The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-15
o3 Nassau ST., New York.

getting the child of these wretches out o.
our house
Mrs Desbrow left her low easy chair
and drawing a hassock close 10 heT nus nus
band. folded her hands upon his Knee.
looking up at him with look that al
ways vanished him. ~
No dear. more than ever tnat Hltl9
forlorn child needs the shelter We can
afford her Her mother never did tlis
thing Wilson. Time will prove that.
Perhaps she will come here some day, or
some night. to get her baby Not hndihs
il, she might go from pad TO worse Such
a great big home IS we have. Willie. anu
just YOU and / To nil It,
IT'S not to be made into reformatory
for all that, rest assured. my love.
NO. / don't want TO make 1t into re
fornatory l just want TO shelter one
tiny little. innocent child that never did
a wrong thing or had an eyh thought in
all its life | would feel like a criminal
myself Willie If l turned that child over
20 the founding people. Then she could
never see il again.
why not? l don't see that"
she would be afraid TO reclaim II at
any hands but my own II would lead u
her detection and arrest Whether she
did this thing or not she knows that she
is a suspect. Think of her wretchedness.
Willie. a wandering. homeless. branded
wOman-sO SouEg, 50 pittuily young 50
frienuless!'
And then his wife did what in all their
ten years of happy welded life he had
never seen her do. She dropped her head
upon the hands that Were clasped on his
knee and broke into hysterical sObs- lie
lifted her wet face in both his hands
and looked at her IN alarm.
m
No. not III. not III at all. Willie. only
you have no idea how that girls face
haunts me. Such a sad. sad face such
heart hunger in il. But nothing vicious
nothing low! Absurd to think she would
Kill. We viii keep her little chiid-untl--
until
Until what. my dear?"
Until she comes for it
she may never come.
Then We shall never send Il away.
You need not even see II. If you don
want to- dear. But l think, yes. l am quite
sure. Willie, 1 should Ike TO train some
thing higher In the intellectual scale than
q dog"
little delicate nose on a bit Of belaceu
cambria. Her husband adOred her. Weep
ing or smiling she was altogether lovely
in mis- eyes. lie kissed her now on .tho
cheek that nearest to him.
ship"
always was. We will keep the child. Won
we WIllie?'
ier arms were about his neck There
was but one answer possible.
Whatever Will make yOu happiest. ms
love-
IL was quite half an hour later when
Mrs Desbrow, with "a quaint puckeTii-5
1
We must give il name. Willie, va
cant so ON calling IL the baby or t.et
Child' forever"
Names are convenient on occasion. 4
give my preference 10 inherited ol4es.
however"
You suggest a nice name" she sala
coaxingly.
Mr. Desbrow looked refectively AZ tae
fire for "A second. His wife watched h.m
anxiously. In view OF the baby's exceed
ing prettiness she hoped he would s-7-
gest something very nice, indeed.
In consideration of all the circum-
stances" he presently said. with extreme
E gravity. Il can think of nothing more APP
propriate than Diana OF the Tower
"Oh, Willie, for ali the world like a
cat''
Diana IS a very diEnifed name"
And Miss Towers wouldn't sound very
ode she assented cheerfully after pom
dering a second
Not half bad" said her husband. men
tally registering a VOW that Diana Of
the Tower should be eliminated from
his household gods long before any sur
name should be called into requislJon-
Then that is settled" said Mrs Des-
brow, with the laugh of a happy child
CTo Be Continued)