Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-19

time covered the Scottish feature.
II soon stopped that. She ther..
upon burst into tears. and "a
stunned possession Of his lordshin
As for the other baby :"
'The other babyr' shrieked thu
matron. How do you meant IA
you mean to say there was another
baby?"
Naturally" said the Sister. II,
was proposed to exchange the
babies"
by Jover' cried. NOW I see.
Look here. I told you I saw thu
girl meet somebody. That person
gave her the baby" The matron
looked at me with lesser contempt
Possibly you are right. Please
60 on. Sister. What did you dor"
81 considered the situation. II N
never well to act In hurry. Sol
locked them into the room while I
went out Into the corridor to think.
However. I retained possession Of
his lordship. He was fortunately
asleep. Then. deciding upon nv
course. ] went into the room ana
obtained from the young person a
complete confession. Her sister is
very undesirable. and had proposed
to send her own child to a baby
farm to be Done away with. a. IL
usual. II seems. however, that aha
did not have the heart to 20 on
with this. So she entered into a
plot with the young person and with
Nurse Marden. since they are three
sisters. The intention was to sub.
stltute the other baby for his lord.
ship, and to send his lordship to the
baby farm"
I felt o lump IN my throat a.
she recited this story. 1t was tragic
TO think Of the poor young mother.
unable to keeH her child. and re-
sorting to q desperate expedient TO
give It q chance in life. The Sister
went on pitilessly. After q while
the matron stopped her.
Every well. Sister. see. But tell
me what happened at Last"
II brought his lordship back into
the room. took his clothes of. put
him back in his cot. and caused the
young person to dress up the baby
she had brought in his lordship's
clothes. Then she took him away"
WHAT" shouted the matron.
You gave her his lordship's 2"
You made them dress up that baby
in his lordship's clothes7 But ..
but why?'
The Sister again smiled her grim
smile. "Matron," she said. las YOU
know. we always avoid scandal. 20
far as we can In a business such 40
ours. but when ] am in charge l am
entitled to do what I think for the
best Most ladies. you viii agree.
would have preferred that I should
dismiss the young person and her
baby, and say no more about II.
But, as you always know. her grace
the Duchess Is not only young and
popular. but very fcnd Of social ad-
vertisement. i felt that she would
be very grateful to the home II We
could procure for her an oppor-
tunity OF figuring in the newspa-
pers, II we could give her q chance
to appear in the witness box as the
heroine of a sensational case"
81 cont understand" said the
matron.
Don't you see." said the Sister.
that with my evidence. and with
the fact that the young person car
ried away the baby In his lordship's
clothes, the case IL complete I
asked the young person where she
lived. OF course. she lied. but being
excited, her ina ginatlon WIS not
working very well: she said Hamp-
stead As happen to know that
Nurse Marden's parents live near
E,lgin Avenue. ! WAS certain that the
Young person would return there
with the baby. therefore tele'
phoned the police. who were waiting
for the young person when che
reached her doorstep. She was ar.
rested at Ave minutes past one"
After Rhoda had been sentenced
to twelve months imprisonment. Q
cbivairous man Of some fortune
made her q proposal She Ii now
married and well established Ills
lordship grew up to dissipate. with
the assistance Of wine and women.
the remainder OF the Farnshirs
estates. The Duchess benefited BY
eight hundred and fortyfour COZ
umns Of publicity. On the whole. !
have done no harm.
Another story OF midstKht aaves.
ture ny ". l.. George, ~The slipper
If Red Brscade." Will start In cur