Show V t Fl fRECKLES i my G eI 1 1 ila IP rM Ir Ip t COPYRIGHT 1904 BY DOUBLEDAY PACE lit et CO D I SYNOPSIS Jr kles a homeless boy IB is hired by Doss Bose McLean to guard the expensive Um- Um ber b r In the Limberlost from timber thieve Freckles does his work ork faithfully makes friends with lIh the birds and yearns to know more mor about nature lIe IIo lives with Mr tn and Mrs nun Duncan n. n Ho Us r resolves to get Ret books and educate himself lie He b becomes Interested In a huge pair of vultures and earls cans his bird frien friends his uh chicken n k Ida ii Some or too the trees he be Is guarding are arev v worth 1000 each Freckles' Freckles books arrive He receives received a call from 5 attempts to bribe Freckles to toK K betray his trust and Freckles whips him v i s McLean Mcvan overhears them and witnesses thea the a fight Freckles Freckles' Fre kles honesty saves a precious tree t r He finds ands the nest of ot the vultures and la 18 fc visited by a beautiful young girl She Bhe calls Freckles McLeans McLean's son Freckles l calls calls' her calls her the angel and helps the Bird Woman In taking photographs McLean o promises to adopt Freckles Freckles and the angel become very friendly Assisted by the Bird Woman they drive and Black Jack Umber Urn tim ber bet thieves from the McLean fears more trouble but Freckles Insists upon being the sole lIole guard cuard of the timber Umber Freckles calls cans upon the an angels angel's l' l father The angel receives him as her equal and her father Is la kind Mrs Duncan has bas exciting exciting exciting ex ex- citing adventures In the The Bird Woman and the angel again visit Freckles and Freckles falls fans In love lov with the angel The an angel antrel et kisses him 5 FrecKles is bound ana ants gagged by Jacks Jack's gang and the Umber thieves start felling telling a very valuable tree E Is to kill Freckles after alter the ther r- r tree Is stolen The angel makes a daring darlng effort to save ave Fr Freckles kles and the tree McLeans McLean's men notified by the angel rush to save Freckles All An the timber Umber thieves except Black mack Jack are captured 4 guards the angel against mace BUCK maceJack's Jacks Jack's vengeance e He tells McLean of hi his hopeless love for tor the angel J. J Black Jack is killed kl by a rattlesnake The Bird Woman gets a photograph of ot the baby vulture Freckles and the angel angelInd angelind 1 ind d a valuable tree r The tree falls tails and In an effort to save 14 4 t the angel from death Freckles is struck t c and very badly Injured He appears to tobe tobe r- r be dying The angel learns that her love alone will save nave him She stifles her pride and practically proposes marriage to him r Freckles Freckles refuses to accept accept her sacrifice be ift because he is homeless and nameless The Thet t i angel learns that Lord O ore of Ireland Is seeking his lost nephew j She finds ands Lord and Lady proves ft that Freckles is the lost boy and tells fy Freckles about his parents h t. t The anger looked at the e matron matrI matron matr I dazed and There couldn't bave have been n a mis- mis I v take take take take- she ehe the girls girl's continued seeing distress Freckles was here bere when I 0 took charge ten years fears ago These people bad ll ii- all proved plain as day that he belonged to them They had him traced to where he ran away down downIn In Illinois last Jast fall taU and there they Ibey completely lost track of ot him Im I'm lorry you yoo seem so terribly disappointed but ut It was all right The man was his fuels Incle an and as like Uke the boy as he be could possibly be He Jae was almost killed togo to togo go 10 back without him If It you yon know i where Freckles la is 18 they'd give big bigE E money to find nd out out 1 Who Wh are they stammered the an an- gel Where are they going back tor toT They are Irish folks Miss said the matron They have been In Chi Chi- VI kj I F b v XA i i- i k 11 f f Ii I 7 i Y m UI rou TOU AND WHAT DO TOO von wARt WAFT r- r WITH the country for tor the last t. t and cago-and over i thre three months hunting him bum everywhere tJ given up and are arc starting hon today They k hey leave an address 9 Where 1 find them 1 burst in the angeL r- r They Th left a card and andl 1 I notice the r morning paper has the mans man's picture 1 r- r Is full tull or of r th them m. m They re adver- adver r k Used a gr great at deal In the city Ity papers m ers Its It's a wonder you rou haven't bavent seen some ome- something thIn thing Trains dont don't run right We Wp never get Chicago papers snapped d the ani tin an- I gel Please Plesse give Ive me that card ard quirk quiet ly Iy They may get away awny from me mp I 1 simply have hare to catch them The matron came back bark with a card cart Their addresses are on there there she said Both here bere In Chicago o and at their home bome They made them full tull and plain and I was to cable at once onre If 1 J Jot got ot the least clew of him at any time If It they've left lEtt the city you can enn stop them In New York Youre You're sure to catch them before they sail sall-lf sail If you hurry borry The matron caught up a paper an an thrust throat it Into the angels angel's hand as s she rushed for tor the street CHAPTER THE TItE A ANGEL S a GLAD Oren sTony STORT HH 1319 angel