The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-16

first thing you dad you made me Q red
plaid dress with q pocket In it-and--l
II don't want to so'and live With any
Taylorst"
One evening i've weeks later Mrs.
Rouse went over to the Hornbecks'. =.
Mrs. Hornbeck was darning stock.
ings, and Lily was helping her. with
her awkward little fingers. Charley
was in chair by the stove, with Han.
mel cloth tied round his swollen cheeks.
Charley.had the mumps.
"Well," said Mrs. Rouse, II can't get
used to II. II does seem 30 funny here
without Trottyi" =.
"Funnyi" said Charley, somewhat
Aercely; "if you call II funnyi"
"There, Charley" said his mother.
"He's been crotchety. like that, ever
since Trotty has been gone" she ex.
plained to Mrs. Rouse. "And don't
know but we all have"
"Isn't II most Q month";" said Mira.
Rouse.
"It's four weeks yesterday" said
Mrs. Hornbeck. For. once the decision
had been made that It was best to lei
Trotty 90 to the Taylors, Mira. Horn.
time in nuttino the nlan into execution
att seema like four months"
"If Trottv wa. here sbou,dnr h.
darning stockings from Mondays wash
"a SATURDAY NIGHT: Trottv darned All
tbe stocfines-sbe would do n. I de
INV he.t "a ke.o .b..d ~ nv vnrt hu,
vifhous Trottx. somehow-th.rei I
vson't com nl.in .nother wordi"
II supnose she'e oonteuted? You o.n
tall bv her letters. ~ said Mr.. Rou.e.
..Weli-v .aid Mr.. Hornheck au.
h,ou.lv
..s6e ism. con,.n ..di~ cb.r,.v hur.,
out. The word, were like 4 corE bnrst.
IN, frov, q hottl.' .she donr III. a.. /,
know she don't shs aony want "a Hvi
,v.v m th.r. 9TH n. Tav,or.
.No. she don't" said Inv.
"she hs.n't .nv husin..: ~, ,h.re. !.
abe he,ono. here e.id Chsrl.v. in =
nuernlou. ciimsr ~ nnhann,ns... =,
burt him m ,alL. and he orov,.d
"We,re 40 lope.oms we an ~ stsnd 4.
And everything had .hst,s hspnened
has hannened s;nce Tro.,v vent sv.v
mother. ha.n'+it? ldont bel,eve. !" said
Cbarlev. .T,d bav. had The mumn. A.
all n Trottv,a h.en here.r
.No. nor I f.houldn.t hav. en-, me vi&h
the, bread knife. .Nor-nor M. Neeson', ),
.hSn wonidn.t. hs,. hnrn.S uni. s.,s
Idlv. with conviction.
Mr. Hornh.ck i.u.h.a n,t,r, m.
h.hv from the Hoor. 1ut her ,auch %:
tremulous.
suddenlv IN IN. .a,.nc. ,h.. fol,ow.d
charley starred un. He had heard III.
click Of the ra,e latch.
.Irs father" said Nrs. Borubeek.
but Charley spruue from his chair,
That uvht 40 .s.n ON the YAH "a.
NOT hIs father,a Mra Hornheck
paused. motiouIesa. but Ialv scurried
TO the door.
.sTrottyl"sbe shrieked: "ob. Trottyl.
Itwas Trot,y: Mrs. Rouse could make
out that much. though she could see
nothing but the feather on Trottv's
hat. Trotty herself was lost in what
seemed . whirlinS vortex. composed of
Charley and Lily and their mother. with
the baby on her arm.
eyes, It's me-" said Trotsy; ut is.
Yes. and I've come for good. NY trunks
here, and Jim Parks Il going to bring
It up. Yes, the Taylors knew was
coming"
'Trotty, DEAR" said Mrs. Hornbeck,
her voice shaking, "what does II
mean?"
II was so lonesome, mother" said
Trotty, simply. They were good to
me; splendid. And II was all Just al
father said; it's big house. and q
great porch with white pillars. And
there's lovely things in the parlor. be-
sides the piano-big pictures and plush
chairs-but II didn't make any differ.
ence." said Trotty. II was so lone
some all the time. lonesome for all OF
VIM