our own good where after all would be the use of bis the past lo and away ins happiness � hers for he felt that she him aa for the child he would see it was cared for he would never he would do everything but own it perhaps it would be as happy in life without being owned by its seeing that could tell how things would out and that is there any other reason wanted well then that the father would ha chapter was a s that week in and up yard at it was known that the dark haired woman with ihe fair who had lately come lo lodge there was gone away again that was all the express note taken that had disappeared the eyes of men but ihe death which lo ihe general lot seemed as trivial as the summer shed leaf was d with the of destiny to certain human lives that we know of and sorrows even to the end s determination lo keep the tramp s child was matter of hardly less surprise and talk in the village than the robbery of his that softening of feeling towards him which dated m his misfortune that of suspicion and dislike in a pity for him as lone and was now accompanied with a more active sympathy especially amongst the women notable mothers who knew what it waa to keep children whole and sweet lazy mothers who knew what it was to be in folding their arms and � a ng their elbows hy the mischievous of children just firm on their i were equally manage with a two year old child on his hands and were equally ready with their suggestions the chiefly telling him what he had better do and the lazy ones being emphatic in telling him what he would never be able to do among the notable mothers was the one whose for ihey rendered without any show of bustling instruction had shown her the half guinea given to him by and had asked her what he do about getting some clothes for the child eh master said there s no call to buy no more nor a pair o shoes for i ve got the little as wore five years ago and it s ill spending the money on baby lor the child grow like grass i may bless it � that it will and the same day brought her bundle and displayed to one by one the tiny garments in their du order of succession most of them patched and but clean and neat as fresh sprung this was the introduction to a great ceremony with soap and water from which baby came out in new beauty and sat on s knee handling her toes and and patting her palms together with an air of made several discoveries about herself which she communicated by sound of and the was not a cry e need or uneasiness baby had be q used to it without expecting either sound or touch to anybody nd think the in heaven could n t be prettier said rubbing the golden curls and � kissing them and to think of its being covered wi them dirty rags � nd the poor mother � to death but there s them as took care of it and brought it to your door master the door was r the si tile robin did n t jou say the yes said yea � the door was open the s gone i don t know where and this is come from i don t know he had not mentioned lo any one bis of the child entrance shrinking from � which might lead to the fact he himself suspected � namely that he had been in one ot his ah said with soothing gravity it s hke the night and morning and the sleeping and the waking and the rain and the harvest � one goes and the other comes and we know nothing how nor where we may strive and and but it s little we can do all � the big things come and go wi no striving o onr n � they do that tliey do and i think you re in the right on it to p the little un master seeing as it sent to there s folks as thinks nt you happen bo a bit with it while it s so little bat i ll come and and see to it for you i ve a bit o time to spare most for when one up i tne morning the clock seems to still low rt ten afore it a lo go the so as say i come and see to the child for vou and welcome you kindly said hesitating a little i be jou ll tell me things but he added uneasily forward a look at with some jealousy as she was resting her head against s arm and him from a distance � bat i want to do things for it else it may get fond o somebody else and not fond o me i ve been used to for myself in the house � i can learn i can eh to be said gently i ve seen men as are wonderful handy wi children the men ard and mostly god help em � but when the drink s out of cm they are n t though they re bad for and � bo tier and you see goes next the skin proceeded taking up the little shirt and putting it on yes said bringing his eyes very close that they might be in the mysteries whereupon b seized his head with both her small arms and put her lips against his with see there said with a woman s tender tact she s n you she wants to go o your lap i ll be go then take her 