Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-17


"Yes," the papers are ready" said
the lawyer on the eighth day after
ward 70 a tall and athletic young man.
who seemed to fairly fill his small Of
fee; that is, If you are fully deter
mined. Your wife viii fight the case.
She has retained Van Cassyl-and viii
fight for the child. Had we not better
arrange somethiug?"
Harold Thyme shook himself like
a weary dog.
"Ao, | wan. il over with ] am sure
sure. 1t was my own mad folly
| These women of the stage-pah!"
But" interrupted the lawyer, you
are too rash, were too rash then.
Think of the ehild-that is a 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
lily, but she is so like her mother"
Eve will 90 and see her before we
do anything else said the lawyer,
quietly. SIN 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 mothers
lap, the tiny arms about her neck
Mrs. Hodges was crying in a chair near
by, and Nurse Brown was blowing her
nose violently from time to time.
"Arethusa!" exclaimed Mr.. Hodges, |
amazed beyond further speech by the
sight before him.
She turned fiercely upon him.
(Which ! never won have thought, /
Timothy, that you'd have hid away
sweet child from its m, Their, and all /
on account Of bad mans jealousy"
Mrs. Thyme had risen with tn child
in her arms. Her eyes bazed as she
faced her accuser.
you 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 Off to Eu-
rope and leaving her with strangers"
"Itshows what a 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 pallid TO the
lips.
Didn't see you talking to the
actor you knew before we were mar
-ied2 Didn't 1 see you give him let
Ter or note?-and you had promised
ne TO give up those people,"
That's where l was foolish" re-
olied the little mother, bravely. 81
should never have turned my back on
I'D friends-and should occasion Of
er, will show what that note was
md where its destination"
"She was sending money to a poor
lick woman that had always looked
,fter her, you wretch" cried Mrs.
lodges; "she told me so, and / be-
ieve her-and not asking her about it
,ou steals her baby, and her sick at
he time. Ughl but you are a
houghtless one and don't deserve
uch a wife and child. Timothy shall
ot take your case, not he"
The lawyer whistled softly.
But Little Quiet had been making
p her mind from her perch in her i
arms. She had been shyly i
ying her father while smoothing her
cheek. Now her seldom {
card voice was raised in entreaty. t
Papa, peas tum here" n
1t was as if a bombshell had ex-
loded in the room. Nurse Brown
ed, weeping audibly. The dazed
imothy found himself hustled out n
y Mrs. Hodges, who fairly drove him II
own the stairs. Sitting down upon a
ivan in the hallway she sank back n
mong the cushions with a wall Of "
examination. .
IF it wasn't for that blessed child, n
imothy, you'd be miserable sinner. N
ut the Lord has upset your plans, and ~
Though l don't like that man, she Y
Jay bring him around so he'll act like
Their people. They got a little child to
ad them, anyhow"