The Irish standard., 1912-03-16

peuslVe. 0eut6 went up. ana tney naQ
to move farther out to cheaper and
cheaper places; an you were coming
I mean. the boy that IL lost was com.
inR-and they were almost distracted
Then the man wrote and told his father
all about 1t. and his father sent the
letter back unopened and wrote him to
never write again.
"When the baby came. there was
mighty little left to pawn for food and
/! q doctor. and nothing at all for nurse.
, 90 an old neighbor woman went in and
/; took care of the young mother and the
little baby, Just because she was so
sorry for them. By that time they were
away out In the suburbs on the top
door Of q little wooden house. among a
lot Of factories. and 1t sept getting
colder. With less to eat. Then the man
got desperate. and be went out to just
find something to eat; and the woman
was desperate. too. She got up. left
the old woman to take care of her baby
and went into the city to sing for some
money. The woman got so cold she
put the baby In bed ana went home.
Then q boiler blew up in a factory
beside the little house and set 1t on fire.
A piece Of iron was pitched across the
little house and broke through the roof
It came down smash. and cut just one
little hand OF the poor baby. 1t
screamed ana screamed. and the fire
kept coming closer and closer
1.-THE old woman ran out with the
rest Of the people and saw what had
happened. She knew there wasn't
going to be time to wait for the fire.
men or anything, and she ran into the
building. She could hear the poor
little baby screaming. and she couldn't
stand that. so she worked her way up
to It. There 1t was. all hurt and bleed
ing. Then she was scared almost to
death over thinking what its mother
would do to her for going or and
leaving 1t. so she ran to home for
little friendless babies that was near
and banged on the door. Then she hid
across the street until the baby was
taken In. and then she ran back to
Gee If her own house was burning up.
The factory and the little house and q
lot of others were all gone. The PEG.
pie there told her that the beautiful
lady came back and run into the house
/. to find her baby. She had Just gone
In when her husband came. and he
went In after her. and the house went
down over both Of them"
Freckles lay rigid. with his eyes on
the angels face. and she talked rapid.
~ to the ceiling.
'"Then the old woman was Just sick
about that poor little baby. She was
afraid to tell them at the home. be-
cause she knew she never should have
left it, but she wrote n letter and sent
It to where the beautiful woman. when
che was Ill. had said her husband &
people lived. She told all about the
little baby that she could remember;
! when It was born. how it was named
for the mans elder brother, that it,
hand had been cut OF in the fire. and
where she had put 1t to be doctored
and taken care or. She told them tina,
its mother and father were both burn
ed. and she begged and implored them
to come and get it.
''You think 1t would have melted q
heart of ice. but that old man hadn't
any heart to melt. for he got that let
ter ana read 1t. lie hid 1t away
among bis papers and never told a
soul. A few months ago he died
When his elder son went to settle mp
his business he found that letter al,
most the first thing. He dropped
everything. and came. with his wife
to hunt thar baby, because he had
always loved his brother dearly, and
| wanted him back. He had hunted for
him all be dared all these years. and
when be got here you were gone
mean the baby was gone-and l mad
might have happened to you like that
Just as easy as to that other lost
boy"
Freckles reached up and turned the
angels face until he compelled her
eyes to meet his.
"Angel." said Freckles at last
catching her wrist. "are you trying to
tell me that there is somebody hunting
boy that you're thinking might be
met Are you beIavin you've found
me relations"
Then the angels eyes came home
The time had come. She pinioned
Freckles' arms to his sides and bent
above him.
"How strong are you. dear hearth
she breatbed. "How brave ere you
Can you bear it? Dare l tell you
thatT'
"No!' gasped Freckles. mot II
you're sure! can't bear it! I'll die II
y0u DOR
The day had been one unremittinp
strain With the angel: Nerve tension
was drawn to the finest thread. II
snapped suddenly.
"DieT' she famed. "Die. IL tell
you that! You said this morning tina,
you would die II you didn't know
your name. and II your people were
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