The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-06-25

toward the ladder. crying swiftly to he,
father as she ran:
THE baby's out there I'll 90 get
herr"
Just as Betty reached the foot Of the
ladder surprising thing happened.
Inc solid earthen wall behind the lad
ger seemed 10 stir. Then Betty saw
that some painted burlap sacking,
which In the dim light had seemed to
De earth. was moving. Behind this
curtain new excavation had been
made. And from this excavation
stepped-Jim Brown,
You stay here!" cried Jim pushing
Betty back. "Fll get the baby!"
Jim climbed the ladders few stems
hastily. AS he unlocked the storm
door and pushed 1t open a fierce gust
OF WIND sWooped and howled its way
INTO the room. Then Jim leaped out.
dropping the door into place again.
betty rushed to the lookout. She
saw Jim run, STOPPING to the baby.
she saw him grab up the baby, over
ans and all, and rush back toward
the cellar. And she saw trees falling
In the path of the advancing cyclone.
would Jim be able to make 1t?
Betty left the lookout and rushed
back to the ladder. Her father was
there before her. The door opened.
Jim thrust the baby down. Betty
caught her little sister with a thank
ful heart. And then, to her vast
astonishment, she heard her father
speak.
Don't come down here. YOU thiefr'
cried stern old Henry Simpson. You
amt MT to associate with decent
folks I"
Betty saw her father trying to push
jim away from the storm door and
to close it. And in that moment all
OF bettys tempestuous nature burst
into storm. She put the baby on the
floor and hurled herself at her father.
on. you-yOu-w she gasped.
almost inarticulately, as she beat him
away with her fists He's saved the
baby and now"
fairly jerked Jim through the door.
AS she locked the door and breathed
sigh Of thankfulness the air was
hlled with a vast disturbance. The
cyclone was roaring above them
When the wind had Quoted some
what so that Jim could make himself
heard he drew Betty and her father
close together.
Il thought your nephew, John Simp-
son, had taken the bonds" said Jim.
Il trailed him to Chicago. But he
hasn't got them. l don't know who's |
got them. And when / got back here
| heard Of that affidavit for my arrest
so l hid In here"
Jim didn't take them" cried
Betty shortly. Father, you've just got
to say you're sorry for what-and
after Jim saving the baby!
Henry Simpson looked first at Jim,
then at the baby held tightly now In
Betty's arms. AS he looked at the
baby his stern face softened.
Il must've been out Of my head"
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then this storm. II don't believe
you took 'em, Jim!'
He held out his hand to Jim. Jim
,lasped it tightly.
1t was about an hour later when
he damage caused by the storm had
,een inventOried that Betty CHANGED
% look at the old overalls which were
it'll partly .draped about the baby
And as she looked she gasped. In the
light hip pocket were the missing
,onds
Old Grandfather Simpson grinned
It her foolishly as she looked at them
q amazement.
Thought l better put 'em In a safe
'lace." said her grandfather. II swan
clean forgot all about 'em!"
ooh, you old dear!" cried Betty
and tempestuously. as she
lung herself at her grandfather and
Used him.
And who. under the circumstances.
ould blame her for doing so?