The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-12-23

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present myself at my earliest
convenience. With compliments
of the season, l remain,
Yours truly,
Uncle Comrade.
by Jinks," exclaimed the Judge.
"of course this is Christmas Eve, it
was but yesterday since it ran thru
my mind about Christmas Eve and
about Uncle coming, but 1 am get
ting so forgetful."
Mrs. Hartman after having placed
her spectacles carefully on the table
beside her, arose with look of in
difference. Indeed, Uncle Conrad
was the only person with whom the
Judge had had any social connect
ions for years, but even his yearly
visits were becoming immaterial to
her
Not so with the Judge, he knew
and felt that his Uncle was the only
human being on earth that took an
interest in their lives, the only liv-
ing soul whose hand he could CLASH
and say my Friend"
While .meditating over the Uncle's
message their rend of thoughts was
suddenly broken by the sharp ring
of the door bell and the next instant
servant entered placing on the CEN
ter table small basket, and as he
left the room murmured something
about finding it close to the door of
the front entrance.
Looks of establishment were ex-
changed at this most unusual event
when finally the Judge broke the
silence by saying. "a Christmas Pre-
sent from Uncle Conrad"
But imagine their surprise when
the pink tissue like fabric in the bas-
ket moved and presently followed a |,
wee little cry and the next instant
Mrs. Hartman held in her arms a wee
little boy.
"A baby" she exclaimed. "a baby
left at our door intended for us to
keep and care for What do you
think. Papa, she asked?"
And for the first time in years a
faint shadow of smile played over
the pale features of Mrs. Hartman.
Then followed many puzzlelng
queries that neither were able to
answer but the biggest and most
puzzleing questions OF them all were
should they keep the infant or
should they at once turn it over to
the Orphans Home.
Mrs. Hartman argued that it was
big task for her should they keep
the little stranger, yet II Mr.. Har-
man had no special objections 1t
should be SO. and she would become
It's nurse and it's mother. With an
air OF jocular Indifference the Judge
remarked that II she was willing to
raise an ONCE boy for his use, It was
up to her and so the question was
settled that the babe remain with
them and be called Conrad, after the
Uncle.
The first few days that followed
were busy days to Mrs. Hartman and
the many duties and cares involved
in nursing were strange to her
First, specialist on baby foods was
consulted, and food was prepared;
next complete infants trousseau
was made. cradle prepared. baby
medicines ordered in case OF need;
this and fifty eleven other little dut-
les had to be attended to.
But tho old saying 1--WE learn to do
by doing" applied also In Mrs Har-
mans case and at the end OF one
weel, she was quite a proficient
nurse.
But during that time another
change had taken place, for uncons-
ciously she had grown interested in
her charge and what's more,
strange exalted feeling that she had
never experienced before was grad
|unlly creeping into her heart and
this feeling grew and became strong
or each time she held the babe in
her arms and looked into It's large
darl, innocent eyes,
Was it possible that that cold
proud lady could love?
To all her acquaintance, (for
friends she had none) this would
have seemed impossible, but as the