Beadle's Dime Novels No. 131 — page 79: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

—= THE REASON WHY. . 83 “It is. strange, Tangee; but my father is a strange man. He has a strong will, a certain kind of obstinate pride, and yet passionate, even foolish, fancies and impulses which run counter to his pride, and cause him to do very contradictory things. I will tell you upon what I base my theory of the second marriage, aside from this banker’s order, which is proof enough of itself, being dated long after ny mother died. > “ When we first went to Ceylon, my father procured a nurse for me, who was very faithful and devoted. I can remember that she was young and pretty, and that I wondered at her - brown skin; she used to sing” curious, sweet bits of song, which I did not understand, and coo and chatter to me, ina strange language. I was very fond of her. I distinctly re- call how jealous I was when there was another baby in the hhouse—Annee’s own baby—which was so little, and of which she seemed more fond than of me. “ This girl was a native. I do not know what her name was. My father called her Annie, which she pronounced ‘Annee? and I did the'same. After a time, she and her baby went ‘away. My father told me that they had ‘sailed far away ; but that, before long, we would go after them, and find them, and live with them again. This consoled me somewhat in my bitter grief. For a long time I teazed him to take me to Annce ; but he never did, and as I grew into boyhood, her memory faded ; I became engressed in other interests, until beautiful, brown, langhing Annee was Lo more to me than a dream. You do certainly resemble her, Tangee, 28 her image js impressed upyn my memory.” — 200 j “ And you think I am that baby ?” “ Yes, And now I understand your peculiar name. In trying to say Annee, your baby-tongue twisted it into Tan- ”. “Tt may be. But how singular that your father should never speak of his second marriage, never try to astertain the fate of his wife and child! I do not understand it.” “ Neither do L. There are many things which require to be explained. But, my dear sister, these papers bring convic- tion to my mind. For all particulars we must wait until a interview can be had with my father. If I do not receive letters that he is on his way, I shal! start inamediately comicbooks.conm