Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
ALICE DEVINE
By EDGAR JEPSON
Copyright 1916 By The Bobbs- Merrill Co

Richards met me in the hall an
said: If you please, m'Lord, little Mis-
DEresby has brought baby for you t
See: and they've been waiting for 20,
most of the afternoon"
The ~ the deuce she has" | said
And l sat down on a chair
Yes. m'Lord; and gave them som'
tea; and Martha helped Miss D'Eresb.
feed the baby. He's sturdy lttl,
chap, m'Lord'
Sturdy little = Why you AL
London is hunting for that baby
! Where is it," howled.
1T is upstairs in the library. m'Lord
M-M-Miss- D'Eresby preferred the
library, b-b-because of the view ove1
the garden, m'Lord" stammered Rich
ards.
rrushed upstairs and dashed into the
library. The angel child had her ell
bows on the window sill and was
watching the crowd in the garden.
Hang it all &"
Hush, you'll wake the baby she
Cantelune reposing peacefully in an
!. armchair by her side.
WHAT on earth - y"
NHOu6Al yOu NeIS never COllilAS'
she interrupted. "Binns won't neglect
this child again in hurry. 1t has been
fun watching all the excitement in the
garden"
1t was no use, had to augh-to
think Of all the police and press Of Lon
! don in whirl of furious energy. and
the lost Lord Cantelune crawling
peacefully about my library all the
while
Il thought you'd enjoy it." said Miss
D'Eresby; and she laughed pleasantly
herself.
Then put on serious face. and re-
preached her for all the trouble she
had given US. She was quite unmoved;
she only said We'll. something had to
be done, you know"
1t was no nse irving to make her see
the other side Of the matter: and be.
gan to consider what | had better do.
Here was the lost Lord Cantelune in
my house: end did not want a disap-
pointed public to break the windows.
and every paper in London to make
poor jokes about my being a receiver
of stolen babies. | thought it best to
restore it to its home quietly.
rang for Richards and told him toy
tell Martha to put on her hat. AS soon
rs she came l sent the angel child
home, telling her TO say nothing about
her exploit
"As if l should" she cried Papa
never does understand things"
When she had gone ] sailed out of
the back door with Martha carrying
Lord Cantelune about ten yards behind
me. Fortunately he was still asleep;
aud she could keep his face covered.
We<got to the Aluertons' undetected.
The door opened at once to my knock;
md she slipped up the steps and into
the house in a iiffy. l slammed the
At. first there were great rejoicings
over the recovery of Lord Cantelune
Then the Alpertons began to ask ques
lions; and when they heard what had |
happened. they We're furious with the
angel child. But | put forward the
other side of the matter fiAnly and sew
eral times, that it was their business to |
know that their baby was being ne .
elected; and that they ought to be !
deucedly obliged to the angel child for ;
it to their notice. ] got them
calm at last; and then came away.
went into the garden and told the
Inspector that the lost baby had been ,
recovered. There was a wild dash OF
reporters to the Alpertons' house, but
The door did not open. They came
6ashing back to me; and I told them .
That young lady had seen Lord Can I
lelune trying to escape from his per-
lmbulator and thinking it dangerous.
had carried him to the house Of a
)rfpnd whore no had cnont tho after.
noon. did not disclose the name of
The young lady: and did not tell them
that was the friend.