Woman's enterprise., 1921-08-19


husband, young and born aristocrat,
spending the time in this far away
place for his health's sake, turned in
despair to find the remains of his in
fant son the wiRds had swept away.
Searching parties we're sent Var and
wide, and the woods secured for miles
around, but no trace of the child could
be found,
Dan Rollins in the woods getting
out timber to repair his home, missed
the searching parties, and Sarah
down in the pit with loving care was
bringing the rosses back to the baby's
face and her greatest reward was
that smile that was so sweet and that
Dan had to have produced for him
every time he came to see how they
were getting along; Sarah noticed
with a great deal Of amusement that
Dan had become very solicitous of
her comfort, he came so often.
Richard Harrington, heart broken
over the tragedy that had befallen his
home, disposed of his interests in the
community, and left for the East,
where more to ease his mind than
any thing else, he connected himself
with a big banking concern, hoping
by hard work and close application to
business to forget his trouble.
"Let's name the baby Dan after
you," said Sarah one morning. Dan
blushed, and some thing about his old
fashioned name, and Sarah laughed,
"Why, Dan he has been only The Boy
so far, and now that he is really ours,
let's christened." Some how Dan was
not 50 sure he was their property
vet and he felt like it was little too
previous.
After Dan left Sarah got down an
old book she had for many years, and
looked over it to find a fancy name
that might suit Dan and be credit
to such lovely boy; looking care
fully through its pages she found
list of names with their meanings or
significance; suddenly the name
"John, sent Of God,' was noticed
What could be more appropriate!
When Dan came home the book was
nroduced. and Dan had to acknowledge
the name was surely appropriate al
though he much preferred to just say
The Boy.
The years passed rapidly, little John
grew like the weeds that Dan so per-
sistently fought.
The neighborhood school was Johns
paradise, here he met boys Of his own
age. here he could satisfy that thirst
for knowledge that was passion with
him, here he read and studied OF the
great outside world, so different from
his humble home and as he grew to
Young manhood nothing but his de-
| votion to his supposed mother held
him.
Sarah noticed with dismay the
stoop in Dams shoulders, the weary,
tired look in his eyes, she and John
often sat in the twilight, planning for
the future.
The good old doctor wanted to send
Dan away, but he refused to go as
the harvest was gathered and winter
came on he stayed more and more
with Sarah and the boy, till one
memorable, sad day for the lovely
woman and the boy Dan quietly
passed away. q
The winter following Dan Rollins
! death Sarah and John spent quietly
together, John doing what he could
after school. to help cut with, their
slender income, by dong odd jobs TO-
the neighbors, but when spring came
and the birds began t, sing, the
flowers to spring up, ani all nature
calling to an outside life, John Rollins
Tough great battle with himself and
the call to the outside world won.
"Mother, mine," said John one
spring morning, "you have spent too
many years in this lonely place, you
are still young and life lies before
you. I have decided with your con-
sent to go to our relatives in the
east, find work and come back fol
you; you can get couple to farm
here; you can stay with them till
, come; am almost a man now and
feel father would like for me to make
. a success in life. I am a good mathe'
matician, and can find work I an
4 sure in an office"
!, Very reluctantly Sarah gave he1
consent, and parted with the boy al
most heart broken. John in turr
| spent the whole day in loving her II
his boyish way, and when the goot
!. couple came to keep her company, ant