The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-19

Rags had ever seen And then it looked
at him as though 1t trusted him, and
other at some, time long before; but the
| eyes OF tho baby somehow seemed to
! hurt him so that he had TO turn his face
away. and when he looked again 1t was
| isfaction with himself and OF wishing 10
ask pardon They were wonderful eyes,
black and rich, and with a deep super
iorlty OF knowledge IN them, q knowl
edge that seemed TO be above the knowl-
| edge Of evil; and when the baby smiled
at him, the eyes smiled too with conf
some way frightened Rags and made him
move uncomfortable. "Dld you know
that you'se scared me so that l was 60
ing 10 kill you?" whispered Rags. apollo
getically, as he carefully held the baby
from him at arms length. did you?'
But the baby only smiled at this and
reached out It's hand and stroked Rags s
cheek with its fingers. There was some
this that Rags drew the baby nearer and
gave quick, strange gasp Of pleasure
as IL threw its arms around his neck
and brought the face UP close to his chin
and hugged him tightly. The baby
arms were very soft and plump, and its
cheek and tangled hair were warm and
moist with perspiration. and the breath
that fell on Raegen's face was sweeter
than anything he had ever known He
felt wonderfully and. for some reason,
uncomfortably happy, but the silence was
Whats your name. little 'un?" said
Rags.
The baby ran its arms moro closely
around Raegen's neck and did not speak
unless its cooling in Raegens car was
an answer. What did you say your
name was?" persisted Raegen, In a
stopped cooling long enough to say,
Mar gTet," mechanically and without
apparently associating The name with
herself or anything. else Margaret,
Gh -oi viii
ton. IT'S n very pretty name" he
added, politely for he could not shake
off the feeling that he was In the pres
ence OF a superior being. IAN what did
YOU say your dads name wasT' asked
Raegen. awl5wardly. But this was be-
yond the baby's patience or knowledge,
both arms and began TO beat a tattoo
gently with her two closed fists on
Raesen's chin and throat. You're
mighty strong now, ain't you?" Knocked
you don't know. Missile" ne added
gravely, that your dad and mar arc
doing time ON the island. and YOU won't t
see EN-, again for MONTH No. tho
baby did not know this nor care appsr-
entity: she seemed content with Rags
md with his company. Sometimes she
dubiousy, and this cut Rags 10 the
heart, and he felt guilty. and unFeason-
ably anxious until she smiled reassur-
ingly and ran back into his arms, nest
llipg her face against his and stroking
his rough chin wonderingly with her lit
Tie fngeTs.
RagE forgot the lateness OF the night
and the darkness that fell upon The
room in the interest Of this strange en-
tertaiumenL which was 50 much more
absorbing. and 90 much more innocent
almost forgot the fact that he lay in
hiding, that he was surrounded by un-
friendly peighbors, and that at any mo-
nent the repveseufst' t'vts OF local justice
might come In and rudely lead him
away. For this reason he dared not
make light. but ne moved hio position
50 taat tne slero rom an e!sctTic lamp
the 5abys face, as IL lay alternately
doing and awakening. 20 smile up st
efforts 20 make this supposltion coincide
with the fact that the angels parents
were Oh Blackwells Island. proved one
ever experienced. lie had forsotten 10