The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

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was looked Gupu a.. an oh woman. Whon
fae was a child tee nurse had allowed her
TO slip from her lap into an open CRATE
fire. Her whole body WAS fr!ca,fu1v
Scared, and the 3eTormity rssu.tin. there
from caused her 70 remain single all her
ne for she did not wish to lie espoused
for the money she possessed.
Her adopted Soa was the child o! a
widow who had lived next door 70 Nl..
Source. He was a po~srhlrous child. and
the mother had died al his birth. After
her death Nile Source bundled I'd the IN
tant. took him 20 her home. raised him and
sent him to e bOariirg-schoo: 20 be edc-
Gated. At The aG. OF II she took him back
70 Der home. for she wanted about the
lonely place some one who loved her. cared
for her and swee;-ned the loneliness Of her
Clio age.
Mlle Source lived on a lictla patch OF
ground n the country four miles from
Rennes When the boy came back to live
with her she dismissed her s-rvant; tbs
tncregss b. her living expenses made Il TN
possible for her 70 maintain three persons
on her income OF three thousand francs.
She dtd her own work, cooked the meals
and sent the boy on erran1s fo- her. Be
sides, he worked among the vegetable bells
IN the garden He was a gentle. tirlld
child. always quiet and loving in his de-
meanor toward his fostsr-notEer. who was
ksonly alive TO the Joy. the new Joy. Of
being caressed by a human being that
\seemed neither surprised nor repulsed BY
Ser uns.gkt.iness- He called her aunt"
ahd treated her Ike q mother.
In the evening tho spins;er and her fos-
ter son SAL by the fire while she prepared
sweetmeats fo- him. She heated the wine
and toasted the bread. and together they
enjoyed e. toothsorne snack before they re-
tired Tor the night. She was wont to take
the boy into her arms. lavish caresses upon
him and whisper tender. words into his ear.
She called him her little flower" her
'cherub," her sweet angel" her precious
gem"
He repaid her caresses IN kind. and
pressed his little face lovingly agains, her
shoulder. Although he was 10 years old,
he was still fra'l and small, and his
ccuntensnce wore q sickly look
Now and then Mile. Source took him with
her OF a visit TO TWO female relatives. the
only surviving members OF her family. who
lived at Rerues. These TWO women dis
liked the idea OF tn, child's adoption. be-
cause It interfered with the inheritancs
they hoped to make at the death of Mile.
Source; nevertheless, they received her
cordially hor,rr .b., Nv. u,o,1s -sca,y. .
share In the division Of the .srata
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p DIE extraordinary ehtfedues he suc-
oeedea one evening IN "AeedHhs her out OF
ehNner large SUN nlt when' Il lew days
A"'o1' no apPIvacheh her Tor Tie same prr-
poS'' II 1oIAl"ei HHheNl"le ana gave MN
o mo1o money from that crne on.
inc ooy resented TINS action on her par;
he I'D not snow II he became passive once
more. stayed at home, and sat for hours
without moving HIS eyes were always fas-
tened TO the ground and lie seemed buried
In dreams. He no longer addressed himself
TO Mile. Source, and scarcely deiSEed t, an
sweri In curt monos.liabic phrases when SHE
spoke 20 him Although he WAS polite and
attentive to her wants. he RETAINED from
embracing her.
So unusual was the boys silence that Il
frightened tie sp;nster In the evening. when
they sat face to face by the freside. Five,
six times she asked him "a Question. 20
which not a single wsEa came in reply.