyn recognized in that call that
" snie was only child. All the re
~. ~ s. visibility lay upon her shoulders
= sli',4s ripped the cover from the packet
read the note
FL Kathlyn: If not heard from I'm held
eo' ~ Dtire in Alfalfa Sealed documen
ID save me- Bring it yourself to Al
'Asu ~ la BY first steamer. FATHER. y
I knew II" said Kathlyn, calmly
0us ~ Be fear in her heart had, as thu
ogn man had anticipated, blindet
o. y IS to the fact that this was not he
.eu pls theirs characteristic blunt scrawl
Ass w Oh Kit Kit"
snip. Hush, Winnie! must co. and g
We-s hae Where's the evening paper
40 here 1t is. Let me see what boa
eek q sVeS San Francisco tomorrow. TIL
npress Of India, a. m. must max
Bat Now, you're your fathers daugf
POWERS d TOO Winnie. You must stay b,
i'd and be brave and wait. / sha
ka0s me back. | shall find father, If
on th I've to rouse all India. Now, to pack
has tAa When they arrived at the station tn
lea, don esenger train had just drawn GU
while kathryn felt beaten. sh
ronderfal ald be compelled to wait anotht
'ek 1t was disheartening
It's to- Why not try the freight, then
t him. led Winnie.
trouble You little angel! never though
{ itg hatp
'imnsoa Bat the crew would not hear of
en to th8 vas absolutely against the col
sny's rules. Kathlyn could ha7
tied
i Fact i isn't money. miss. it's the rules
2 strong ID the conductor kindly, Il Car
j engas
i comedy Esthlyn turned In despair iowa
. try station. 1t was then she saw t
ied lion on the platform. She !
manages led to the conductor of the freigl
~ had Why Isn't that lion shipped?
- vast We can't carry lion without
ant gsn endant Miss. You ought to knt
VI : te
Very WE'LL" replied Kathlyn. S
eied at the conductor confident
a'lss' i travel as the lions attendant Y
WIZ lainly cannot object to that"
4 guess you've got me" admit
aces, conductor But where the dicke
q We put the cat? Every car
= ID sed and locked and there is |
= empty?"
lou can easily get the lion in
OOose I'll see that he does
NJ as lher any one"
Lions in the caboose is a new {
ida Ne ne Well, you know your da
anytn 9sness better than do, Look ali
can 90 ss and get that angora aboard. T
I YOU ass Hare herself, and she'll t;
barge"
Kit, kit"
Winniep
}, sa lilbe brave. I've just got to
Q EMS ~ rye never been left alone befol
.ondoa " re two girls embraced, and Win
book y sobbing back to the maid Y
,ied on the platform,
remeai eaaa happened in that partici
aOose has long since been news
history. The crew will go on
\ tlll It becomes as fabulous
le 81 ea o. Sindbads yarns. How the
,ntucky apee, how the fearless young W
was he aptufed it along, unaided. may
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