Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-02-02

IN ALL WHITTIER"
the store and 20 out to make inquiries.
She called the boy and commenced car
rying tho things In from the door when
policeman drove up in Eugones
wagon. but without Eugene.
Mrs. Bregy's heart gave bound. but
she managed to cry out: what Is the
matter? What has happened to my
son?"
Don't got excited, man. He Is not
locked up, but no met with slight &C.
cident and is lying over at the Rooso-
volt hospital. and II you will 60 with
mo will drive you to him."
"Of course I will 60 with you'll" said
the now thoroughly excited woman.
"Just wait while close the store"
The policeman happened to DO q very
kindly sort OF man, so no helped her to
carry in the boxes and roll the barrels
from tho doorway. Then he sat In tho
wagon while she put on her bonnet, and
in o few moments they wore going
downtown ut a rafting pace.
On tho way the policeman told Mrs.
Brcgy that her son mot with tho acci-
dent In crossing the entrance TO Central
Park. Tho horses attached to lady's
carriage had taken fright just rs they
emerged from the park and had run
into Eugcno's wagon, which was upset,
together with tho lady's vehicle. Tho
lady had miraculously escaped without
injury, but Eugene had boon taken In
an ambulance to tho hospital. Had his
wagon been loaded, the policeman said.
1t would not have been upset, but Eu-
gene had delivered his goods and was
driving home.
Tho policeman was very chatty, and
tho mothers suspense in going to tho
hospital was consequently considerably
lessoned.
When she arrived there tho surgeons
told her that her son could not just
then DO seen. They said his shoulder
had been dislocated and he had received
q slight concussion, but would in all
probability be about again In the course
Of o couple Of weeks. At first they
seemed determined that she should not
see her son, but on hearing from .
nurse that no was sleeping quietly they
allowed the distressed woman to take q
look at him. After that the kind
hearted policeman drove her home and
stabbed tho horse for her.
That night was terrible one for Mrs.
Dregy. 1t WIS only within tho past few
months that her better nature had as.
serted itself after lying dormant for
nearly twenty years. The buffetings
she had received from the world had
dcadened the purer sentiments which
had struggled for an existence within
her breast, but now that she had found
that there was still place for her In
the world, she was lifted out Of tho
mire into which she had drifted and
felt that sho had something " live for.
Not for revenge-for such was not her
motive. She had loved and loved
truly, and her love was as true, II not
rs pure. to-day as when the digniaed
Alphonse Breezy lcd hor to the altar In
the little French church In Now York.
II was still rs ardent rs 1t was whom no
first called her wife and took hor home
TO the modest fat near TO Washington
Park. Still she was living with an OBJ
ject
Hor son had recently occupied large
part OF her heart but her husband still
retained his place, and as day followed
day the image OF the gentleman who
purchased tho paper from her would rise
to her mind, and in her dreams he was
ever present Sometimes sho would
murmur in those dreams: "Alphonsc,
don't you know me?" Then she would
dream that once more they were united
Eugene his fathers right hand, the
father and son bound together by the
strongest ties that can bind on this
earth, their home the pleasantest place
imaginable, nothing to trouble or vex
them, the past forgiven and forgot
ten. Then u grim vail would cover
all and o dreadful nightmare follow.
and as the suns rays burst through the
blinds In the early morn she would turn
restlessly on her bed. stretch out hor
arms. open her eyes and find that she
was still alone. Lately she had re-
signed herself very much to her cir
cumstances and had given up all idea
OF ever seeing her husband again
True, she had little cause to wish 10
see him. but like manv another patient
and long-sufiering woman, she loved and
hoped against fate.
And now In the midst OF the bright
ness Of her new life this other trouble
had como upon hcr. Eugene, her man.
" boy. had boon snatchcd from her side
for o timo and she was left without o
counsellor or friend with tho store on
her hands and only q slight experience
to guide her as TO what was best to do.
Fortunately her brain was clear and
knowing o young German who was sore
| ~ In need Of some employment tenn
porary or otherwise. she hired him TO
attend 10 the store and was thereby en-
abled TO make frequent visits 70 Eugene
at the hospital His case did not prove
as serious as was ut first imagined and
his recovery was much more rapid than
the most hopeful Of the surgeons had
anticipated
In the second week he was able 10
move about little and his mother was
allowed 20 hold long conversations with
him.
One day IS his mother was leaving be
said: "Mother. wish you would try
| and 1et here n little sooner the dny