The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18

Nora was bounding down two steps at
a time, but Patsy called in the voice
of a martyr:
"oh, don't step lively on my ac-
count"
Nora dashed into the kitchen, fol-
lowed by her mother, and they flung
themselves upon her with many ex-
CARNATIONS of joy as Patsy rose to
greet them.
Me darlin', me Patsy. tbs glad OF
am to see you. Ye're lookin' beautiful.
choid," cried the old woman, hugging
her to her and receiving in return a
hug so in it's expression Of
long pent up and hungry affection that
1t made her gasp.
The first illusions of the joy of meet
ing again having moderated. Patsy
once more became aggrieved.
Some one might "a met me-" she
complained, with tears in her voice.
1T amt no joke hot footin' it all this
way with a heavy grip. Where's
pop?"
"Phwatl Wasn't there amy wan at
the train? Didn't yez see Danny?''
queried her mother, much surprised.
Won't speak his name!' requested
the girl as she Invested herself of her
short tan jacket and revealed her tall,
slender figure clad in a white blouse
shirt waist and black taffeta skirt, be-
meath which as she raised it slightly
the lounce of a green petticoat vas
visible. Didn't you get my wire
sayin' I'd be here on the 1862"
Eyes, but is wasn't delivered here
until half past T." said Nora as she
took her sisters hat, a fearful and won
derful creation in black chiffon.
bApt nonnry rt,CbaJ roiubk o-,,xx --t41-
the rig for the train" added her
mother.
Half past Z! Wouldn't tina scald
you? I'm sorry I was so grouchy, u
I'm so temperamental."
Patricia emphasized the last word
} with a very superior air as she ad-
justed her pompadour before the mirror
and smoothed out her crumpled shirt
waist with her fingers. Her notion as
to what 1t meant was extremely hazy,
but she had heard 1t in a play, and it
sounded well.
Hire mother was much impressed by
II.
rs that so?" she said sympathetical-
l ly. Poor dear! But OF doan't wonder
| at We feelin' upset. Sure twas a cold
l welcome yez had from yir loved
vans"
> Il had 1t all framed up" Patsy went
on, me descendin' from the caboose
. an fallin' on e~verybody's neck. An
when l gets off the train the only neck
in sight belongs to that village cutup
that propels the hack. The worst of 1t
n was I'd been handin' 1t out all season
to that bunch of trails in the
2 about my fiance that owns a racin'
. stable n had told 'em I'd wired him
s to meet me An when that rabbit
faced hackman comes up an hands out
. his mitt to me- Well, never to me
dyin' day will l forget the way that
burlesque crowd lands me the merry
e ha, hal"
And she raised her eyes and hands
and nodded her head in a manner moro
expressive of her humiliation and har-
, rowed feelings than any mere words
: could have been.
I'VE poor lamb! Twas a black
shame" said her mother.
But it's good to be home again."
. sighed Patsy ~contentedly, dismissing
, from her thoughts the contretemps that
: could not be placed to anybody's fault
and giving her mother another affec-
tionate hug. AN how is things?
How's Danny gettin' along?"
!, He amt gettin' along as well as he
moight," answered the old woman UNI
easily. Hes nae a hard tonne av 1t
ever since the foire, though Lor' knows
he's wurruked hard enough. an he's
had to git a partner"
"A partner"
, Eyes. We didn't wrote to bother yez
about it. 1t wouldn't "a helped mat
tiers an would "a set We w~orryin', an
We sure have enough to put up with"
"You oughter "a let me know about
it, all the same. Who is he-this part
ner, I mean?"
"A Mister Crawford from New York.
He came here this very mornin' to look
the place over. Yir father says It's lit
tie Danny II get out av the stable now
except his board an keep"
Amt that punk luck!" commented
Patsy. well, an how's pop? 1 didn't
have much money, an I came away
too quick to buy anything for you but
1 brought some tobacco I got at the
deepo at Washington"
Before her mother could reply
O'Brien himself came in, his face BEAM
ing a welcome. Tears of tender joy
moistened his eyes as he took the re-
turned wanderer in his arms.
"Ah, Patsy, but we've missed We, me
GIRL he said "It makes loife worth
Twin to see yez once in a whole. Phwat
happened to yir show that We were
able to come to us?"
"The angel, the financial party as
was back of the Moonlight Maids, got
chilblains," she explained.
Poor creature! Where did he catch
them?" asked her mother, with much
interest.
I'm the box office" replied Patsy.
with a laugh, in which all Joined, in
Guiding her mother. who began to I'M
derstand.
Wasn't the play comical?" asked the
latter.
II never noticed any one laff himself
to DEATH said Patsy, struggling her
shoulders. 1.-THE comedians was a
couple of morgues. The best joke in
the show was the star-one of them
handmade blondes. She was in the
original Black Crook company, an
she had a daughter at school then.
Then there was a couple of song an
dance men, a team of acrohats, a
troupe of moth-eaten dogs an a
chorus that looked like the chamber
maids union.
"And wasn't even the scenery niece"
> questioned Nora.