Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-21

''Sae is well and safe"
For SO much thank you. You may
rite 10 your ellen; and tell him wha 4
you please. Whatever ne does. I viii
be r.ghted-because there is no wrong
with me--and he has destroyed his
own happiness"
Wien she had gone NJ. Hodges pulled
forward the cable gram. Il told him
thS: the writer was about 10 return
and Intended to a. onve sue for a di-
vor' and the custody OF BIS child The
papers must be ready wAsa he reached
New York.
Yes" the papers are ready" ssid
sAe lawyer on the eighth day after
ward 60 tall and athletic young man.
who seemed 20 fairly fu bis small OF
fee; that is, II you are fully deter
mined. Your wife viii fight the case.
she has retained Van Cassyl-and viii
fght " the child. Had we not better
arrange something2"
Harold Thyme shook himself like
weary dog.
NO, I wan it ever with. ! am sure
sure. It was my own mad FOLLY
These women of the stage-pahi~
but" interrupted the lawyer. "you
are too rash. were too rash thcr
Think OF the chi'd-that is nice little
child. You ough, rot 20 expect me -o
not think Of her Fin this case. for '.e
looked after her for You"
$50 YOU have said the man. q1c --
ly. "but she is so ike her mother"
eve viii go and see her before we
do anything else" said the lawyer.
quietly. "In fact. insist that you
must see her before going forward"
Half an hour later the two men
stepped quietly up the two flights of
stairs. The house seemed very stiu.
and there was nothing 30 lead Afr
Hodges TO expect the scene he met o.
opening the nursery door. The child
was seated on her beautiful mother
lap. the tiny arms about her neck
Mrs. AcIges was crying ga a chair near
by, and Nurse Brown was blowing her
nose violently f-om time 70 time
"Arethusai" exclaimed Mr.. Hodge.
amazed beyond further speech by the
sight before him.
She turned fercoN upon him.
~Whlcn I never w9a g hevc though
Timothy. that you'd have hid away
sweet child from its IA, Their. and ali
on account OF a bad man's .ealousl."
Mrs. Thyme had risen with IA child
In her arms. Her eyes J'azed as she
faced her occuser.
"N0u shall not have her, Harold.
You would make her as miserable as
you have made me. Think 81 snatch
ing tender little ching from it's moth
er's arms and then running of 10 Eu-
rope anc leaving her with strangers.
III shows what . rash. wildthouwht-
ed man you are sobbed Mrs. Hodges.
and you've had bad influence over
my husband or he would never have
helped YOU"
Harold Thyme was pallid TO the
lips.
Didn't 1 see you talking TO the
actor you knew before we were mar
ried? Didu't l see you give him a let
ter or note 2-and you had promised
me 10 give up those people"
That's where ! was foolish" re-
piled the little mother, brayely. II
should never have turned my back on
old friends-and should occasion OF
fer, / viii show what that note was
and where its destina tion."
''She was sending money to a poor
sick woman that had always looked
after her, you wretch" cried Mrs.
Hodges; "she told me. so, and I be-
neve her-and not asking her about ii
you steals her baby, and her sick at
the time. Ughl but you are
thoughtless one and don't deserve
such n wife and child. Timothy shall
not take your case, not he.''
The lawyer whistled softly.
But Little Quiet had been making
up her mind from her perch in her
mothers arms. She had been shyly
eying her father while smoothing her
mothers cheek. Now her seldom
heard voice was raised in entreaty.
Papa, peas tum here"
It was as II a bombshell had ex-
ploded in the room. Nurse Brown
fed, weeping andibly. The dazed
Timothy found himself hustled ont
by Mrs Hodges, who fairly drove him
down the stairs. Sitting down upon a
iivan in the hallway she sank back
among the cushions with a wall OF
recrimination.
IF it wasn't for that Blessed child.
Timothy. you'd be misera ble sinner.
But the Lord has upset your plans. and
although l don't like that man. she
may bring him around so he'll act like
other people. They got little child TO
cad them, anyhow"