The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-28
FIFTY POUNDS REWARD


Because / want to confess something.
The child amt dead
WHAT" shrieked the girl.
Her cry was sharp and clear: 1t pierced
like sword. The man put his hands to his
ears. She took him by the shoulders and
shook him; then she drew down her face
close to his: her eyes were like the eyes of
famished wolf.
Say that again. and I'll tear you limb
| from limb" she cried
You are a goose, Flavia. Why should
| you get into such a fury? You were i'll,
and there was lady who wanted to adopt
a child. She was disappointed at having
no children Of her own. She saw our child
and took liking to 1t. and IL sold 1t to
| her. Oh. know where she lives; could
tell you X I pleased. You can see your
baby again II / will it. What is the matter,
Flavia?''
| You don't leave this room alive until
you tell we where the child is
Its silly to talk like that. Flavia, and
| I'm not afraid OF you. 1 will tell you
everything when you give me-"
| "what?"
Two hundred pounds"
'-Andre,''
| Flavia sank down on her chair; her pas
| sionate rage left her. She felt cold and
| chill and heavy. For time she was al
most incapable of feeling. Then her heart
beat hard She went UP again to the man.
Fifty pounds" she said. Il could give
| you fifty pounds tomorrow"
| Fifty pounds? You have fifty pounds
saved?'
mo. haven't, but 1 can give it to you
tomorrow If you will give me the lady's
address and let me go to the child"
NO" he answered. 1.-TWO hundred
| pounds-not a penny less. 1 can't go to
| Africa with nothing. 1 will leave you and
/ the child to make the best of your lives
| together IL you get me the money. You
| and the child-it is a pretty one now. 1t
| has a look of you, Flavia; We called it
| Flavia, didn't We? You can have it, and
1 will promise never to worry you again.
But not for penny less-you understands"
The man STROBE toward the door.
81 have a chance out yonder." he said.
| ''You shall have the childs address for
two hundred pounds. You know how to get
| it-with your pretty face and your nimble
fingers. You can steal it, girl. You have
done 1t before now. Go around to Jona-
than Wheeler: you have been to his shop
before now. He will show you the way.
| The chances of prison! Faugh! You have
no spirit. If you love wour child you know
how to get the money"
He slammed the door after him and stum-
bled downstairs.
Flavia sat very still after he had left her.
ITO think that / could ever have loved
him." she murmured.
Then she thought of the baby. She
crossed the room. opened drawer, and
took out little pair of blue silk shoes, and
| a little pair of white socks and blue sash,
and a baby's rattde. She kissed them one
and all without any tears. Her face looked
hard and cold, and white.
| "I thought you were in your grave, my
little darling" she said "but you are alive.
and you shall come back to me. 1 will get
you back or I'll know the reason why
There came tap at her door, and Mrs.
Lawson's kind voice called out:
"Flavia, I've brought you a cup Of tea"
THANK you, Mrs. Lawson" answered the
girl, 'but couldn't eat or drink anything
tonight. I am going to bed; I'm very
tired. Thank you so much"
The woman went away and when all was
still Flavia went softly across the room
and, raising the valance of her bed, took
out from thence a box. 1t was an old band
box. She opened it. and from the inner
recesses produced little square wooden
box On the box were marked the words
Denver Bros. New York" She opened IL
and took out four diamonds, twelve tur-
quoises, and pearl brooch. Two of the
diamonds were cut and gittered like liv-
ing things. but the other two were unset;
4 lii ,sexIf t.o
The turquoises were stick and were
large. The pearl brooch consisted of one
pearl of enormous size and perfect SYM
metry.
i Fifty pounds" muttered the girl.
She had found the box two nights ago
and had brought it home. Jonathan
Wheeler at the corner would give her two
hundred pounds for it. 1t would be i'm
possible to trace the theft to her, the girl
who had written out the advertisement
which Hsriot, the famous detective. had
caused to be put into the London dailies
A typist from Heriot's place of business
would be the last person to be suspected
of any theft. Yes. she could make money
she could give Andre what he wanted and
the baby would be hers once again.
This was the position; she 1t quite
over. The night-so many long, undis-
turbed, unbroken hours. The blessed night
should witness her struggle and the morn.
ing should see her resolve.
She did not go to bed at all that night
In the morning she had made up her mind
She would. go to Wheelers. She would
take the box and she would sell him the
jewels. He should give her the two hun.
dred pounds that were necessary for hel
husband She would hand he: husband the
money all in gold, for she dared not take
notes. when he gave her the address OF
the child. Bad as he was she did not think
he would give her a false address. Year:
ago she had discovered that there wa:
scarcely anywhere to be found man more
INSCRIPTIONS. more cruel, more sly thar
her husband. He had no manliness abou