The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-16

The night lamp was turned low In
the nursery and cast soft shadows on
the rosebud walls. Everything spoke
Of preparation for the night, even the
Teddy" bear beside the little boy in
the bed In the corner, seemed to be
sleeping and, yet the small owner OF
It all was awake. staring patiently
up at the ceiling. Godfrey was walt.
ing for his mother.
Each bedtime, after he was snug
In bed and his nurse had everything
arranged for the night. he lay there.
until his mother. coming to him In
her pretty gowns, gave her little boy
his goodnight kiss.
And she never disappointed him.
He was big boy now, almost half
past four and. tonight. lying on his
back, he was listening eagerly for his
sweetheart 1t was his mothers pet
name for him, and he had also adopt
ed 1t. He was waiting expectantly for
the sweet, beautiful mother, who
would come to him, and. after hug
ging and kissing him. would tuck him
In and leave him glowing with her
visit.
Suddenly he heard her light. quick
step In the hall and the delicate frou
frou Of her silken petticoats thrilled
him deliciously. Now Godfrey was in
his mothers arms and she was whis-
pering to him in tender. little way
she had.
Tonight she looked at him careful
ly after she let him CO. She was radi-
ant In some soft clinging gown and
the jewels. on hersthroat, glistened as
she turned toward him. She was evil
IDENTIFY going to one of her evening
parties.
Godfrey looked at her adoringly
and, seeing II in his eyes, she put her
arms around him and drew him close
to her
Mother, mother, how beautiful you
are. and, oh, how good you always
SMELL" he said, as he buried his nose
in her throat. Il can smell it long
after you 60"
She laughed softly, DO you like 1t,
sweetheart, it's violets, mother loves
them
mo, no, II isn't violets, it's you and
1t makes me sleep better. wish
could smell 1t always"
II must go now, dearest, here is
mothers 'hankie,' put 1t under your
cheek and go bye-bye."
She was turning to go, when Geof'
frey looking at her, burst out. Moth
er, have you only money!"
why, Godfrey boy. what do you
mean?"
Il heard cook tell James that you
took father for his money and. that
that was all you had gotten. What is
taking anybody, mother?"
She was gazing at him with some
thing in her eyes he had never seen
before. "Geoffrey dear, 1t is nothing
nothing"
But. have you, mother, have you
only money!"
She looked at him and she looked
Just as he felt before he cried; only
he remembered "grown-ups" never
cried. II have you dear, and you're
not money, are your" She went away
quickly and, somehow to him, hei
step sounded differently as though she
were tired.
He spread out the handkerchief
gravely. 1t was little square of lin
en- with deep lace border. He looked
at 1t lovingly, then putting 1t up tc
his face, kissed his treasure and
smiling happily, went to sleep with Il
close under his cheek.
Mrs. Darragh, on her way to hel
room where her maid waited with
her cloak, smiled bitterly. II hat
reached the boy and she had guarded
so carefully against 1t.
She was little more quiet thar
usual as she went down stairs wher,
her husband was waiting. He sale
nothing as he followed her into tn,
carriage, only politely took as little
space as possible In order not t
crush her gown. II was his polite
ness that maddened her and tonight
It was all she could do to keep from
screaming out with It all.
She had been married six year,
and in all that time. with the excep
ton OF the first year, when he hat
endeavored to win her love, she hat
had nothing but this polite attitud,
from him.
Now as she drove along, she blame,
herself bitterly. At 20 she had fallel
in love with a man who was alread.
engaged to another girl When sh
found 1t out she had vowed she wa
done with love, since It had cheate,
her, and, at 23 she had married a MAJ
Is years her senior, who promised he
everything in the world II she woul
marry him.
He kept his word; her houses wer
the finest, her clothes the most elC
CANT, her jewels marvels, and her hus
band, after his failure to make he
love him, the coolest, most polite ma
| in New York.
But she loved her child madly. Sh
lived for Godfrey, she told herself.
In the last two years, she had learr
ed much of the innate goodness of tn
man she had married, and now sh
had found the tables turned upon hel