Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

woman has the dearest baby. She can
not die and leave the poor little thing
ali alone"
did you ever think, Miss = Miss
Carleton" said the man, watching her
curiously, that the baby might be bet
ter off if the mother died? The wom-
an is poor. You or some other rich
woman might adopt the child and give
1t a better home than the mother ever
could"
"No, you don't understand So many
men say such things because they do
not understand women = and babies.
1t isn't the home; it's the love-" She
had forgotten that the man beside her
was a servant. She was thinking only
of the baby that had cooed confidingly
in her arms while the doctor worked
over its mother. 1--WE seen it curled
in her arms. If she died, no arm would
encircle it in just the same way. No.
you can't understand, because you are
a man. But 1--we felt always that
was cheated out of something-some-
thing that every other girl l knew had
"a mother There's a loneliness =
can't just tell you what it is. Some
times it comes in the dark when you
are alone and sometimes when you are
among other people and see other girls
with their mothers. ! can't describe
my feeling, but just felt as if must
save the mother to that baby"
The man did not answer, but the ma
chine did. 1t gave despairing groan
and shot up the incline in way that
would have made it's makers proud.
The touring car stood outside the
humble cottage until the girl came out
again. Her eyes shone like stars.
1--WE got here in time. She is alive.
thank you very much. Is Mr.. Bene-
dict coming home today"
The man nodded and put hand on
the lever.
Twill you please thank him for me?-
and 1 will do so in person when we
meet"
"Mr. Benedict, if you are very good
you may take Miss Carleton out to din
ner," said his hostess. You know she
has developed into a naughty Berkshire
beauty"
Little Name Carleton?" he MUIR
INJURED.
Eyes; only since she is old Charley
Carleton's heiress they spell it with a
'y'-'Mayme.'
They crossed the room to where Miss
Carleton was chatting with her host.
She extended her hand cordially.
II am glad to see Mr.. Benedict home
again, and especially glad to have this
early chance to thank him for his tour
ing car, which borrowed SO uncere-
moniously this afternoon"
"And my chauffeur
At sound Of his voice Miss Carleton
looked around as if for support, but
host and hostess had drifted away.
IL thought
"Of course" he said, with quizzical
laugh, lit has been five years since last
we met-and then there were the Cog
gles." He was looking at her hair. Il
think l like it best tied down with a
VEIL" he remarked irrelevantly.
"Please send your carriage away and
let me take you home in my car" he
urged. She hesitated, then gave the
order. and they went back over the
harrington road.
1--WE broke the record right here" he
said gleefully as they slowly climbed
the hill Then his voice turned serious
II like to break records-and yet here
I've wasted five years away from you.
wandering the world over. / never real
lied until this afternoon why it was
that l was lonesome too. I've been
wanting just you-and I didn't know
it."
And then the big car shot into the
dim shadows Of the narrow lane, and
not even the night birds and the stars
could see the answer he read in her
eyes.