Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 295, Hammond, Lake County, 3 June 1907 — Page 3
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I trust I have borne reverses of health and fortune -with patience and resignation. My present sufferings will be a lasting Joy to me If In the life to come I can know that my example has been a stimulus to you amid the chances and changes of your career. Promise me, darling, that you will r sign yourself to the decrees of Provi-
i dence even In the bitter hour of our j parting." Her voice failed. Tears stood in her I eyes. The knowledge came to her I anew that natural emotions can at times conquer all restraints. The maternlty strong within her clamored for
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Gripping the reader fast with its tale of the astounding transformation, in one day, of a ragged London waif into the possessor of incalculable wealth, this story by Louis Tracy measures up fully to the standard of this romancer's other popular tales. In the unfolding of the
pickaxes and crowbars to sweep away the ruins. The boy heard his name whispered rather than spoken. The sound galvanized him into consciousness. "Doctor," he said earnestly, "you will come back?" "Yes, yes; within half an hour. Tell your mother to expect me." Philip ran up the stairs. Long practice had enabled him to move with a
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see the manner In which he emerged, with stealthy activity. Into the creaking loft above. Here at first glance there was an astonishing degree of
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J he stirring adventures in which 1 comfort. Odd pieces of worn carpet Philip Anson became embroilca j neatly joined covered the floor. The by reason of his suddenly ac- two windows, facing only to the front quired riches, literally sent j of the dwelling, were curtaine.1 The i-i I whitewashed walls were almost hulhim from heaven, his loyalty to j den by cutting3 from coi0red perithe girl friend of 7iis childhood j odicals published during the previous and his manly efforts to win her j Christmas season. A screen divided love, are among the many cle- I the room lnt0 two compartments, each , , , . , . , ! containing a tiny bed. On one of these, ments of a plot which is e- propped up lth plowat lay the TOt-
vciopea wun mr. i racy s. wea : C(1 figure of a woman, over whose face
known skill. the shadows were falling fast. The ex
treme thinness, the waxen pallor, the delicate texture of debilrtated skin and unnatural brilliancy of the eyes gave her a remarkably youthful appearance. This fantastic trick of death, In life accentuated the resemblance between mother and son. The boy, too, was sharply outlined by hunger, and in the fading light of a March day the difference between the dread tokens of approaching collapse and the transient effects of a scanty regimen on a vigorous youth was not readily distinguishable. "Do you want anything, mother dear?" said the boy, laying his hand tenderly on the clammy forehead. "Only to ask you, Phil, what it was that the doctor told you." The voice was low and sweet, the diction that of an education woman. The boy, too, thousfh his tones were strong
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CHAPTER I. S there no hope, doctor?" "Absolutely none now." "If she had gone to the the workhouse infirmary would she
have lived?" The doctor paused. The gulp before that hateful word was not lost on him. lie tried professional severity and bestowed some care on the buttoning of a glove. "I am surprised," he said, "that an excellent woman like your mother should encourage your feelings of er
repugnunce toward er Confound it, boy, have you no relatives or friends?" "No, sir. We are alone in the world." "And hard up, eh?" The boy dug a hand Into a pocket with the stolid indifference of despair.
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nies. He picked out the silver, and the , na uarsu. sPKe wim tue acceut OI man reddened in protest. ed breeding. Ills manner and words
'Don't bo stupid, Philip. That 13 Bameu some uisuncuon irom u. m.Kui
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stupid, Philip
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pose. When excited or moved to deep feeling, the continental veneer acquired at the Lycee. in Dieppe instantly" vanished, and he became the strenuous.
