The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-19

and dropping, emotional and active,
with great eyes which opened and
closed heavily but nervously. She was
only twenty years old, and her dark,
Indian-like husband died. Then her
baby was born. Her doctor adhered to
the medieval custom of keeping the
room dark when anybody had. fever.
| For a week Luisa was exceedingly ill,
and she could feel her child, but not
see 1t plainly. She yearned and Rugged
the little thing up warm; but it got
weaker and could hardly even cry.
Poor girl-she wanted it so. ooh, doc
tor, can't I, can't have the shutters
open today?" she pleaded; 81 want to
see It'll"
mot for three days." said he; and
Barbara. who had begun to worship
her. entered and knelt down, and the
chambermaid knelt down; then the
doctor said: Sonora, the baby is
dead.'
She uttered moan which rent Bar
baro's heart. What would he not do to
bring her baby back! She wanted it
SO.
The doctor called him out. Here is
money; go get fine coffin. You must
manage things"
In the sunshine the mozo is child.
What a quantity of money! That
| would keep him for months. He went
through the plaza, and suddenly came
to halt, rubbing his eyes. Why, as
for fine ones, the very finest in the
world was there by itself on a bench,
unless the Lord were playing tricks
with him. Some collins have over
them an air Of the elegant. He ap-
preached it. with awe; the white lid
was exquisitely adorned He looked
about fearfully, and no one was OBJ
serving him, for some excitement
round a corner had made everybody
run. The trees waved happily at him,
while church bell promised every
thing good, no matter what you do.
The money ratified in his pocket and
could be his forever. Many good things
oft concenter to make a bad one. To
steal was sacred; and it was not with
out piety that he seized the little white
casket and fled.
When Martina came back she stared
all about; she walked from one side Of
the park to the other and in and out,
| for an hour; then she said God Wills"
But she would go to the graveyard,
| asking people occasionally If they had
seen a little angel (the dead ones are
called SOY. Nobody had. She wander
ed into the walled cemetery and said
| to some who stood looking at a stone:
"Have you seen pass here a little an
gel?"
They had not: and after time she
bethought herself to take one more
hov,
| round her head, and walked out of
the white walled square.
Not till he ran into Dona Luisa's
patio did his fear permit Barbara to
perceive the collins weight. Even then
| only terror, not reason, possessed him.
He plunged into the sick room; yet
without noise. The doctor was gone;
Luisas aunt was coming; the moth ar
| lay as though unconscious; and the
maid tiptoed behind him in the dark
ness. At window was faint light;
and near it on a chair Barbara set the
casket down and took off the lid Be-
hold, a naked child His flesh crept
and he went down on his knees Shak-
ing. To hide It'll To conceal all! To
lie! Such were his inevitable thoughts,
while the little thing lay peaceful. He
called forth all his powers, shut his
eyes, put in his hands, and lifted it out.
He hid 1t on chair in the dark; and
now as though some supernatural
thing had come to haunt him, there
broke out on the stiffness an infants
wall. Barbara, who had risen to his
feet, tottered. From that it came-that
that! His hands had touched it, his
eyes had seen it dead. And now how
wildly 1t was shrieking!
The maid gabbled out. Luisa, with
gasps, sought to raise herself and could
not "Barbaro Barbaro!" she cried,
cit is alive!"
Isl senora," muttered he, frozen.
Barbara! Give 1t to mel"
Isl, senora," said he. thickly, and
could not pull his foot from the floor.
Give it to me-now I want it noW!"
| The child still screamed.
| "Si, sonora" He stared into the rev.
| erbating dark, and could not move
| his frozen body.
| "Barbaro! Barbaro!'" she pleaded,
| and broke her heart
The maid CROPPED where the noise
| came from, found the little naked
| thing, and took it to Luisa, who seized
upon it. 1t nursed; and was still; and
wrapped all in her arms, warm. Peace
! reigned, and Luisa said gently: Bar