El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-05

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 I'M
easily. He's had a hard tonne av it
ever since the foire. though Lor' knows
ae's wurrrked hard enough. an he's
lad to git partner"
"a partnerT
Yes. We didn't WROTE to bother yez
about it. 1t wouldn't "a helped mat
tiers an would "a set We worryin', 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, 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 III get out av the stable now
except his board an keep"
Amt that punk luckw commented
Patsy. We'll. an how's pop? l didn't
have much money. ar / came away
, too quick to buy anything for you. but
l brought some tobacco 1 got at the
deepo at Washington"
Before her mother could reply
| O'Brien himself came in, his face
! beaming a welcome. Tears of tender
! joy moistened his eyes as he took the
returned wanderer in his arms.
"Ah, Patsy. but we've missed ye, me
girl" he said 1T makes loife worth
Twin to see yez once in a whole.
Phwat happened to yir show that We
were able to come to u.s."
1.-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
''In the box Office" replied Patsy.
with a lau,h. in which all joined. in
Guiding her mother. who began to IN
derstand
Wasn't the play comical?" asked the
latter.
al never noticed any one laff himself
to DEATH" said Patsy. Struggling her
shoulders. The comedians was a
couple of morgues The best joke in
the show was the star-one of them
handmade bonds She was in the
original Black Crook company. an
she had daughter at school then.
Then there was a couple OF song an
dance men. team of acrobats. troupe
of moth eaten dogs an chorus that
looked like the Chambermaids' union"
"And wasn't even the scenery nice?"
questioned Nora
yep" she admitted, 1.-The scenery
was nice, and l made a great personal
success | had three lines in the after
piece"
well. never moind. choild. The
Moonlight Maids brought us luck in
bringin' We here" said O'Brien- An
now ye're here. we're goin' to keep yez
awhile
I'D like to stay awful bad, but I'm
afraid l can't. pop. DEAR" she said
1--WE got to go back to New York to-
morrow"
But We can't Fave US so soon" pro-
tested her mother
"Mom," she replied. with an air of
businesslike Importance. you don't IN
derstand. l simply can't keep men like
Henry W. Savage and Klaw G. En-
LANCER waitin' to know what I'm goin'
to do"
Twill you have a part in a playT~
2 queried Nora.
THAT depends on the part Like as
not I'll just go back in the chorus.
What's the use of hein' ambitious? 1t
only makes you uncomfortable in your
mind. I've thought some of goin' into
vaudeville I've a friend that's close
to B. F. Keith's stenOgrapner. an he
thought he could book me some dates.
Maybe I'll frame up sister act"
"a sister act. oh. Pat. you're going
to take me-" cried Nora eagerly.
"Why. honey lamb. said Patsy. with
loving. motherly depreciation. You
! couldn't do a turn in vaudeville. The
stage is no place for you"
| Nora flushed and glared at her sister
! with jealous fury
| And. bursting into fit of angry