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er infirmary they are provided by the state." "Would my mother have lived had she consented to be taken there a month ago?" Again the man wondered at the stony persistence of the questioner, a fearless looking, active boy of fifteen, attired in worn clothes too small for him and wearing an old pair of boots several sizes too large. The strong, young face, pinched with vigils and privations;
the large, earnest eyes, heavy with unshed tears; the lips, quivering in their resolute compression over a chin that indicated great strength of character.
j appealed far more to the doctor than
the whimpering terror with which the children of the poor usually meet the grim vision of death. The wrestle with the glove ceased, and a kindly hand rested on Thilip's shoulder. "No," came the quiet answer. "May God help you, she would not have lived." "God does not help anybody," was the amazing retort The doctor was shocked, visibly so. "That is a foolish and wicked statement," he said sternly. "Do not let your mother hear such awful words. She has lived and will die a true Christian. I have never met a woman of greater natural charm and real piety. She has suffered so much that she merits the life eternal. It Is a reward, not a punishment. Cast away these
terrible thoughts. Go, rather, and kneel by her side iu prayer." For an Instant the great brown eyes blazed fiercely at him. "Am I to pray that my mother shall be taker, from me?" "Even that if it be God's will." The gleam of passion yielded to utter helplessness. The boy again brought forth his tiny store of money. "Surely," he said, "I can buy some small amount of wine. In the shops
they sell things in tins that make chicken broth, don't they? I have a fire and a kettle. Would you mind telling me" "There, there! You go to your mother and endeavor to cheer her up. I will see what I can do. What! Would you argue with me? Go at once. I insist. Listen. She is calling for you." In that poor tenement there were no secrets. A rickety staircase, crudely
built against the retaining wall of the only living room on the ground floor, led steeply to an apartment above and culminated in an opening that suggested a trapdoor. The walls, roughly paneled, were well provided with thelves and pegs. The back door was fastened with a latch, a contrivance rarely seen in the London of today. The front window looked out into a badly paved court girt by tumbledown stables. A smaller window at the back
I revealod a dismal yard darkened by
lofty walls. Although little more than a stone's throw removed from the busy Mfle End road, the place was. singular
ly quiet. It was alreadv dead and
by birth and breedin
"He said, dearest, that what you wanted was some good wine nice things to eat. He Is an awfully fine chap, and I am afraid I was rude to him, but he didn't seem to mind it a bit, and he is coming back soon with chicken broth and port wine, and I don't know what." His brave words were well meant, but the mother's heart understood him
i too well to be deceived. A thin hand
caught his wrist and feebly drew him nearer. "You say you were rude to him, Phil? now can that be possible? What did you say or do to warrant such a de
scription?" He hesitated for a moment With rave self control in one so young he fiercely determined not to communi
cate his own despair to his mother. So
he laughed gently.
"We are so jolly hard up, you know, and It sounded strange in my ears to
talk about expensive luxuries which I
could not buy. He has often told us,
dear, that you would be better cared for In the infirmary. I am afraid now
he was right, only we couldn't bear-
to be parted. Could we, mother7"
Not all his valor could control his
tremulous lips. A beautiful smile illu mined the face of the invalid.
"So you are trying to hoodwink me,
rhil. for the first time. I know what
the doctor said. He told you that
could not recover and that I had not long to live; in a word, that I am dy
ing."
Then the boy gave way utterly. He
flung himself down by the side of the bed and buried his face in the cover
let.
