The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-24
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER pa, 1890.


leaned her head against il, and brushed
back the tears. In a moment more .
hand rested on hsr shoulder, and some
one sid:
Ny dear, what Is the matter p
twas susie who had come in search
OF her But ! suppose need ask, ," she
added. I find my Christmas party
failure. There Is dear mother, shedding
tears in her nom up stairs, and you in
such a state. Did you really care 80 much
as to cry about him for ten long, long
years ?"
susie said Polly, shall cry about
him all my life, 1 did love him dearly,
and the thing Mr. offenheimer Is playing
seems as though Il were written for me-
| did triie with my love, and nov he l.
dead and gone, and l am weeping. Don't
think me foolish you hsve your love
YOU sre married 70 Erwin you can't tell
how terrible il Is to think, think, year
afser year, Of one you viii never see ssain
and have been punished for the wrong
did that night shall never be happy
again
Mamma cried a voice al the door,
where are you isn't supper read Y
yeti"
Go IN, susie, said Polly ; I win cone
in shortly. l don't want the children
nov"
4 declare, I'm quite upset said su-
sic. Il wish this were over, and every
one al home"
And she went into the house, closing
the door after her
aNo-nsyer, never again ? sighed Polly
Roy, darling, Why did 1 use you 50 ?" she
uttered the wor6s aloud, and then start
ed violently as tail figure crossed the
path and stepped upon the porch Il Was
( no one whom she knew, and she retreat
ed toward the door; but, before she
could lay her hand upon il, the man had
/ placed himself 50 that she could not reach
+ il without pushing bin aside
This Is Miss Polly Peace ??
She answered, Yes"
Il have e message for you from some
one whshAs been Abroad long while,
he said.
/ Then he took offhis hat, and the moon
/ light fell over his face and in moment
il was all oyersthe thing she had thought
impossible had happened-the one over
whelming JOY that could come into her
I life had come then Roy Bradford hsd
returned he stood before her alive anc
vel. AID il was 50 strange and sudden
that instead Of crying oct or Of dying foi
I iov. she took il as calmly as We take ths
strange things IN dreams She held oui
I her hand to him and let him kiss her on
the forehead.
4 know my mother Is alive he said
Il saw her through the window an hOul
ago have been watching you all thii
xhile: viii you 20 and tell her that be
runaway boy has come home
She sad nothing, but let him ks he
again. and left him. When she returneJ
both mother ard brother were with her
4 on. what q G'hrfstnzzs sspper sEas. tsai
Hox little Ms. james laughed with jol
until she cried how the old Vellums De
clared they always said so-alvays. hos
many welcomes home the German play
ed on the piano, and how Mrs 0Hen
heimer kissed Roy on both cheeks Th.
children we're Joyous over their new un
cIe. and the m5tber thanked heaven
Il was midnight when the guests rs
turned home, and, when Polly departed
Roy offered her his arm. They wake
. slowly. and let the rest leave thea be
! hind in the sill village street
Polly ne said, do you know that
only meant to peep in Al tae windows
: ny old home and 20 away again ne'
: er meant TO come in.
; That was cruel Of your mother, sal
: she.
@Yes.r be said. know how wron
! ii was now but I WIS thinking Of N.
| self They told me, down in the viliag
: that Erwin had married a Miss Peace-
thought, Of course, il was you, and / IA
) ted him. and felt thst no one would eal
] TO see me but I wanted glimpse
E nv mothers facs, and yours, 50 l came
5 get It. Then. thank God I heard vii
you said TO your sister