The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-04-02

I do not mean to be rude. but ! want
to identify you, as your name Is I'M
familiar. ! lost very dear friend
years ago. have looked for her hut
have not found her. Today Blair
tells me she may have been In my
home for weeks past" 1r-.
From the depths OF her chair she
looked up at him. There was little
smile about her lips as she replied:
"The years have effaced the scar,
Mr.. Henderson, If 1t Is that you have
In mind"
THANK heaven II there Is no trace
Of II. have always been afraid
dlsfgured you for life. But without
II how am ! to know that you are
really your"
IAN so greatly changed"
"You have heard of the duckllng
and the SWAMI"
surely 1t was not as bad as that
but now that you mention It ] recall
that you named me 'duckling.'" She
laughed. 81 have been wondering how
long 1t would take you to remember
4
reached the moment when ! despaired
of telepathy. Mr.. Henderson, must
have made Of your life burden. Boys
do not always care for alteration, and
I adored you"
"It developes chivalry In the right
sort of fellow" he answered thought
fully. as he watched her. ~ have
often wondered what became Of you
why you should have dropped so mt
terly from out my life. was bewil-
dered when found you gone. ] had
been so long accustomed to alteration
that II was hard to adjust myself to
| the colder attitude Of those about me.
You had grown into the very fibres Of
my being. The duckling was lovable.
| l missed her and I missed the care
| took Of her, although the scars did not
attest to 1t. I wanted to die when
| saw you lying In the snow with the
blood running down your face"
He smiled at the remembrance. mo
one seemed to know where your father
| went after your mothers death. But
I made covenant with myself; to
| find you. meyer thought Of you as
grown up. 1t was always as my little
| sweetheart, which Of course was fool
fish"
| "Why, Of course" she asked sedate-
ly. Don't you think child can re-
tain memory" She unpinned the
watch hanging upon her breast, open
ed it and held II so that he could see
two little birds drawn upon scrap Of
paper.
81 can match that" He snapped his
own open showing two hearts pierced
by dart. "But there was something
else" He was showing more of ear
nestness than the occasion seemed to
demand
The girl colored IT have forgotten"
"Your pardon. but think not"
She still held her watch. but as he
spoke II fell from her fingers. Some
thing bright rolled away from 1t and
slip Of paper fell so that line of
writing was visible.
Blair Henderson stopped. his color
rising MS he picked up the trifles.
"Why did you say that you had for
gotten?" he asked. "Did you believe
the boy could know what he wanted
and not desire II as man" He
looked Mt the tiny ring set with tur-
| quoise fOrget-me-nots; the scrap Of
paper upon which was written to my
Wife "Was that the reason?"
"Why should I remember anything
when for four weeks have been a
guest in your home and you did not
recognize me?"
"That Is over and done with. I
know you now, although I yet do not
understand your change of name. Are
you going to play with me or will you
he honest and give me the chance to
show you the man is as earnest as the
boy once WASP"
81 think, Blair. the difference be-
tween the man and the boy is only a
matter of years. He seems about the
same TO me-"
"And the girl? Has she changed?"
"When her father died she was
adopted by very dear aunt and took
her name. The years made n great
difference In appearance, but other
wise she did NOT alter. Old memories
were too precious to part with and she
still clings to them. cannot play
! with You, Blair. I am happy In the
thought that boy and man are of the
same mind, and IL the little ring was
not so small I would be wearing 1t
now"
THAT is a fault easily remedied." he
returned, ms he drew her to him. "You
must let me have the measure Of your
finger"