New Britain herald., 1928-03-17

cFl@l sister Monica. Lyes just like its mother. It me thinh-,le twins l and the other little girl have gray -ye- like their father, if l re1neiu- bur correctly.'
 To hich Jill offered no comment slther Way. Jack Was not present. wasn't supposed 10 be in town, He lad gone to Pittsburgh three davs betore OIL important business" he nad stated briefly. just before leav- Ing, The tears that had welled lip III Jill's eyes al the announcement were the tears of a bitterness that are gall and Wormvood" 10 a WomaLs heart on the eve Of such an event as loomed darkly beforc Jill stuart.
 But she vas a woman 10 N hom motherhood gives the sublime touch, and so, despite an aching heart. when the hour struck. she went down into ths valley of the shad- oP:" as q brave soldier goes into bat ila, fearless, 4ud with a trust in God.
 But Jack Stuart Was not as in different as appearances might indi- ! cate, True. he had gone 70 Pitts iurgh But h. had returned to FL liston the neNt forenoon.
 From the inn,r sanctum ot llis private office Jack ind heen ln con- ,'ant communication with Mother Martha at the hospital. T. was Mother Marri1a's whispered message to Jill, our husband just ,ele- pkon"d and he said 10 tell you h. would be here at noon" ina, has aroused the young mother from 6 strange an5 dangerous coma into which sh= had fallen and brough, s -Inil" to her palli3 lips.
 But Jlll llnew when sbo looked up nto the eyes CT her husband few hours later that the old, joyous Ioyemaking trust of former days faith of the lean and hungry years. the trust that had made those hard ! times really happy. Easy Money lad soNn th" seeds Of disaffection that had grown ranI, weeds poison- ous weeds of mutual doubt and dis trust
 "lou must hurry anJ g., OF your 'eot again, j Jlr." he ssjl to her in d low. 7urrjoj 'ous. as he stood lending ot.r ihc h,d where she lay. pjtle and fra gile looking m her w' akU s~. ThrH h. al1"d quclly. , still in th~ hurrjeI nervous manner that killed halt her JOY in having him 'hcre: "1 callej up every 30 minutes during tb' night 10 get bull hfius rn bow YOU were progressing. ! Aui no". dear" h. finished. void l ing win q stubborn persistence 'lr pleading look in her y~s, "l'i have ! to be going, Mother Martha said I , mustn't tlrs you.
 "ch. don't % just vt. .Iacl1.' si1e coaN"d. lIuskily. her voice. her eNes, .H'ry fiber of her whole being pleading nith him in dumb appeal. He must not, t1o should not, go, she hep, telling herself, fierc"ly. ,j"sper ! ately, until he had asked Of his oWu : tpltion 10 sec this Nonl.rt1ll. this perfectly wonderful li'tle darling that lay sleeping under the coverl"' I. at that moment. cI1sped close 'o her . breast. Jack must he must ask to sor if, his last born baby.
 But that was iust what Jack was telling himself at that mt, that :, he would "he alarmed ii he woui1"
 II was Sister M,n:ca's Homanly intuition that saved the situation on { that one occasion, at least. Sho S"rfnod To sense the strained rola- lions between Jack and Jill and took upon h'rself th. office of in- termu1jary.
 "ls the 1.it'i,>t Woman asIoop. slear?" she asked. as she bent over tho cot from Inc .ald4 oppositr 10 where Jack stood Then. without , further preamble. she pulled 'h" coverle' down q lit'l", reached in and brought out inc tiny atom of humanity
 She's just the sweetest little ! creature in -he world, MT. Stuart'' declared Sister Monica, with all the . enthusiasm of baby loving woman. Don't you van. 10 hold her for . just q moment ID your arms ?''
 Then. before Jack had even a chance 10 protest. he felt the small . fingers of the warm little morssl of i teminini'y that lay cuddej against . him, curl around his thumb with q strength that was astonishing. Two iiquid lro5tn eyes were looking up , into his, the wisdom of all the Ini- | verse mlrrored in their lnscrutabl@ I