The Penn's Grove record., 1889-07-27

Intellectual efforts of the bystanders to
resuscitate the child. That is not the
wayl Take off his dress; lift his arms
up and draw them down again. Be
quickl'
He was too much exhausted to aid
them hims elf, but his orders were exc
cuted. and the little, bare arms were
promptly raised and lowered till artifi-
cial respiration was replaced by a faint,
futtering sigh, and they knew the
child was safe.
Lloyd had not looked once at Elaine,
but his eyes were fastened on the child's
bare arm, on which there were a num-
Der Of queer little spots, and n long,
red streak just above the elbow.
This seemed to fascinate him. He
stared at 1t steadfastily till Elaine's
face came between him and the child,
and she said in u low, uneven voice:
II cannot tell how much l thank you,
Lloyd. You always were a brave fel'
low
His yes filed with tears when She
called him by his first name. That was
good of her. 1t was kind, too, that she
acknowledged, by her praise, their pre-
vfous acquaintance.
Il did it for YOU he said, huskily.
1T was nothing. l am very glad.'
Il think you would have done it for
ayy One-fOr the child'5 own sake she
said. gently.
And she took Tito up In her arms,
for the child was all right now, N
fee ting wet and uncomfortable, he had
beg un to cry.
Il will see you again. she said; n
L.oyrd's heart bounded.
) Ii E got UP with an effort and stood
there, very wet and dragged beside her.
ST. am going away he said, In a
low tone. I don't think I'D better stay
any longer.
Elaine's eyes fell.
just as you thlnk,' she said.
But there is one thing l want to
ask Lloyd continued. How did thai
child get those marks OH his arm?'
Oh,' Elaine answered readily, that
IS nothing. He was born with those.
But you ought not to stand here, wet
as you are, aud Tito
I am going,' lie said hurrledly.
"Good-byi'
sshe held ot,t her hand very frankly.
Thank you,' she said with real
warmth, and her eyes were quits misty.
you saved Tito's lite, and | love him
very dearly. T shall not forget it.
Lloyd could not speak. He simply
crushed the small hand she gave him
in a fervent grasp and hurried away.
and Tito watched his pretty mamma
witt wide, curious eyes.
Don't cry, mamma, he lisped. Tito
loves zoo. Don't cry
But Elaine's tears would fall, and
her heart ached sadly.
Il thought I had ceased to care so
mech for him. she said, in despair,
but 1t is of no use. l shall love him
always. and yet I have NJ right to love
him. 1t is wicked of me. oh, I caunot
help it'll Oh, Lloyd, Lloyd, why did
you ever leave mef'
From that day, somehow, Nantucket
ceased to please her, and she went
home. 1t was several weeks later that
| she had a note from the matron of the
hospital whence she had taken Tito:
my DEAR Miss VALLEAU," Mrs.
Johns wrote, "a most extraordinary
! thing has happened. Tito's father has
turned up, and has been here inquiring
for him. In the first place, a very
strange mistake has happened You
know w have a great many babies
here at one time-sometimes as many
us iifty-and 1t often happens that in
bathing the babies, as we do battle
them, in patches, they get mixed up.
and we can't tell which is which. The
mothers have to help us out.
But, If you will remember, Tito had
no mother, and there was at the same
time another baby here who was an
orphan. One Of these babies was the
child OF q poor, friendless woman, ami
the other belonged to a gentleman Of
means who had lost his wife, and who
had paid US to have this child properly
cared for.
He has been travelling abroad for
several years, and has just returned,
intending to take this child away. But
when he came to get his child, it ap-
pears that the child was not here. The
baby we had supposed vas his was the
child OF a poor woman. He knew II
was moi his, because his child had
some peculiar birthmarks on n arm.
You can easily understand how | felt
when I found that our nurses had been
so careless. Tito is this gentleman's
child, and I am afraid You will have to
give him up
Elaine let the note fall and burst into
tears.
1T is always that way she said
everything l love Is taken from me-
With a feeling Of utter despair, she
flung herself on thecouch and lay there
till a servant came to announce that
there was a gentleman in the parlor to
see her.
Elaine went down with a sinking
heart Her visitor was standing in the
middle OF the room, and she saw, with
a strange fiuttering Ut the heart, that II
was Lloyd Caruthers.
He came forward with q feverisf
! manner as she stood still In surprise,
and he said, without waiting to greet
her:
Elaine. do you know that IL is my
child you have adoptedT
your childI' she echoed. Tito Il
your ch,ld?'
Yes he went on, hurriedly. You
heard Of my marriage, L know. blush
to mention II, but I married a woman
who was a druukard and al opium
eater. l wa well punished for my
f"'iv I do not excuse 1t. but l have
>.sd yeu to know how II