Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-10
THE WOMAN HE MARRIED
BY JANE PHELPS.

here, AMI think all right-s-but bst'
ter see." He laid Juniot on the
couch in the living room, and ]
knelt down beside him and unfas-
tened tho sciled little Jumper, the
came oas he had woro when he
went to play in the sand pile.
He's asleep mother whispered
Just Def ore Re opened his eyes.
Mother. daddie!" he said, then
looking d,zedly around. IT'S come
home"
Eyes. dear. you are at home with
daddie and mother and granny.
Now go to sleep again, and tomor-
row you can tell us all about your
nice ride with the man in the car"
"All right" He closed his eyes.
In moment he opened them. Use
hungry" he whimpered. tears fall
Ing down upon his cheeks, although
he tried to hold them back. IL
want my supper"
"Of course he does, the Iamb!"
mother exclaimed, and she hurried
to the kitchen, motioning me to re-
main with him.
Mother will undress you and
put you to bed and you can have
your supper in bed, just like big
folks do when they are tired" /
told him.
"Oh, goody! goody!"
But he, was almost too sleepy to
eat when mother came in with his
supper, although she had fixed him
the things he liked best. We were
all three terribly excited, very
anxious to hear where he had been
and all that had happened. But
there would have been nothing
gained by questioning him then. In
fact, he fell asleep with his tea
spoon in his mouth.
After he was sleeping soundly,
we talked over his return.
HE was laid under that big bush
all curled up SO that at first
scarcely noticed him." Dick ex-
planned to us. HE must have been
asleep when he was placed there.
we can't do anything tonight. and
as be is all right I will walk up and
tell the police we have him, and
tnat they. better watch out for any
strange characters they see around.
I'll call Mr.. Peabody and tell him,
and then some of the other fellows.
They have all been SO kind. have
seemed almost to share our dis
tress."
"It is 80 in small communities"
mother returned, people become
very close. More human than in
big cities where all is hurry and
hustle"
II guess you are right. mother"
ne said, then hurried out, while
mother and ! sat and speculated as
to what could have been the reason
Of Juniors abduction, and also of
his return.
"Now. dear. tell daddis all about
your nice ride in the automobile"
Dick said after breakfast, giving
tho car Juniors name for q motor.
"A mans asked me to 60. and
said he'd take my pail and shovel
ridin' too. ! asked him to take
and he wouldn't, Said
she'd go next time"
What else? Tell daddis all he
'aid,s Dick urged gently. motion
ng for mother and me to let him
attend to getting the story.
He said little boys could 20 first,
hen mothers" Junior took up the
bread Of his story. Then, daddie,
he automobile went awful fast,
awful. ! was most scared. Then
dropped my shovel and I cried SO |
le made the automobile stop and
10 went back and got It for me and |
stopped cryin'."
And then Dick said softly.
Then he went awful fast again,
nd was scared some more. And |
said wanted to come home. Then |
70 stopped at a big house and give
ne some supper, and put me to
ed. didn't have no nightie, and
70 made me sleep in my shirt" his
title lip quivered at the Insult.
GO on. tell daddie what you did /
,hen you wake up.s
Il had brekfus, and then we went L
idin' some more, awful fast too. |!
ut l didn't lose my shovel again,
o he didn't stop. Then we coined
o a house and we had dinner wifi
woman and man and little boy,
nd they had cows and chickies and 1,
ogs, and then we rided some more.
nd, that's all cause then I was /.
ere e. wit you and mother and
Il was evident he could tell us !
othing more, 80 Dick put him
own and hurried out. We were no
carer solving the riddle Of jun
RS disappearance than before.
ut We had him back which was
'mfort enough for the present.
But we must find out why he
as taken or we never will feel
tie about him again." mother said
ter we had talked over what
lnior had told us,
we not only must. but we WILL"
replied, as T. Rugged my boyIIn
osely. II never could let him out a
the house unless we did,