aget glanced glac at al the card ant The b Chicago address was suit 11 11 Auditorium She be laid ber her band hand on her ber drivers driver's sleeve Theres a fast driving limit she ticked asked Yes Yea miss Will WUI you crowd It all you can without with out OUI danger of ot arrest I will pay well welLI I must most catch some people I IThen Then she smiled at him The hospital hos bOil pital an orphans' orphans home and the Auditorium Audi seemed a queer combination to that driver but out the angel was always alway and everywhere the the angel and ber ways were strictly her ber own I 1 will wUl get you there Just as quickly as any man could with a team h he h. said Id promptly She clung clang to the card tard and paper and as best she could in the lurching swaying cab ab read the Ibe addresses over suite stifle eleven Auditorium she repeated repealed Seems to fit St Freckles breckles to a dot Wonder If that could be his name oame Suite ulle eleven means that tha t you ar are pretty well 11 fixed died x cd Suites in ID the Auditorium come ome high Then she turned the card and rea real reat reaton realon on its reverse reverne Ix lord rd Max Maxwell O M AI I pia place e County Clare Ireland A lord man she groaned despairingly despair In ly A UA lord man Bet Ret my hoe boe hoecake hoecakes hoecake's cakes cake II kes ke's scorched I r She blinked back the tEn tears and paper on her ber knee knet read After Atter three moot mouths months bs' bs fruitless search Lord gives up rep the qu quest st for tor forbis his bis lost nephew and leaves Chicago today for his bis name home tn to I Ireland She rend read on and realized every word of ot it The likeness nESs s settled It II ll It was Freckles over again only older and anti elegantly dressed There was not oot a chance to doubt doubt Thank you and wait walt no matter how long she stud to her ber driver f. f Catching up I the he paper she Jed bun to o the desk and laid down Lord card carel Has my uncle ancle started YEt she asked sweetly The clerk hack back surprised stepped on ona oni i a bellboy and covertly overtly kicked him for tor being in the way His bt lordship Is In io his room room he be said with wilb a II low bow The clerk shoved the bellboy toward Y r the angel Show ber herr ladyship to i the e elevator and lx Lord rd suit sult be he said bowing double At the bellboys bellboy's tap the door swung open and the liveried servant thrust throat a acard acard acard card tray tny Detore before the ibe angel lb Tb opening of or the door created a current that swayed a curtain aside and Inan in inan inan an adjoining room lounging In a great greal chair with a paper In hIs bis hand band sat the man mao who lets was beyond question of Freckles' Freckles blood and race With perfect control the angel dropped Lord card on OD the tray whipped past his servant and stood toed before Ills his lordship Good morning she said with tense politeness Lord glanced her over with amused curiosity until her ber color began began be gan to deepen and ber net blood to 10 run hotly Well my dear he be said at last bow how can I 1 serve you Instantly the angel anel bristled She bad been so shielded In the midst of or almost entire freedom owing to the circumstances es of or ber her life Ure that thaI the words and the look appealed to beras her ber heras heras as almost Insulting She lifted ber her head bead with a proud gesture dear she said I 1 am nm not your Isn't with slow distinctness There a thing In the world you yon can do tot for forme me I 1 came here bere to see if it I 1 could do something something-a a very great something for tor you but if it I dont don't like Uke you i 1 wont won't do I its tI There was a silken rustle and a II beautiful woman with cheeks of ot cherry bloom hair of or Jet and aDd ey eyes of pure Irish blue moved to 10 Lord side and catching pis ills bis arm shook him impatiently Terence Have you lost your senses senses senses' she cried you un tin understand understand what th the child bUd said said- Look at her ber face See eE what she he has bas I 1 beg your pardon he be said Raid The fact Is Is I am leaving Chicago sorely disappointed It makes me mt bitter and I reckless I thought It was WUA some more of oC those queer n useless el ss people that have thrust themselves on me constantly con colS Brantly and I was careless Forgive me and tell me why you yon limp came came Ml I 1 will If it I like you said the angel an no angel gel stoutly and It if I dont don't I wont won't Cut But I began all wrong and now I dont don't know bOW now to make you yon like me said his lord lordship with sincere penitence in n his ton tone 1 The angel anel look looked d Into tb the bEn beautiful l womans woman's face Are you bl his bis wife she asked Yes said the woman I 1 am his bis i wife Well said the an angel t 1 Judicially the Bird Woman says no one In tn the whole wo world ld knows all i 1 a mans man's big I nes nesses es and all an his bis ses s j as us bis his wife does What you think of or him ought to do for me Do 00 you like tike him Better than any one in tb the whole world said Lady promptly The angel mused a second and then her ber legal tin tinge e came to the fore tor again Yes but bave have yon you any one you yon could like better It If he be wasn't all right fight she Rhe persisted 