The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-11

tloni en- the Green Lake line.
ny BONNIE WHEELER.
1hafe Is baby out at the
stricken home " jean Furtier. who
Friday shot and killed his brother
and bic brothers wife. just a
ehubbF baby boy with a smile that
wont some or who chambers over
his maihef and ruba his face against
her check. and whispers pretty
thing, To her, all unmlndful Of the
awful cloud that rests on the
metiars haaFt, A baby boy. who
lAukiit and plays and gets hungry
Just a. any other healthy baby
does
llanEef-thats the vcry problem
that II staring the mother IN the
face How 70 provide food Tor the
slt little children left in the dlrest
poverty by the Wild. mad act Of
the f4ther
Future 10 DARK.
ahe l. all riEht for the immediate
present. for the nolghborH have
seen 10 II that the mother and her
babies are supplied Tor few days
AZ least, but the future n what
claws 1t Mrs. Purifiers heart aud
VIII not be aiillcd How to care
foe hff children 10 the awful days
10 eome There IL not one chance
in a hundred OF an Rcqulttal for
her hushaudi Ne must pay the
peaAlty Of hls insane anger At
the very best, he Will spend the
rest Of his life a. a forfeit for his
deed The wife knows this. but,
like the brave woman that she Is
Is bearing Up under the load, and
10 those Sho come 10 offer assist.
anoaI she says that she hopes for
The besi. aud talks Of everything
else but the tmgody.
Talks Of Tragedy.
Thia morning. however she
talked. and she seemed Glad to
voiee to someone the questions
which have been burning their
way into huf brain, How am ! TO
care fut the little children she
asked me. Ny oldest girl can
soon care for herself. but | have
aivaYa kept her At home, and the
Thought Of her going out Into the
world to battle FOR herself and the
other drives me 10 the verge at
times sh. IL just 10. and has been
90 much Of the time With me that
cannef bear tho thought OF her
leavluE me. The boys are too
small to work yet although they
can help. and my babies here
the Woman clnspcd the two little
onea. aged 2 and 81, 10 her heart
as II 70 shield them from the strug.
Gle that looms before the little
family
Her Load Ia Heavy.
Z can sew. she told me- for a
time at least. but the children rc-
qnife so much care think and
think, and the thought Of what is
before Us drives ne Wild at times
Jean was driven TO the deed, but
oh, tho load seems more than |
eau bear
She Is a bravo little woman and
she bears up wonderfully Every.
thing In the little house has been
mortaaged TO pay the rent 30 long
overdue aud now she faces the
stern fact that II help does not
come from outside she will not be
able 10 provide food and clothing
for the six children Mrs Fortler'a
delicate condition prevents her
helping in any way TO provide for
the neoessitlcs Of liis. She will sew
and care Tor and love tho little ones.
but they must eat, and the neigh
bors eau only supply the present
needs.
Neiphbors Help.
The neighhors-w We will all grant
thai they often cause trouble In
tha hlst regulated families, hut the
account against the ncighbur is
more than balanced by the way he
cames to the front In times Of need
Without the neighbors, Mrs. Fortler
would certainly have starved,
For three months before hls muir.
dernuH attack on his brother. Jean
Fortlrr had been without work
over and over he lmplorod his
brother Mike to give him employ.
ment He sought work from every
source he could. and without avail.
Slowly the little stock Of provisions
dwindled until at the time Of the
shouting the family was facing nh.
leet want For more than o month
Mrs. Foftler bad not worn stock
ings and all Of her clothing that
she could spare was made over
into Rarmenta for the children, until
she wha almost without covering
herself Her plight was plllahle
She bent every energy to the task
Of keeping the little family together.
and every day she saw her hua
band growing more aud more dis.