Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-05
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"Yes," the papers are ready" said the lawyer on the eighth day after ward to a tall and athletic young man, who seemed to fairly fill his small of flee; that is, if you are fully deter mined. Your wife will fight the case. She has retained Van Csssyl-and will fight for the child. Had we not better arrange somethiug?"
 Harold Thyme shook himself like a weary dog.
 "No, wan. it over with. am sure sure. It 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 child-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"
 ''So you have" said the man. gloom ily. but she is so like her mother"
 "We will go and see her before we do anything else" said the lawyer, quietly. "In fact, I 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 MT. 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 MT. Hodges, amazed beyond further speech by the sight before him.
 She turned fiercely npon him
 (Which l never won have thought, Timothy, that you'd have hid away a sweet child from it's m, ther. and all on account of bad mans Jealousy.
 Mrs. Thyme had risen with the child in her arms. Her eyes blazed 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 tender little thing from it's moth CTS arms and then running of to Eu- rope and leaving her with strangers.
 "Itshows what a rash, wildthought- 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 palhd to the lips.
 Didn't I see you talking to the actor you knew before we were mar ried? Didn't see you give him let ter or note?-and you had promised me to give up those people"
 That's where I was foolish" re- piled the little mother, bravely. T should never have turned my back on | old friends-and should occasion of- fer, I will show what that note was and where it's destination"
 "She was sending money to poor sick woman that had always looked after her, you wretch" cried Mrs. Hodges; "she told me so, and l be- lieve her-and not asking her about it you steals her baby, and her sick at the time. Ughl but you are thoughtless one and don't deserve such a 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 if a bombshell had ex- ploded in the room. Nurse Brown fled, weeping audibly. The dazed Timothy found himself hustled out by Mrs. Hodges, who fairly drove him down the stairs. Sitting down upon a divan in the hallway she sank back among the cushio1s with a vail of recrimination.
 "If it wasn't for that blessed child, Timothy, you'd be a miserable sinner But the Lord has upset yourplans, and although I don't like that man. she may bring him around so he'll act like other people. They got little child to lead them, anyhow"