1 have bave three of his sons two IWo little daughters a father mother and several brothers and sisters came ame the quick r reply ply And you like him best persisted the angel with b finality J I 1 love him so much that I r would give up fv every ry one of or them with dry eyes It tt by so o doing I could save him said Lord Ul wife wire Uh Ohr cried the an angel 1 Ob Oh ray myr Khe Hbeo lifted her ber cl clear ar eyes to lx lord rd Ol f s and shook her ber heat bend She nt never never could do that she said Raid lint Hut Its It's a mighty big thing to your credit that she thinks she could I guess Ill I'll tell lell you why I Iconic conic came a Dlf She bp laid down th the pap paper r and touched the portrait When Chen you yon were Just a boy did Id people ell 1 11 II you Freckles 1 she abe asked Dozens of ot good fellows all over IreIn Ireland Ire Ire- ireland In land and tl tie e continent are doln doing It today to to- today day answered d Lord The angels angel's tate race lighted with her ber most beautiful smile I was waK sure ure ot or It tt she said Raid winningly winning winning- I ly what we call rail him and be he beIs heis Is III to so o like tt you vou I doubt U lr any anyone one ot of those thORf three f boys of yours are more so But Its It's been twenty years Seems to tome tome me niP youve you've been a 8 long time coming Lord Ol caught aught the angels angel's wrists rs and aDd his wife slipped her ber arms shoot her Steady m my girl said Raid Ibe be mans man's mansol ol voice hoarsely Dont make me mp think k youve you've brought word of or the ho boy hov at al this last hour bour unless SS you know surely Its all right said Raid the angel We have bave him and theres there's chance of ot a mistake I If r I hadn't gone Jon to that home for tor hl tits ms l little clothes I and Rna heard nt of yon vou and nn hunting you iOU and nd had met mN you on the street or anywhere i r i should have stopped ped you and Illk asked d you vou who you vou were t rt Just JURt because l you rOil ire sti so like him Its It's all right I tutu can tell lell you yon where Fre Freckles Is but hilt whether you yon d deserve to know v that's another matter r lord tord U loN did CUd not nor bear npr her He dropped hack back in to fits bis chair bur and covering his bis face bU burst 1 Into those terrible sobs soh- that shake and r rend lId a R strong tron toxin man Lady bo hovered over him hits w weeping weep weep- p pIng ing mph l Looks LookA pretty fair talf for tor Krec Irp kles kleM muttered the nn angel el Lots ot ut ot things can be hI explained Now how perhaps they can explain this The They did explain so 10 o fully frilly that thai In a afew afew few minutes the was on her npr feet i hurrying Lord and Lady O AMore to to- to reach the bo hospital You said Freckles Freckles' klEs old nurse knew his bis mothers mother's picture Instantly said ald tb the an angel el I want thai that picture and the bundle of little clothes Lady gave sav t them Into hands bands rhe 1 Ss was a lar large e miniature painted on Ivory with a 8 frame of JI beaten gold and the face that looked out ont of it was of ot extreme beauty and surpassing sweetness Surrounded Surround d by masses massE'S of lark dark hair was a n df delicately cut face with big eyes In the upper part of 0 It there was wim no trace trap of or Freckles but the lips curving In a smile were his very own The angel gazed as If she could never Dever leave off oft Then with a n quivering breath she laid the and reached both arms for Lord neck That Thal will save Freckles' Freckles life and anet Insure his happiness she said post Thank you oh thank you for coming She kissed and hugged him and then the wife who had bad come with him She opened the bundle of ot yellow and brown linen and gave just a glance at the texture and work Then she gathered the little clothes and the picture pic pie ture tare to her ber heart and led the way to the cab Ushering Lord and Lady Into Into the reception room she said to McLean Mc Mc- McLean Lean Please go call can up my father and ask him to come on the first train She swung the door after atter him These are Freckles' Freckles people she he said to the Bird Woman You can an anOnd find Ond out about each other Im I'm going to him And she was gone The nurse left the room quietly as the angel entered still carrying Ing the Ibe bundle and the picture When n they were alone the angel anel turned to Freckles and saw that the crisis was Indeed at hand band Angel he panted Oh Ob angell angel Did you get them Are Art they white Are the little stitches there Oh angel an- an angel an gel Did me mot mother bel lose loe lope me meT The words seemed to leap from Crom his burning Ups lips The rhe angel dropped the be bundle on on the bed and laid th the pIc pie ture tore face down across his bis knees She gently pushed his bead head to the pillow and caught his arms In a firm grasp Yes dear heart she Said with fullest assurance No little clothes were ever whiter I never in all my life Ute saw such dainty fI tine fine e little stitches an and as for tor loving you no boys boy's mother ever loved him more morel A great trembling seized Freckles Sure Are you sure he urged with clicking teeth I 1 know said the angel firmly And Freckles while you rest and be glad I 1 want to tell |