Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-22

but she knew tina! the fragment of life in her arm.
was an owner little sigh escaped her and
no3cd down 10 STIR wsp OF SOFT hair on the babys
forehead To ward of sobbiug She laughed
You'll have to put him in the closet sometimeP
when he comes out"
DO you ihink I'll ever punish the little belovedl"
inc new mother protested "Neverl But I'll do the
kissing all overt She reached langud hand toward
the tiny creature in Rachel Seymour's arms An
other caller crossed the aud peered down into
19s rosy dot OF taee and prodded the soft Aanncs
mere was about the admirer a certain definite
ar 81 aecustomednesS that stamped her a mother OF
Isn't he darlingl Where's Your little hanuie
pany. / always want to get my finger into baby's
isn't IT. Mrs SEYMOUR Perhaps you'd think the
mother OF four little squeezers would get used"
Sne stopped suddenly and held up her hand Her
ViNaeious face expressed davuing panic \ lire
alarm was changing out its dire trokes
One, Two, three,-onc, two, three four" she
eonnted with terrible fascinaton uhe PAM, burst
iuil aedgod into her face, "rLi-y-fou.l that's ovr
district know our house is on ire and my blcssc
oaoles are burning up! must run--oh. Why d'd
ie9Ee them with that terrible red-hoadcd maidr
IN; NO one thought to smile at the tme-worn nputa-
non. Inc young mothers alarm was too genuine;
She was white faced with IT, Rachel Seymour laid
me new o9by gently down and went TO her I'll go
reason for getting back soon TO her own hone WIS
swallowed up in this little of borrowed excite
back TO her W '''"'
There was no fire, burned babies After her
eNctuon To keep up with the impetuous your,
r'o.neI kaohgI seymour was persuaded to stop and
LSst mite hSn, finding herself near the shops
eel lee ted
I2nds. The few multiplied. She discover besides
that several milliucrs were having oDe3ipos and
Ww n"t norman woman with no apparent reason why
sne SHOULD not stop and feast her eyes on lovely
creations of lace and roses ribbons and fcafhcrs2
wmnH4 woman mar. ever went by Rachel Seymour was
roma OF dainty things She fingered among them
eh)oy.ngIy while the afternoon hours drfted by
In the dark closet, quite ajone with the Sins time
dragged to Rodney lie began 20 wonder HAT She
did not come He had gone to a forbidden place and
stayed long tmc,-thot last sin. he realized had
a IS q bie & et,,
never came ana he stayed here always ?-Vhl his
mar should become MS white sncw
The closet seemed 10 grow darker his cratnpcd
legs more Grampcd lie tried saying all the multi
pieauon tables Inc knew and some that he id NOT
ne spelled 2l his scdnt Little rcpcrtory Of words and
tc'.d aloud all his pieces. II he had been m ina
curative boy he might have found some measure Of
consolation I'M masking believe, but TO Rodney only
stern realities occurred The Sins seemed 10 shrivcl
WIN age and wither away and quaint fancy seized
Az go, n''U mem nVen Slns were company
ne lordF0ioed clock ON the other side Of ~ door
began 10 tick OH days, instead OF hours and minutes
N1eH 1t stuck year. end he THOUGHT IT tainted him
il, -1. Oh nGyerH come outa-nevcrH come Quit
II began TO feel like That A sudden fury took pos
session Of Rodney and he screamed and beat on tho
door ard tic1cd il with his numb little feet The
own ii'ic son of Rachel Seymour could not have
done II better But nothing happened on the Other
SOS OF the door except that the clock tainted
l,iHe more loudly Rodney sank down again on the
Iss droYsqcss that by and by erept oyer him he
body out and folded his hands dccently When thew
found him-whcn She camc-he would look better
stretched OFT: With hands folded, he thought A sad
,E'.'al.'n arhicd m$tily through his mind when he
Thought OF that nD mont and he wished he was going
Just before hc-diCd
tn the ncw silence te clock outside seemed TO be
saying tender things IN whisper
he ls,,,ymour had fallca in with another friend
a' ono IF The openings" Torcthcr they went the
,"r''s ci lhc decorated room and came 60 a halt
r' rs"cr.'''" o'ri-c l:.tlc r-scffo, on ono of
Ia f' .'"Ic Of "a p.o.f. f'aoe-ry IN.
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