The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22
Bullock Shoe Co.
Our Daily SI,ort Story

'God! and I did not know" he haik
 sobbed.
 'You would not now. if this had nos
 happened. Listen, am stupid--I can only feel glad to be near you. But you --you must never let any one guess
 that tho father of my child. caused the
 death of his chiid's mother"
 NO one shall, child. I promise.
 will think for you. Anything else--
 tell me quickly befoye--"
 Colonel Mowbray's voice broke: h@ could not speak again for the head on
 his arm pressed heavily. and a gasp
 parted the blue lips between which the
 teeth showed duliy whfte.
 Colonel Mowbray waited a few r10~
 menta and then laid his hand gently
 oyer the eyeiEds. He turned out the
 and let himself out of the house. and
 ran across the street to the doctora
 door.
 NO one has beea here thank GodF'
 said the doctor, as the electric light
 Hooded the room again4 Poor Mirl.
 what a fate. Yoa found her lying on the ground. you say, but still breath- ing How long she must have lain there7 Not can do nothing. Leslie. 1 poor fellow, you tell me has shut hiEn- | self in his room? Ahl they loved each other--and he is left We'll! such is life. I must go and call the servants and then go and break the news to
 Leslie. I'll be fin in the morning to see him. Best let grief have it's way for time won't Keep you long. Colo- nel; you won't mind being left with herr It's not as if you were her hus- band--poor felIow--how they loved
 each other: "You'rl not leave me, Mowbray.
 know you did not hit it of with the girl; she had a temper, but that's past ana zone Only good of the dead, you know. She did not know she was try- lnR-wrapped up in the child, and me, as she was. I'm bit young to be the domestic cat, Mowbray. You found her lying there, after you brought mo up here7 Well! welii poor girl It's Q good thing she did not see me. If she'd done what told her and gone to bed--it wouldn't have happened, if tbe servants had been about She was wilfuI woman, but she meant well. Yot,lI stay with me. Mowbray. There's the child; can't look after child. Promise you'll stay. That's right what no brandy? I say, Mowbrays you're worse than the poor girl was" ''You're right. old fellow. daresay --Yesi I'll do without It. Ene cRlaaF bray No! 1 shouldn't like the young- ster to---to---weiI not to be what the poor girl should wish. It's all can do for der now, to look after the Kid Ring the belk Mowbray. and have M down. He's a jolly, decent little nsg~ gar; I like to see him crawl around ~ shall be glad when It's all over. Movbray the house is dark. and--weH you know what I mean--she's dead and it's no use looking back-Tthere.a the child and that Is looking forward | hone to goodness he won't have her
 temper. Mowbray. He has. thonsn. inc little beggar." laughed Leslie. fat- uo,isIy. as the child hit Colonel Now bray's face with his tiny pink list. and stretched hs arms out to his father. .By love! the little beggar hates you as much as his mother did, Mowbray. Colonel Mowbray turned to LOOK az q picture of the dead woman.
 T am doing what you wished, his heart said, whilst the father and son iauehad. as the yromped and played i'm the darkened room. and the dead woman lay in the room overhead.