The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-12

again. Why, miss, you made me think
somehow that night as you came in
of the stories used to tell him when
he VA a. boy-the fafry-tales-
you gave me the feeling OF hoddness
as If you just dropped in with the
rain and was some kind of bewitch-
ment." Her mingled figures were not
unpicturesque and the listener did not
smile as she thought with thrill of
what Tempest had himself said
And l determined to send you to
him, miss. said: Harm him 1t
can't. and anything is better than to
see him so;' SO while you were thank
in me for being SO kind to you, miss.
was thinkin' only Of him. I'm afraid
what shall always be doing to the
last"
Lucy Carew could not question her.
She felt no wish to do so<-she had
a dread of what message the woman
had come to bring. She was speed
ing towards some point, and the girl
| sat patiently before the emotion and
! the love that struggled in the wrinkled
old face. but as again Mrs. Henly'a
appealing eyes met hers she muir
INJURED: NJ
do you regret it, Mrs. Henly-let
ting me in?" ,-r
Regret It, my dear!" exclaimed the
other. "Ah, l don't know! II it's fot
always, l am heart glad; If it's tc
make him grieve and suffer more.
shall never, never forgive myself. Il
there was only some heart that could
care for him enough. some hand hi
would love that could guide him-bu
to see him!" She wrung her handl
and heard Miss Carew say In voice
that sounded hard because Of tn
speakers control:
Don't. Mrs. Henly. tell me an,
more, please. would rather no
hear"
The old woman ceased, wiped he
eyes. and sighed.
docs Mr.. Tempest know you cam
to me, Mr.. Henly?"
"Oh, dear-he babe me come"
HE babe you come"
"Yes, miss"
ITO do what?-to tell me what?"
~ can't ever tell you. miss"
Miss Carew had taken her con
panion's hands-her breast heave
with surprise and a sort Of terror.
"You must tell me. Mr.. Tempei
sent you to me for what?"
But you forbade me to speak, Nit
Carew!"
"Of his illness-yes-but what doe
: he wish me to do?"
Seeking to evade disloyalty, an
; nevertheless, to accomplish her d
sired end, Mrs. Henly repeated:
> If there were only someone wi
:. cared for him who could save him
5 She whispered the words. She 1
stinctively felt the pride in the VOL
n an beside her whose clasp on h
4 arm did not lessen. She did not We
l. ture a further plea on the part
! one who should make the pleas
n himself
r Miss Carew SAID very slowly, wi
d effort and in a voice 80 low that MI
Henly could hardly hear:
i III there were someone-who won
l. go through the world blind in
stead-suffer in his stead-bear
. the burdens-near him Cif she mig
u be so blessed)-and If not, then
l. away would bear 1t all the same
could such thing be-even If he we
y never to know it,"
Mrs. Henly watched her fascinat'
8, a great hope dawning in her heart
. "Oh," she said, II think he cal
for the one too much to take
p with him on his way, and SO mu
that he would try to thrust her FRI
y him and go on alone to spare hel
. and him loving her dearly all
'r while"
g. The girl with an impulsive gest'
threw her arms around the old VIC
~ ans neck. hiding her face ON
IL motherly bosom. Perhaps she CT
20 softly there tears whose source '
not all pain. for her cheeks gr
r. warm and red. the strained VII
g. look had gone from her face when
:. length she lifted It.
10 "How good you are" she WI
10 pered. What . mother you hi
~ made"
az my poor boy" sighed Mrs. Hell
"a She kissed the girl, pressed her ha
and found that her late flow of I
ee quence had deserted her-she
to nothing more to say She felt all
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