Show search III pocket rocket egbert bad been away from home eight years but in all that time his love for his only sister had not grown less often bis his heart had spanned the intervening Inter leagues and in his imagination he held lifer her hand as they wandered over the familiar hills together she was ever in his thoughts As he neared home the brightest vision that came to his mind was of liase ato se now just budding into womanhood running to greet him lie ile had bad been her lier companion playmate and protector from infancy during their long years of 0 se separation P no stronger passion had come to drive her from his heart he ile wai wall all impatience to see her she would throw her ber arms about his neck her kisses would fall upon his face she site would plead with him never to leave her again aou would she search his pockets tor for bonbons bonbonis a as S in 0 1 the old days they were there ready for her it was dusk when ho lie swung wide the gate of the dear old country place and dashed up tip the graveled walk ills aged parents were at the door to greet him it was it great joy to meet them but the vie scene was not as he had pictured it where was ll 11 osabel in the orchard egbert but oh well be back in a moment and he lie flew down the path throwing back a kis kiss to the dear old mother lie ile was a boy again full of the joy of early youth out under the trees he lie ran looking here and looking there a glance at tho the great apple treo tree where the big swing used to be through the little grove of plums where the hammock always hung past the rustic bench at the foot of tho the elms not therel all ali she must bo be under the grape arbor by the hedge on again he ile saw something white glimmer through the vine lue sho she was there parting the leaves IT be e rushed forward with a glad cry to embrace her 10 h h all the dev why egbert is it you mr fr de dan derly this Is 13 my brother detroit tribune |