The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-13

papers must be ready when he reached /
New York.
YES" the papers are ready" said
the lawyer on the eighth day after
ward to tall and athletic young man.
who seemed to fairly I'LL his small Of
fee; that is, If you are fully deter
mined. Your wife will fight the case.
She has retained Van CasSyI--and viii
fight for the child. Had we not better
arrange something?"
Harold Thyme shook himself Like
a weary dog.
'No, wan il ever with. am sure
sure 1t was my own mad folly.
These women of the stage-pahi"
"But," interrupted the lawyer, you
are too rash, were too rash then
Think of the chiId-that Is nice little
child. You ought not TO expect me to
not think of her in this case, for I've
looked after her for you"
$50 you have" said the man, gloom
ily, shut she is so ike her mother"
: I'VE will 90 and ~ her before we
do anything else" said the lawyer.
quietly. an 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 still,
and there was nothing TO lead Mr.
Hodges TO expect the scene he met on
opening the nursery door, The child
was seated on her beautiful mother :
lap, the tiny arms about her neck
Mrs. Hodges was crying in d chair near
BY, and Nurse Brown was blowing her
nose violently from time TO time.
"Arethusal" exclaimed Mr.. Hodges,
amazed beyond further speech by the
sight before him
She turned fierceIv upon him
when 1 never VOL have though
Timothy, that you'd have hid away a
sweet child from its N, Their. and all
on account of bad mans JEALOUSY"
Mrs. Thyme had risen with tn child
in her arms. Her eyes bsazed a. she
faced her sccuser.
'sYou shall not have her, Harold.
You would make her as miserable as
you have made me. Think of snatch
ing a tender little thing from its moth
er's arms and then running OF TO Eu-
rope and leaving her with strangers
"Itshows what rash. wildthought'
ed man you are" sobbed Mrs. Hodges
@and you've had a bad influence over
my husband or he would never have
helped you"
Harold Thyme was paIld TO I'll,
lips
Didn't I see you talking to the
actor you knew before we were mar
ried? Didn't 1 see You give him let
ter or note?-and you had promiseC
me to give up those people"
That's where I was foolish" re
piled the little mother, bravely. ..
should never have turned my back Of
old friends-and should occasion of
fer, viii show what that note wa
and where its destination"
'.She was sending money to q poo
sick woman that had always looke'
after her, you wretch" cried Mrs
Hodges; @she told me so, and 1 be
neve her-and not asking her about
you steals her baby, and her sick a
, the time Ughl but you are
thoughtless one and don't deserv
such a wife and child. Timothy shall
not take your case, not he"
. The lawyer whistled softly
But Little Quiet had been maxim
up her mind from her perch in he
mothers arms. She had been shyl
ewing her father while smoothing he
mothers cheek Now her seldom
heard voice was raised in entreaty.
Papa, peas tum here"
1t was as if a bombshel had ez
ploded in the room Nurse Brow
fed, weeping audibly. The daze
Timothy found himself hustled on
by Mrs. Hodges. who fairly drove hin
I down the stairs. Sitting down upon
divan in the hallway she sank bac
among the cushions with a wall Q
recrimination.
j IF il wasn't for that blessed chic
e Timothy. you'd be a miserable sinnel
' But the Lord has upset your plans. an
q although L don't like that man. sh
E may bring him around so he'll act Tx
e other people. They got little child t
!, lead them, anyhow"
: Knew from Experience
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