The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

secuted 700 ridiculous-hc ~ a.. *
h hn cpuiunt understand. For mo ,.,,
believe 1t is true" o'er' and
You mcan"-
,h ne was crying this afterno
'"ouRh no wouldn't own II. num-
VS.. e., -oeeause.,bccuusc wo"
Mrs. Stanfords small -
cienched themselves. W. w. i,,i hands
mean TO make HIN cry ;. 'u not
."skiiF We did not thtn,e sa.u.
u t.,, We IT was thoughtlcss ana . n,m''
bcrcd'' we mad rcmcm-
ITO stopped listening for RIO
s.cps mat never came. ana 10. ioot
a'S'ead to something new M, ncn
''ept INTO her voice. had
on thlk as though YIN, c
ioisc." he said. you cared. He
c On" looked him In tho eyes =,
"are. she said. Il am a BAD DO
'"i'' l. too. have been ;bI,'L,.""ed
on,s evening. and / see IL alI-Nh,,, H"nS
sic ecu ,, arc going away?"
orc nodded. "Ycy: -.
away. Sometimes w. vas going
own hearts. Robert ma MO"
s,n D'eu comes ana makes no rna &c
dn rnu whether We VIII or no 'u ,,
uc. s'ahd mine now" IN
lie turned his r,-o
table and began To- rl, o"ck 10 tho
WIN me papers before him ''ousiy
10 you remember thn
IN, 10 us - he began ,brun,i,. no
II WAS !e me souviens tres bio,
noir, o. what you call the ,u,n'' 80.
"HowI,nba nigh, have been"
ono smiled wistmllv "tr,',,,
go, peen so foolish and cn-.,
married you-oh. | don, L
~; :, suppose because loved ,.o,,
Ena,, - was al! mistake You go 80,
and 49,. french II was like al
not arra F' nest CO pas? we could
20 on. he said
~ first tried. ! ID .
eNcuse myself: but il wa ,t 10
e'ood on your cold Whit 10
ynu H"Fed me back from you. wban
60 .0ohcd at me your eyes $40.
,ivai,. ,"ny' You are pretty and
not fnr 70 !angh and play with
hi'"f a Time did not bo,bs 81
Jus. became what you though, ga"
He bit his lips Yes"
c" "hen-when know TIM,
vas so;ns to be given US. tt,os
lam,,t ,.EcTF night praycd-do you
'"usn AT Inc, Robert"
40. no: ain no: laurhI,g..
prayed that might hn
Eood cnou gh--do YOU undcrs,nnd3
wanted TO DC worthy Than ~,
u1y came and he was laid in mn,
" q. ana ] was go happy. thourbt
was al going 10 come true Va,
came into the room. aud .,oo,
side US. meant TO nut M. DC
around your neck ana TN xnI'
everything" -" you
reIne!nbcr-you never ,o,,
said SPOKE he
no. You ben, down and k,s..a
nun. and called him My SON Then
unutrstood. In your eyes he was
yours and yours only. ! had no ,,or,
In him. was too toolish rn nt
empty-headcd He was alyays Nv
son-nevcr our Son. ''
iie!oise' h" slammed hoarsclv
>" AFTER That did not bo,hc-
inueh. let things drift. You Vent
10 !onF friends and | was Jealous
made mo hard and cruel'- ''D
~ IS ike MAD comedy" ho anita
we nave lived seven years side by
side and never understood" e.
looked NJ him questioninglv ana ha
au"eu also loved. you: but-.cs
rur, thought You hear,less'
Her white hand. shorn ~ ia ,.
els: crcp toward his over the tab,.
oh. Robert. Robert" she eatI
eonsiy. III he would only come her,,
now! II he were only here T., -
niost OF us We have been 90 y:ickcJ
nMn selhsh. w" never thought tina, II
as nor only ourselves we were hurt
ing. but his poor baby heart va
have SO much to atone for y, W.
only he would come back"'
isooeFt stanford rose TO his foo,
cs' yes no answered incohor-
entity He will come back. Uc NM,
ouF li,tie sheet-anchor: lie prornisnd
TO hold fast He stopnnd RI
silence In the street ~ me
Inore Were sounds OF foo.ato ci.
and heavy SLOW
They have found hint. {,
she cried Wildly ne is $40 ne
sound. Quick" Downstairs The dn am
pen rang. Husband ana wife looked
sa'n other. They heard the door
crosse again. The footsteps ,no,,,.,
the stairs. Mrs. Stanford held 49,, '' h
nhhds as though TO ward or Co.,
Mucous phantom. "Go-and sea-, -
snid. "I--can't" one
noocrt stanford went out If ,ho
,oon,. on the landing man stood
hareheaded. In his arms a n'n.; 5000
little bundle. ''0''o'iiess
Its all right, mister" no s,,o
amt bad haccident. Th. i'll i'll
chap must ha' slipped over ~ n,io,
on TO bit o rock. 'opes as nv"
re stopped ana looked away from the
robert Stanford took TN. nm
Sun IN his arms. lie saw that NV
tirh, ''ept. me woody bear claspcd
"snt 10 the softly rising breast
Heloise." he said.
re mas come back-oh, Robert.
hobert, he has come back" =
les: he has come back"
o,h husband and wife chung to each
That night the mother 60,
lheir Sons" room, and taking ~
.ittie paJama'd hgurc on her ,nn
iondled him lovingly and PROMISES
never TO leave him.