The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-01-04
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do if she coald have the luck t,
| find the girl. For a girl it wa
and this was the description o
her. A kidnapped child, ag'
three years. light hair. light com
plexion, weighs about thirty
pounds. and a scar on the righ
arm from a slight burn. Anyone
who can return child to fill thi:
| description will be we'll rewarded
| Apply to w H Brown. Vardemau
| Miss.
| Ruth knew that the woman was
| thinking of something so she asked
her why she did no. talk. The
story was told just as it had been
read in the paper.
| The rest of the day was spent in
deep thought and by night the plan
was fully decided, Ruth was to
leave the house that night by the
help of the cook, for she could
stay no longer with her uncle.
She knew that he did not want her.
She meant to go into the forest in
the eastern part of the town and
Ltry to find the lost child, for the
name of w Fl Brown seemed ia
miliar and she remembered her
little sister.
Sne went deeper and deeper in
to the forest and when it was
nearly morning she teok out some
cakes that she had brought and ate
them. Then she continued her
journey. She walked all day and
when it was growing dark she was
very cold SO she pulled her fur
coat around her good and tight.
pulled her cap over her ears and
then set herself down on a stone
te eat the last of hsr lunch.
After she had eaten her supper,
she got behind pile of stones,
put blanket over her and went
to sleep. About midnight she
heard noise and, looking up, the
most wonderful sight met liereyes.
for it was the time when Brown
| les and Fairies lived, even if she
had forgotten it. There, about
ten feet before her, stood twelve
little men all dressed in brown.
A quick thought rushed through
her brain. Why she gasped,
they are Brownies and they are
talking about someone, too, for
they looked all around to sea if
any one was near. But they did
not see the small figure stretched
out behind the stone.' She crouch
ed lower on her small. hard bed
and proceeded to listen to the con.
yersa:ion. = =
Il believe Jake Brownie is up
TO some mischief said one whose
name was Pat. Yes" said an
other, for he keeps his door closed
all of the time.' . Yes" said an
other, for as | passed there this
morning heard some one crying. =
He never comes to our meeting, ;"
said another" And as | passed
there this morning ] heard some
one say, please take me homo to
my mother. !" All of the men
said something.
Il wish that they would go
now,' said Ruth, for if can
| find Jake Brownies house be-
= lieve that can find the mystery OF
this kidnapping business" They
| did as she had wished and in
few moments they had descended
into pile of stone that Ruth i'm
agined to be a mine, but she was
in too big hurry to make any in
vestigations, but took a path lead
ing te the right Of the woods
She was very careful not to be
seen by anyone but hid in a thick
ct beside a small gray house made
! of stone, until little man came
|, out. She let him pass and go in
to the forest, but no sooner thar
he was out of sight she crept ou
; OF her hiding place and ran int
!, the house. She looked in the frs
!, room, but these was no sign OF
), living creature. The second an
third rooms were searched withor
any better results, but in the fourt
room there was a small trap do5l
Ruth slowly raised it and wei
= down and on a small bed in a lit.