The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-01

for some reason or other and no one
seems to have seen him since. -
CT walked all the way from Corliss
to Truesdell' he went on, "inquirin
at every farmhouse but no one seems
to have noticed him. I can It under
stand that. He was always so friendly
and nice to everyone he met. Mebbe
he's different now though. That s what
hurts-thinkin he III be different. He IS
workin somewhere. I'm sure of that.
He was always dom somethin about
the farm and he was never happy I'M
less he was busy. When he couldn It
find anything else to do he was foolin
with some geese he had-the only bad
bargain he ever made
Here he stopped for moment and
looked vacantly before him as if he
saw a tousled haired little boy wading
in the surf of the lake or feeding geese
from his hand. "But that amt fndin'
him. he began again, "and that's my
one business now-that and comfortin
his mother. If the little Teller knew
how much we miss him and wanted him
back again he'd be home tomorrow
mornin eatin pancakes for breakfast
and ridin his pony to school.
A Mother Spesks.
"That's right" he said when asked
about the boy IS appearance, Il haven It
told you that and it's the most i'm
portant part of all. His mother put it
down for me SO I'd get it all right.
Mothers always know those things
someway and she's got it down exact
ly."
He fumbled in his pocket for mo-
ment and pulled out little piece of
paper. 1t had been folded and refolded
again and again but it still hung to-
gether as he read the statistics. "He IS
about five feet tall and weighs just
about hundred. Why you could lift
him-he IS that light. His eyes are
gray-blue. Say, he looks right at you
too and kinda holds you with his eyes.
He's light-haired and rosy-cheeked.
When he left Antioch, he wore black
cap and a brown blanket-lined coat
with sheepskin collar. His mother got
it for i'm so he'd be warm enough when
he rode to school. He wore a black
suit with knee trousers and possibly a
pair of overalls over 'em so the mud
wouldn t spoil his good clothes His
stockings were black isle thread and
his shoes a good tan leather. He had
some overshoes but may have left them
somewhere. His underwear was all
wool and almost new.'
81 guess that IS about all there is to
say" he concluded, "except that he Is
a good lookin' chap with the clearest
sort of eyes. 0 yes, he's got front
tooth broken off little and a scar on
his forehead where he cut himself when
he was still little fodder a-playin
'rcund the barn.
A Fathers Last Appeal.
Elm sorry I've stayed 50 long, he
apologized, "but wanted to find him
SO thought, well I thought maybe you
could tell i'm someway that we wanted
i'm back home and that we still love
him just the same as when he rid away
that morning and didn t come home
again.
"Mebbe you've never had a boy
he added, but you know low I feel
about mine and I want you to help me
find him and oring him back to is
mother. I've got to go back to her now
arc tell Ter I've failed again. It
gonna be bad night, too, and he al
ways hated the cold. Goodbye to you.
Goodbye"
With little nod he left the office
and started again ON the trail of 1.-THE
little Teller" who "wuz too slick for
his dad and who wanted to be a sol
der"
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