Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-05
Tn. MISSION OF nITThE QUIET
By ELIZABETH CHERRY WALTZ.
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 In the neighborhood of Diamond Row" as some one wittily dubbed the long block of showy, pressed brick houses, Little Quiet's advent caused no end of comment and burn ing curiosity. Lawyer Hodges, the keenest lawyer of the city, had once been a waif and made his own way upward. His wife was an invalid and they were childless. When one day a child of year old and nurse maid were installed at their house the women of the block were not satisfied until each had made O friendly call and elicited such crumbs of informa- ton as Mrs. Hodges would impart.
 Pieced together it was meager in- formation. The child belonged to one of MT. Hodges clients and he had promised to give it his personal supervision. Mrs. Hodges did not know who the parents were nor why the child was there. The child was no annoyance to her, because it was quiet. In fact, they called her Little Quiet, although her name was Mary.
 The good matrons of Diamond Row." eager to do and be real society people, felt and resented the subtle differences between that baby and their own less dainty and beautiful offspring. For Little Quiet was deli cate and pale, she had starry eyes and a small, red mouth. Her curls, now light brown, would one day be as dark as her lashes. Her skin was fine and her hands and feet daintily formed. Money was lavished on her, money from somewhere. She was a little queen, even if isolated with her nurse in the taird-story front of the pressed brick. She was not neglect ed. Before Lawyer Hodges took his hat each morning he mounted the two flights of stairs, cast a suspicious eye over the nursery and bedroom, inspected the child gravely and kind ly and departed-satisfied.
 Little Quiet could not talk well, but she chose to show appreciation or affection by little smiles or move ments and gestures. Her nurse, who had something like a conscience after 6 long siege of troublesome charges, soon adored her.
 "There never was baby like her" she would say ten times e day. "Wherever her people are, they are missing the sweetest one God ever sent below"
 Even Lawyer Hodges thawed as the child began to look for his morning visits. He showed it by a sharper scrutiny and a dozen useless com mands, impractical and accepted by Nurse Brown with charity.
 One gloomy day Lawyer Hodges re- ceived a cablegram of some length over which he looked sore: While he was knitting his forehead, the head clerk ushered in a.woman. The law yer glanced up, suddenly pushed back the cablegram and rose. His keen eyes met eyes quite as keen, but beautiful and imploring.
 Madam"
 'You are surprised to see me, of course. l have recovered. am here because I want my child"
 "Your husband must inform you, madam. I am merely his lawyer. act by his instructions"
 And he is in Europe. I know the child is not with him and you know where she is. I would not let my lawyer come-nor can l wait. I must see my child-do you hear? l must see the child"
 .eBut, madam"
 You need not say one word. ] defy you. l am not afraid now of the whole world, because l have the clew to the tangle. Harold was and is a madly jealous man. He married me from the stage with no deceit or guile on my part. He was always jealous, always suspicious. And when I was i'll, ,he thought he found those sus- picions verified, seized the child and fled to Europe. But God is good, am now we'll and I will not be Aod- den to the dust. Harold did not take baby to Europe. She is hidden some where and you know where. Think of it, think of itI My child torn from me and I am wholly innocent. Can you deny me her one moment? Think how her mother must feell"
 During this impassioned appeal the lawyer stood peering out at her as if appalled,. He had not the least doubt of her innocence, for he knew men and women well. But the hus- band was his client and he must stand on the other side. Something made him hate himself as he said slowly:
 Madam, you must settle this with your husband. I cannot act save as he instructs me"
 "As you instruct him, you mean. ] know lawyers ways. Harold is rich and is your client. But l tell you that in the name of humanity you dare not refuse to tell me if that child is safe and we'll"
 He meant to shake his head and be done with it-but there came sud den memory of Little Quiet's clappiue her hands at the sight of her that morning, her starry eyes alight, as were these others before him. He cleared his throat.
 "She is well and safe"
 "For,so much I thank you. You may \ write to your client and tell him wha you please. Whatever he does, will be righted-because there is no wrong with me-and he has destroyed his own happiness"
 Whenshe had gone MT. Hodges pulled | forward the cablegram. It told hir' | that the writer was about to returc and intended to at once sue for di- vorce and the custody of his child. The