Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
The Dream Mother
Continued from page 6

1t might be a mammoth apartment house,
public library, or-oh, he couldn't think
what! All he did know was that she had he'd
to him. Dismissing his own cab Dick paced
up and down the other side. Finally he halted
directly opposite 1t was dark red and dreary
looking; but he couldn't make out what sort
of place it was With suspicion and bitterness
uppermost in his mind, he stood in the drizzle
waiting. Once or twice he made move as
though to ask a passerby the name of the
building across the street, and then thought
better of it. He hesitated about crossing over
and reading the sign that was apparently on
one side of the entrance. He felt sick and
weak, and to his mind returned the thought,
There can be but one reason for wife to lie
to and deceive her husband. But he blamed
himself for taking her away from their little
home, where everything was quiet and
happy, where they were constantly with each
other. The anxiety and suspense ultimately
became unbearable, and blue uniformed
figure approached he managed to ask, with
catch in his voice:
Can you tell me the name of that place
over there?" He had walked quite distance
up the street to meet this protector of the city.
That there red brick building, is it? Why,
man alive, that's no place for the loikes of you;
but if we're sick" surveying Dicks pale, drawn
face, IN tell yez where they'll be takin' We.
Right over at Bel"
I'm not SICK" Dick shouted, all the while
keeping an eye on the entrance across the way;
but for Gods sake, man. tell me what place
that s!''
Airy there, now" the officer cautioned
If yez are afraid to be followed, can recon-
mend the police sta
crazy?" and again he demanded, What place
is that"
Well, bechune me and you and the lamp
post, that's what's called Home. Now what's
the whole name! All. yes. The FoundIn'
Asylum thot's it. Ye see, yez find kid
what belongs to nobody and take it there and
all the rich women that have nothing else to
do and haven't any of their own goes there to
play with them and sew for them, and all that
kind @ thing There's one Of EN- N now gettin
right. She's over there nearly every day"
Dick stood bewildered. Surely that was
Winifred and this explained all! Now every
thing clear to him,-his repeated adj
monition to stop brooding over the death of
their boy and begging her to think of him as
only asleep; her evident fear that he would
be displeased should he learn of these trips
and the consequent petty deceit. 1t was all
SO simple and his sense of humiliation was great
Thanking the officer, he walked up the
street and mechanically entered the uptown
subway station. thinking all the time how he
could possibly satisfy his conscience for all
the terrible thoughts and doubts he had.
THAT evening spent in their little home was
one long to be remembered Dick deter
mined at an opportune time to make Winifred
familiar with his knowledge of her trips, or
rather he would get her to tell him all about
it. But this could wait. After the happiest
of horny" evenings, Dick found complete rest
for the first time in many day
In the morning Dick was aroused a little
earlier than usual. He attempted to raise his
head, but laid back again perfectly contented
for had not Winifred always slept with it on
her arm? Fascinated, he listened wonderingly
to the delightful murmurings that greeted his
ears, to discover that it was his little girl
wife talking she slept Carefully and noise
lessly he managed to move around so that he
could look at her. Wnifred. her face turned
toward her protecting ARM her brown hair
pillow tossed, was once again with her baby.
Now, little son, you keep your eyes shut,
or nassy nassy soap'n get in, and babylI
c'y-oh, so much!
Dick watched and saw her motion as if to
battle and prepare little Sam Gas she had so
often done) for his goodnight nap. Then,
bringing her face in contact with the mother
arm, she hummed this sleepy-time song:
"Oh. lullaby my baby dear, take thou this
goodnight kiss.
And may it show thee, darling what love a
mothers is!
Take thou this kiss to dream on, the while
breathe a prayer,
That God who gave may keep thee forever in
His care"
OVERCOME, Dick left the room just as
~ Winifred awoke with a sigh. her face
CT with S,rp1if mother 1nOk until ber