"Oh. mother, mother!" he wailed
and his passionate sobs burst forth with alarming vehemence. The poor woman vainly strove to soothe him. She could not move, being paralyzed, but her fingers twined gently in his hair, and she gasped brokenly: "Phil, darling, don't make It harder for me. Oh, calm yourself, my dear one, if only for my sake. I have so much to say to you and perhaps so little time! Be strong, Philip. Be strong and brave, and all will be well with you. I know you will miss me. We have been all In all to each other since your father's death. But my memory must be sweet, not bitter to you. When you think of me I want the recollection to Inspire you to do that which is right regardless of conse
quences, to strive always for honor and for the approbation of your own conscience. My own dear boy, we must bow to the will of God. We have Indeed been sorely tried, you far more than I. for I can look back on years of perfect happiness with a loving husband and a delightful child, whereas you have been plunged into poverty and misery at an age when life should be opening before you with every promise of a successful career. Perhaps, rhil, your trials have come to
only waited the eomins of men witU : you early, as mine have found me late
the dangers that would beset him. There was a maddening pain in the thought that a few brief hours or minutes might unclasp her arms from him
forever. It was rhil who first gave utterance to the wild protest in their souls. "Mother," he mourned bitterly, "I don't want to live without yon. Let us die together. If you cannot stay with me, then I swear" But a scream of terror, so shrill and vehement that it seemed to be almost miraculous from so frail n form, froze the vow on his lips. "rhil, what are you paying? Oh. my sou, my son, do not break my heart before I die. Kiss me, dearest. I am cold. I can scarce see you. Come nearer. Let me look once more Into your brave eyes. You will be a great man, Phil. I know It. Who should know your character like your mother? But you must have faith in God always. I have prayed for you, and my prayers will surely be granted. I will watch over you. If you are In danger, my spirit will come back to you across the void. We cannot be parted. Oh. God, It Is Impossible! You are the life of my life. I am not dead while you still live." Even as she spoke her left hand and arm, hitherto untouched by the cruel blight which had made her a helpless Invalid during many weary months, be
came numb and rigid. She was dying now, not with the struggle against the king of terrors which often marks the passing of humanity, but with a slow torpidity more akin to sleep. Her brain was clear, but the stock of nervous force had sunk so low that her
few remaining words were spoken with difficulty. They were mostly endearing
expressions, appeals to her loved one to hope and pray, to trust steadfastly
n the all wise power that would direct
his destiny. With the last flicker of existence the maternal instinct became
dominant again, and she asked him not
to forget her.
The boy could only murmur agonized
appeals to the merciless unseen not to
rob him of the only being he held dear
on earth, but even in that awful mo
ment he had the strength to cease his frantic protests when they seemed to cause her pain, and he forced himself to Join her In prayer.
hen the doctor brought a nurse
and some small store of the much
needed delicacies Mrs. Anson was al
ready unconscious.
The boy, aroused from frenzy by the
eteps on the stairs, shrieked incohe
rently:
"I have killed my mother. See! She
Is dead. I killed her. I made her cry.
You told me to look after her until you
returned. She cried and screamed be
cause I spoke so wildly. It is all my
fault. I"
"Hush! Your mother is not dead, but
dying. Not all the skill of man can
save her. Let her die in peac."
No other words could have checked the wild torrent of lament that surged from that wounded heart. So she still
lived. There remained a faint flicker
of life. Not yet had she passed the
dreadful barrier of eternity. Through Lis blinding: tears he thought he could
discern a smile on the worn face. The
doctor watched rhil more narrowly
than the sunken frame on the bed. It was best that the paroxysm of grief
should go untrammeled. The nurse, a young woman unused as yet to the incvitableness of death, moved timidly toward the windows and adjusted the curtains to admit more light. At last when Phil's strength yielded to the strain of his Borrow and the very force of his agony had spent itself the doctor leaned over the inanimate form and looked Into the eyes. "It has ended, Phil," he whispered. 'Tour mother is In heaven!" In heaven! What a tocsin of woe In
a message of faith! The boy suddenly stood up. Hope was murdered within him. His tears ceased, and his labored breathing came under control with a mighty effort. He stooped and kissed the pale cheeks twice. "Goodby, mother," he said, and the
dull pain in his voice was so heartrending that the nurse's sympathies, mastered her. She burst out crying. Professional Instinct came to the doctor's aid. He sharply reprimanded the half hysterical woman and sent her off on an errand to bring those whose duty it la to render the last services to frail mortality. The boy he led downstairs. He was a busy man, with many claims on his time, bnt this strange youngster interested him, and he resolved to turn tire boy's thoughts forcibly away from the all absorbing horror of his mother's death. "Have you a tumbler or a cup?" he said sharply. Thll handed him a tumbler. The doctor poured out some wine taken from the nurse's basket, soaked a piece of bread in the liquor and gave it to the boy with an Imperative command to eat It instantly.
Somewhat to his surprise, he was obeved. While Phil was devouring the
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