Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

btents. After another long wait DOYLE
abe out again and said:
Are you still there? What do Won
apt? You know very well it is better for
81 girl that she remain with us, and not
No thief like you. will take good
az OF her, but you shall not see her"
know my rights" | replied, land I
hire lawyer, and compel the convent
prities to show me their books and
ain what they have done with the
sands of dollars left with them to
for my girl | will make it hot for
Ind for them before finish.'
IS threat must have frightened him a
for he then asked me II had had
hing to eat that day, and / told him
not Then he invited me into the
to get some food and said he would
up the buggy and drive me back to
said:
Others Love Wins at Last
ycu will not drive me back to town
not 60 back without my girl"
w, be reasonable. Mrs Lyons" he
Your little girl is happy here, and
oes not like you because you are
woman"
ell." answered. IF she does not
ki her mother then you have made her
sel that way: you have taught her to dis
kt me"
After little more parleying he went
ito the house and sent out my little girl
talk to me.
My darling" said, don't you want to
ss your own MOTHER"
NO" she said Il do not IKE you, be-
ause You are a thief You are not my
bother at all
" eyes filed with tears at this, and
sobs in my voice I asked her IL she
ID not remember the little prayers had
Rught her and the many happy hours we
ad spent together The little dear said:
Yes. remember the prayers, but do
OF want to see you You are a thief! Go
Wy. please!'
lose words cut me to the heart-fTom
lS,lown precious daughter And again
made to realize that crime does not
81 no time in setting matters in mo-
hich very soon brought back to my
my daughter Meanwhile / FASTENED
academy where my little boy had
eft and demanded to see MIN. When
was brought out to me he was in
raCeful condition, he seemed to have
8tterly neglected. his clothing was
and his face as dirty as q chimney
s. | was Shocked at this and de-
d an explanation from the professor
ad charge of the institution. He
on me angrily and said:
have an amazing assurance to
your good-fOr-nothing brat among
children. How dare you give US
kumed name and impose on US in
Rnanner? Get your brat out of here
Ice, for If honest parents knew your
akcier they would take their children
III the school without delay
Ealse name is it, l said to the proud
li ysor what name did you give when
I ere caught in a disreputable house,?
II d remark startled him. He changed
\ mnner at once and implored me to
4 lower and not let anybody know
N / said. | had recognized this pro-
4 as a man who had visited Detroit
or so before and had been caught
slsreputable resort by the police on
af their raids. The professor. Of
did not imagine that anybody in
had known him, and so he thought
lectly safe to assume the role OF
0f virtue. He apolOg1zed for his
OF my child and begged me to for
abuse he had heaped upon me.
hAted myself that the child had
I'd his remarks to me. and | de-
with my boy.
~ Joy over the fact that my little
not had his mothers wickedness
to him was of short duration |
kught the child to Detroit where
~ preparations to make a perma-
fOme. honestly, | hoped. Several
Ab there owed me money and among
barber I had befriended. l tried
rAstently to get from him what he owed
but without success.
When / returned home after little trim
was compelled to make to New YORK
boy came up to me, crying, and said:
Mamma, / don't want TO live around
ere any more.
I wondered what could have caused the
Dor boy to speak that way, so ] patted
m on the back and said:
Why. what is the matter, dearie: Don't
1u ike this street any more?
Mamma" he sobbed, 81 heard some
ing about YOU which makes me feel aW-
bad, but I know It isn't true. is it.
amman
Tell me, child what is IT,
Well" he answered, "Mr Wilson. the
rber. asked me the day after you left to
downtown on a trip with him, and l
ent along. He took me into a large build
2 which heard was the police station.
asked a man to let him see some pic
res. and when he got the pictures he
owed me one Of them which he said
as you; and he said you were THIEF
ma the -oolice had to keep your picture
they 95uld find you when you stole