Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-22

ISIS MILDRED CRANE q determined look
L Ing spinstcr OF some fyrt- winters-summers
N II did not appeal to he--walked down Bedford
AVA street and knocked At the office door Of Mr..
Harvey Jones. the well known lawyer.
nA1l9kN There was grim eNpr, ssion her coun-
VsAAel tenance as II she dii all relish seeing
Mr.. joiner and felt herself to be a martyr
duty When ner name was taken m to the lawyer by
small and grimy Office boy with collar Of more than
doubtful purity. he sighed audb,y. Tell her
in" he said severely 10 the Office y. terror
Miss Mildred Crane. pursuing ~ thin lips. entered
Mr. Jones inner ohice-a dismal given up to
document boxes and masses of dirty papers which
piled long table IN room Although
severe looking. Mr.. was ,ot wholly unpleasant
Personally he was bald and stou,one Of those obstinate
men who, having said thing determine stick
O. did not anticipate this pleasure" he said stihly
Miss Crane. Topping down into uncomfortable horse
hair seated chair said that tne pleasures Of anticipation
were often greater than those reality
quite so! quite so"'
:" You know you dont really an
snapped Miss Crane
quite rightr' said Mr.. Jones In what capacity are
you here?"
AS my father left all my ,nairs in your hands.
couldn't well go to else Why ask silly ques-
tons?'
shall be delighted to trans or your papers to any
else
Too late now Providence made you my lawyer.
I'm not going to take the responsible ~ want consult
you on delicate matter"
20, If it's purely lawyer and client, haven't the
slightest objection"
else's?"
quite so, quite so Come to tie point"
other wrsge AS she et the unoomtortableness Of the
hard chair. q" II poor Amy were here wouldn't
allow me to be treated this oGhaad legal kind Of way
The lawyer frowned Don dare to mention my
daughters name in my presence. us net business"
90 l dare say 1t isn't, but I'm here your client and
shall do please You'll caarge
you've been keeping up the years this
foolish rancor against your daughter Amy simply be-
cause she married a man who direre from you in poll
tics He's splendid fellow, and unnatural
parent"
Mr. Jones drew his diary towarc him ITO being in
g,,N,.
You're not going to charge ror that, surely" Miss
Cranes alarm genuine
"O merely nabit. Perhaps YOU will leave my
daughters name out of this discussion"
Very we'll You haven't softened toward ner yeti"
g. Not bit Perhaps you will mention the reason for
your call"
" OF That's why came. 1 adopt a
baby"
You-want-to-a dopt-a-babyl"
:" Yes. Why not? Do thi.,k I'd adopt a came?"
We're not talking of camels Are you in your right
OF course I am. want to adopt a chld-thats
the long and short of IT,"
You will find it complicated"
" That's my affair not She fumbled in her
pocket took out her and extracted small slip of
paper. " You see that?'
The lawyer read the slip of paper carefully
poor young couple wish to slve their baby to some
one who viii be kind to it, and-sympathetc"
i" Well, don't look sympathetic"
{" You do not have rarely unsym-
pathetic expression countenance except-except
the cames mentioned just now, said Mr. Jones' los
ing his temper Il think you we'll"
" OF course do, Now, take my instructions"
" What they? Do you to open negOtia-
lions with the parents? that Is little girl"
II she's She she can't be boy, said Miss Crane
severely. Z" have already arranged an that
" Then what do you want do2'
The baby is to be brought here at o'clock this
ing and handed to you
Handed to me! What on earth should do with
baby?"
" You're not likely to have anything 10 do with one
in heaven! Don't ask silly quesors but bring it to
my house"
Mr. Jones looked relieved. A. first he thought that
Miss Crane had gone mad But 70; there the ai-
vertisement that young couple abroad
suitable home for their little baby girl of
and would consider applications fr wishing TO
adopt a child.
=" That is rash your part. You don't know what
the child may be like"
=" l don't Since Amy went away haven't had
a friend"
Don't drag my daughters into the discussion"
lid Mr.. Jones hastily.