Show A KIDNAPER KIDNAPER bob placed the big basket between hla his of et on oil the floor and looked out of the 1110 window of 0 the train fro at the country roads gild and scattered farms which ho he was leaving after hla hill four weeks of at convalescence from tva fea or er in bobs bobb basket was unit a big biff thanksgiving turkey a surprise for tile the folks at home there was no turkey in the brisket basket which IT a man who sat next to blob placed on the floor between ills his feet what was tas in it bob when ulten lie he undertook to surp surprise riso tin the folks at homo home lie he surprised them all right enough but lie surprised hit ahlm self also tor for he found that he suid and t the he man hai had somehow changed baske baskera bas keta t A and that instead of a turkey he had brought hume a bottlo battle attached to a b big 19 boy baby dire mas hobs bobs disappointment for the turkey his mother in hi his absence lied provided was far eilor to the one ant he had unIt unwittingly tingly exchanged tor for a baby and still another trouble embodied ills diR disappoint appointment girnt for he found at home borne that his father had been laid olt off at tile store of 0 the rich merchants kay bay co where for years yeara ho he had been a porter bobs mother took tho the baby to her arms anil and her heart and to her credit be ba it said she bhe did so ao before sh she ascertained certa cert ined alred that the clothing and erns ornaments a of the little stringer stranger indict indicated itil that ll it mas a baby of distinction one of 0 the she said to her husband to no doubt the he ha answered it in spite spile of having just lost its ills job next morning hov however oever Thanks thanksgiving gi morning his face wore a 0 ill different expression grave deto ml nallon shone from his eyes 1 I mut l be ot at once lie majd to jo ilia his wife to look for another job on a holiday she exclaimed the scorer the better said he be ind and ho scarcely moro more than skimmed his newspaper except the colu columns of help wanted males nothing there he observed with a sigh never mind mother theres something somewhere and ill find it scarcely had bad lie he gone when bob picked up the paper and in a moment more gave a shout jhc thc there re youve I 1 liked the new haby baby sald his mother hurril ang ng to tho the rescue listen to this its the very cry baby bibby I 1 do beleve i it was mas a short dispatch from mayville sent out late the previous night to the effect that mr air bays son and heir was missing with its nurse and great fears were ivere entertained that fit the L child was stolen arid and would be held fo for r a ransom rancom the neighbors were efforts oil out bea searching aching the countryside country side all efforts were being made to run the rascals to calr earth t h there came me a hnot c a on the liall hill tinor door I 1 chith hi h checked chec ked bob ta la 4 war da dune nc lie ile opened 11 1 all and artas as almost bi bushed us kd dalr tor tic the he nila of to III railway cars wha as standing ig there re with it ft bis big ba act on ins boa arm and who ho dashed into the hat flat like a wild man heres your wretched turkey he e cried 0 0 youre the 1 boy oy who changed baskets with mith me fire are you luchy your address addao 4 van mas on oil that basket ba and heres beres the infant abe beloved lie vent merit on nil 1 I wonder its alive if youve nut not treated it well mell ill pro prosecute you for I 1 ve vc no time to lote still lit in its bw baskel ket 1 I way nay cried 1101 toh at last finding his bloc dinits mla gotlie that basket and the baba too loo I 1 know nil all about you its you tha ali toc the kidnaper theres tile linpert nent you dare to stillie mel llla police Pol lct pol po o ush sr gr r lie ho got out one yell ectore the man was m as uon him alvith a fur furious IOUs bound tile tho bi breath e iiii out of him do that in ho prowled growled anti and ill kill 1111 youl you ali anil alii I he threw thoi rho boy in et a currier corner pleased a against the drying babas face ace chich inutile Us its walling ease und and darted out of the he louire iilah it but seized the key as ln lie went out and locked the door from the outside bob picked himself up train from tile the floor unit and rushed crushed tal the door it yielded then lie he sot got a chair and puked d himself up to ilia transom in a bec ond lip hi was waa through it dusty choked and panting painting but thirsting for revenge down tho ilia stars lie he leaped at a time out on tile tho cross CI OES street ho he plunged scattering a crowd at 0 thor ble playing young cis s up the street unmindful of the boys behind halt half a 0 block down doun tin tile avenue hi he saw aw a street car plunging along and on tile rear platform theman tho ilia kidnaper with the wrapped up baby in it his big firm arms bob had riot not 0 cent tor carfare car fare but lie he dashed da ched atter after the the ining trolley as aa it ho be owned the he street tin the car gained tried on oil him in spite of fill all eff enC its four but tho the man did not seem to have observed him at last it shot out 0 of sight but hob boi lid did not falter faller ile ho was riot not for far from the ferry where the car stopped and blind instinct told him film tile the mark man was making also for the river the boy got there almost exhausted but determined still A fen fel r boat was mas lust just going out Regard regardless legs of a big policeman and a ticket bellor be arted past them on the I 1 ilir for and deem down it the planks ice a bullet with fill tha ilia policeman behind him on oil tin nn orleph antine or charge harge find and caught the boat just as it was beginning to move from tho ilia slip and who he should bo be on the boat but I 1 mr hay himself just going home after a hurried allt to tile the police bureau boha desperate spring from the deck hod had mittle made hirn him an object of general gene gelle ral rul attention anil and his cry ot of that mans mana a kidnaper diverted it to the man irian with tha ilia baby in ills hla arms himself detected tile tho man mail still bill holding tile thild child sprang clotil I 1 tho lie I 1 acar car ot of tho the boat Jat otho water liob unhesitatingly sprang after him on the deck everything was in n contusion confusion a on the instant hin tant and mr I 1 kays lays voice in in n tones of 0 strong emotion dominating the label cabel had such an effect that the wheels were stopped the baby b tiby and bob rescued and the kidnaper 1 hauled on in board the police boat which appeared among amone the brond of others ot hr bobs father got his place agun aitala dab bob himself la is now dow one or of mr rays most trusted arid and liest best paid salesmen leamen sa and tile the A hole fant anally have tin in indefinite prospect of 0 turkey furkey dinners on every thanksgiving g day to como inquirer |