The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
ALL RDGHr0 RE0EgWEN.

nOleeIe6SAy ADOuL the ToOuis sGlttuB erything into the neatest order. After time she touched the cushions of his couch and adjusted them under his head where he lay. gazing moodlly at the fire.
 Leave them alone, pray" said he. You make so much of everything"
 She paused timidiy for a moment. Then she sat down to sew and began to speak of indifferent matters. Pres entity she mentioned the Tetterbys and said that they had asked about him. The people down stairs, Mrs. Swid- ger.r said the student coldIy, twill be paid in good time for anything that they have done for me. l am much obliged to you. too.''
 Her fingers stopped, and she looked at him. He picked up a book and be- gan to read.
 .Mr. Edmund" said she. would you rather be alone?"
 There Is no reason why should de- tain you here" he replied.
 Except" said Mllly. hesitatIng and showing her work. fe+ "oh. the curtain" he answered with an indifferent glance. ''That's not worth staying for.''
 She made up the little packet again and put tt into her basket, Then she said quietly. FIT you should want me !. will come back willingly. think you must be afraid that now that you are well I may he troublesome to you But I should not have been, Indeed. You owe me nothing. but it is right that you should deal as justly by me as if l was a lady. If you suspect me of meanly making much of the little have done to comfort you In slckness, you do yourself more wrong than you can do me. That is why am sorry" f4A rngaV atxta A soon as she had disappeared, Redlaw came forth The young man stepped toward him. The chemist thrust him back and struck at him, and wildly hurried into the snow and storm. As he came to the keepers house at the entrance to the college buildings he glanced through the windows at the bright fire within. The room was empty, save for child that lay on the floor close to the flame. The chem ist remembered Williams reference to the waif that Mrs. William had picked up and looked at the creature close ly. It had small face. that spoke in It's outlines of not more than halt a l dozen years, but that want and evil existence had rinched and twisted into a fearful resemblance to old age "a baby savage. young monster. a child that had aever been a child.
 With sudden decision Redlaw enter Cal and shook ths creature. It snarled and struck out with the swiftness of an awakened animal.
 You let me alonei'' it screamed. This Is the woman's house. want the woman" It's erabhed Infant hands stole to the bars to draw forth embers | and throw them at Redlaw. while It's bright eyes glared at him cunningiy.
 Bit by bit the chemist soothed the creature. With money. with coaxings, | with promises and with mcnaces. he succeeded at last in bending the dis torted infantf1e intelligence to his will
 T want you to take me. said the chemist when the child had become pliant, ito some place where the people are very miserable. want to do them good, not harm
 He wrote few lines on a piece of paper and left 1t for William. Then they set forth. and Redlaw followed hts I guide till they reached a ruin0us col lection of houses.
 "sorrow and troubler said Redlaw. entering the filthy doorway. Surely win do well to bring forgetfulness of such things here!"
 He, saw a door standing partly open. | He looked in. ''Mr. Redlaw!' cried a voice, and old Philip hobbied toward him. "ThiR Is like you! You have | heard or it ana nave come to hcap u~' Too late, too late"
 Redlaw. bewildered. followed the oii 1 man to the bed. A man lay in tt, and William Swidger stood by its side
 RedIaw looked down on the figure. | It was that of a man who should have been in the -vigor of life; but the vices | of his forty or fifty years had branded him and wasted him in a way ghastly | to see.
 roo late. Too Iate!" said old Philtp weeping. "oe. my son George, my son George. who was hfs mothers pride more than all the restr'
 ,"Fatherr' murmnred the sick man. raIlying from his istupor "It's dread fuI to think of now. that I was once mothers favorite. isn't it? It cuts you to the heart father"
 "Yes, yes" said Philip, "so 1t does. It's a heavy sorrow to think of that time, George. but 1t does me good. too George. your mother said with her last breath: Tell him I forgive him and prayed for him. I have never forgot ten her words and I am s7. Oh, was