The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03

] Jim bent over the body. Then jim sprang
back with a cry OF horror Inc woman
/ who had flung her helpless child into the
water was his own VIE.
I My God. jenny he cried.
/ The woman slowly opened her eyes. The
sound OF her name had reused her. She
. looked up vaCantly. She scarcely realized
what had happened.
{ jenny exclaimed the dgOnlZcQ man,
speak 20 me. il is Jim!
Gradually ne reused her and she I'M
I derstood- Trembling with terror, she
I gaSDed out a few ncOherent words. Jim
put ms arms round her and lifted her up
ana carried her 10 the covered end OF the
barge.
/ Then like a man in a dream lie ques-
toned her. Why was she here? Why
/ had she done this awful thing2
tie gathered her story from the few
trembling hysterical words she could Ut
Ter The man mad deserted her-left her
with the child. and the child was weak
cCulq earn nothing while it was with her
All the money she had was gone. Trouble
[ mad turned her brain, and sne had deter
mined 10 do away with IL.
she had known St. Peters as a girl. She
knew OF the lonely river. and the devil
Had whispered to her that she might
drown ~ there and go back to London and
Deslh her NE again, free from the burthen
+ ihat II mad become to her. The doctor
had tod her II would not i've very long
year at The mOst-and-and-
,.she could say no more. She buried her
head on the breast OF the man she mad
betrayed, and sobbed Historically.
I anu tittH the storm burst IOfl.l again.
ana the thunder rolled and vivid flashes Cf
/ lightning from time TO time flung a blue
unSarthiy hgnt upon the guAty womt an
and the man who would presently have to
give her up to Jusuce-and VINO was her
/ husband
An hour later the storm had passed away
and the ram had ceased.
Then Jim Adams turned to his wife and
/ sald, Jenny, the last train that leaves st.
refers Tor London has gone tonight,
1 but there's one a six in the morning IL
/ you can get to London now, you can get
along in someway, You say"
" es, can work. Go into situation
at her husbands uniform.
He understood the thought that was
shaping itself in her distracted brain.
~ No, ! couldn't do that, my poor lass
40 man with scrap O. human feeling
own wife to tho"
He didn't say the word. It was too hor-
Il was mad" gasped the woman,I see
my Wlckedness now. oh, if only
es, yes, replied the man. soothing
her. 4 understand all that, and I'm moi
going TO judge YOU or help you to be
judged You must do the best you can
uli SIN, then get away. My duty. as
see it, is to save you if can. would
nave saved the child If l could. So 1t
can De wrong for me to try and save
55n9e woman who was-who is sun my wife
nave YOU got any money!"
Enough to 80 back with"
very well. Then good night. I'm go
ing back to the station. It's no good my
stopping here. The man I'm looking for
isn't hiding about here, that's certain, aud
so l nccdn stay-aud so-good-bye-and-
ana God forgive you. L think [ IN doing
right Jenny-if m not, God forgive met
When Jim Adams reached the police
station IL was past midnight. The superin-
te .l[ie had just returned.
W. ell, Adams he said, you've had a
rough time of 1t in the storm, and wild
goose chase"
Yes; sir; there was no sign of the
mo. That tramp was tramp. The
man that was wanted has been arrested at
Huntingdon this afternOOn-there' a wire
come through to say so. I'm going to
turn in now. Good night"
Good night sir"
"Oh, by-the-bye, Jenkins" said the sup
erintendent turning TO the officer on night
duty at the station, you'd better get the
particulars of that child you told me
about printed In the morning for circu-
lation."
Jim Adams started and look of terror
came into his face. The child's body had
! been found, justice was already on the
alert, ana his wife would be at the rail-
way station in few hours.
lie turned to jenkins and asked for
particulars.
ITS a queer affair altogether" said
jenkins. 'Old deaf Brownson was com
ing home from his daughters. and got
caught in the thunderstorm by the river
He took shelter in the sned by the paper
mills and saw something moving, as he
thought in the water He went to the
edge and dragged it about with his stick
and blest If 1t wasn't kid about year
"Deadr' cried jim.
"No-and that's the wonderful part Of
it. lt>could scarcely have been in the
water minute. 1t must have been put in
somewhere quite close. too only that
very ~minute. But Brownson was that
frightened he never stopped to look about,
II he could have seen with the night as
dark as IL was. He Just wrapped the
KID up in his overcoat and ran with it
cottage across the fields, and there they
put the poor mite in a hot bath and
brought it round and put it to bed, and
when he left he said il was all right but
he thought he'd better come and report
the matter to the police at once. It's a
4 case of attempted infanticide. BY the
/ bye, you've been up by the river. Did you
see any one about with a child?'
Hum Wen, wen have the descrip-
| ton of the child out tomorrow and thatill
most likely lead to the mothers arrest.
| suppose it was the mother who put
/ il in. A child year old don't go out
/ 10 O'Clock at night"
! Alive-the child was alive-and Jenny.
\ The little room in the police station seem
| ed to Jim to be going round at a terrific
/ rate. He hastily babe Jenkins good night
and went out. He was on night duty
about st. Peters till o'clock in the morn
/ ing.
old Win heard the news of the child that
J got
/ to the station at $50 He heard it from
one of the shunters who was son-in-law
/ of old Mrs. Good, and lived at the cot
tage.
Then VIII remembered the girl and the
I baby who came by the London train and
he wondered if that was the key to the
mystery.
Constable Adams looked in at the sta
/ ton about a quarter to six, and old VIII
went up to him full of his idea Depend
upon 1t. Muster Adams" he said, that
young woman done il. Wherever she is
now she amt got her baby with her. She
ought to be looked after and traced If
she hasn't got the child, why it's clear
/ case"
Jim Adams was in a terrible state of
anxiety At any moment Jenny might
come-he half expected to see her there
/ then. He had come to tell her the good
news. Old VIII would see at once that the
4 child was not with her.
Presently the few passengers for the
first train to London began TO gather on
! the platform.
1t wanted a few minutes to six. Jim
went outside the station and looked up
the road He saw woman coming slow
/ ly along.
1t was Jenny!
He walked rapidly towards her. He
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