The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08


Ia repented at leisure. Great wealth
= ~ - and its indulgences had developed
ne worst side OF Mr.. Fanshawe's nature.
~ no had died largely OF his excesses be-
,ore his child was borr. After the shock OF
IL Mrs Fanshawe felt that she had almost
been born again and into a world OF de-
ligh.ful freedom and power, with no more
disturbance. more disgust. no moro
alarm. and with fortune TO spend as She
pleased. What her little sons fortune
would be. after It's Ions years of accumula-
tlon. passed the dreams OF avarice, as DR..
Johnson once wrote OF the potentialities of
the brewery At nrst she felt that she
never could love the child that was his:
and then the helplessness OF the baby. the
charm and delight of him so grew and
warmed her heart that she was in danger
OF apotheosizing her departed husband.
since his child could not be altogether
lovely and he so altogether wrong. Only In
danger, however. for there were times and
seasons when memory rose stanch and
faithful and showed her Mr.. Fanshawe as
he was.
Rut Indeed little Francis altogether
lovely: his voice was music. his smile was
sunshine; every morning on waking ne
seemed TO have come straight from heaven.
And anyway. with her freedom. her wealth.
and with little Francis, It was heaven here.
sho used say. Not quite heaven, though.
for she lived in constant fear OF something
happening 10 her darling. If he sneezed.
10 he shivered. II he had n pin-prick. she
was In a panic. and the intensity of her en-
braces at times made little Francis quite
uncomfortable.
And then. to he sure. there was Eliza
beth: always a vexation. another crumpled
rose-leaf in her bed For Elizabeth was
child that Mr.. Fanshawe had adopted. but
without troubling himself to take out legal
papers II had been supposed that he would
make her his heir: but then. like Bene-
dict. he ala not know he would live TIL he
was married: and he died without making
any provision for Elizabeth. Some people
who were distant relatives OF her mother,
acting IN her behalf pressed El.zabeth's
claims upon Mss. Fanshawe in so unwise
and threatening manner that Mrs. Fam
shave refused TO listen to them Give that
pirl any portion of little Franciss prop
erty? Take her into the family? What IL
she had no other homer The people who
were so busy in her behalf could give her
oncl what II she did need care and af-
fec;lone She must mud them where she had
a right TO look for them 1t was none OF
Mrs. Fanshawes affairs Clement very sure
iy thought Mrs. Fanshawe ought to take
the young girl into her family; Mrs. Fam
shave very surely thought that she would
do nothing OF the kind. And 1t was no af-
fair Of Clements. either. She knew moth
ing OF this Elizabeth, appearances certainly
were against her: and Francis was too per-
feet a being for any risk to him through
the companonship of totally Hnk"""n
person. why let he. remain uuk ~
What nonsense Why not let her r....dIu
unknown? /. The nore people Francis had
to lovc--was Clement saylng"--the better
for him. Francis had his mother to love.
his old black nanny. Clement himself.
Clement being his guardian; and he would
have TO got along with them For her part.
she would never divide her little angels
affections with any others!
IL ever a child looked like an angel Il
was this little Francis. with the blue of his
eyes tho gold OF his pretty locks. the cx-
auisito tdeLeacy OF his rose-petal skin. the
charm Of his Ioyingness. OF all his dear
ways aud mannerS, 1t was n little singular
In view Of Mrs Fanshawe's persistent re-
fnsai - marry him. that the affection OF
tfat .nt tlcmeut.-who was an old friend
nf mlly. Mrs. Fanshawe's trustee and
"A, ud the guardian Of the boy-some-
;.mr. "a ar Francis a trihe dearer stilI.
i'.t O. 'n!tr Of his angelhood. there were
thU.' little Francis quite hui
r1tr lie exhibition of a fine streak OF
u. mpcr would have alarmed his
~" Nccedingly had she not seen him
tar rtrly punish himself with several
AvIt q blows Of his tiny fists upon his own
head, while no exclaimed. Naughty Fran
els, naughty Francis! else toddle off to
tho corner OF the room and hide his face
there against tho wall until he felt sufd-
GENTLY punished. or occasionally show q
rhymes;
Before your naughty voice Is heard
In angry answer. child when
You want To say an unkind word.
BE still n moment and count ten"
and Francis way OF counting "one. two
Ave, seven. twenty" was probably quite a.
effective the other ways.
There's some. little boys" he said. when
brought I'm from his walk one day. who
have farvers. Why don't Francis have far
vers?" ]: was somowha. difhcul, to tell
him that his father had gone to heaven.
because Mrs. Fanshawc had quite a strong
notion that he had gone IN q very different
direction. You have Uncle Clement" she
said. before she thought.
But there's no auntie TO him. Francis
urged. Els Clement my farver" Does he
60 to heaven whea he goes away from
here"
Far from IT. cried Clement.
~ would Hike to have Clement for my
farvcr," continued Francis. And when Glenn
eat. inaulgingly assured him that he would
gladly become his father any day his moth
err wished. he was perpetually beseeching
his ElotEer to wish
As for Clement. he had been in love with
Fanny Fanshaws ever since the day he
first saw her In her black bonnet; when re
thought she looked too much like a breath
Ing beauty 10 be allowed to remain such
suffering saint as she appeared But
falnN tahshaWe mad been too completely
wrapped In her little son to give Clement
- second thought lover. Why In the
world should she marry the best man alive
having escaped from such a cruel bondage
as che had? SHE had thought Mr. Fam
shave had not his peer when she married
him, and till she discovered his cruel tyran-
ny. clemen, was all well enough just now;
but married. who could say? And anyway
while she had little Franelss dear arms
about her. and his head on her shoulder
his sweet kisses Cor her own. she wanted
NO further affection.
Perhaps there was no time In his walk
Ing when Francis seemed sweet and
dear as when arrayod in his little white
nIghtgown. he kncIt at his mothers knee
In his innn