The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-28

in the little bedroom they we're dis
mantlsd Of their splendor even as they had
been robbed for some strange circum-
stance understood but uncontrolled BY
Grandmother Pollard Of their evenings
joy
She left them the lamp to 90 to sleep BY
tonight, not even referring to brave chill
dren who did 50 in darkness.
" Tomorrow she promised, @wel ID
something 70 make up
Il they'd play out all day nice and NOT
bother her, She said they might have a taffy-
pub that night and invite any two Ii the
neighborhood they liked The invitation
had been early personally delivered to the
desired guests and accepted
All, sighed yalora III 4 resting moment
throwing herself down beside her sister on
the leaiy carpet within the two little juts
oi piled wood, won't You cali me Pauline.
Narcissa when we're alonefn
She was lovely, wasn't she7' Narcissa
said, her eyes meeting Valora' raised With
a sudden conscious eyasiveness, staring afar
Narcissa," came yalora's whispering
question, have you Thought Of anything
Of anyone Pauline Is likeS
Alter moment, without looking at hefF
sister, Narcissa nodded, slowly. Valora
gave quick little gasp.
Apicture of somebody We both knows's
Narcissa still nodded
And lover"
Violent nodding from Narcissa.
"Ourm
"Sh7 Narcissa motioned violently
Pauline!P cried Nalora.
Yes, said Narcissa, rising, II ii
Pauline
Curls, yellow and bright, escaped from
the little blue cap with the red wing. and her
cheeks the deep pink spot glowed there as
brightly as last night Hands iii coat p0cl.-
cts, She stood there before them, eyes star,
Ing
Pauline Nareissa said inyitingly
But, ali yalora's delicate BODY
quivered forward, 3" It 3 m-niammala
Out oi tier pockets and over her face flew
the blue.clad lady hands She was crying.
her shoulders drew upward hard sobs shook
her body.
Oh don't" quiyered Narcissa, Can't
you come back is that tte oh, mamma,
hoD we want youW
The kitchen door opened. softly. Grand
mother Pollard stood looking our
lt' Pauline said Nalora.
Who are your her grandmother asked
coldly Of the woman
I'm their mother, she sobbed. and then
III IA instant added raising her head little
proudly ard your sons wife
Then said Grandmother Pollard. ''if
you mean That her arms opened, come
into the house
With cry the pretty lady reached out
bHndlY and Grandmother Pollard caught
her then, keen little ears catching foot
beat upon cfackiinp leaves, Nalofa turned
and saw coming through the orchard, with
swift, long stride, al upon bis shoulder
her father
Already Weak Rith happiness, She raised
and pointed a iinger Eit eame on vault
ing the ience, and into the yard. With 4
quick unbelieYing glance lie lurched fol-
ward and stopped
Swiftly around the pretty, young Sob
biBgi blue-eyed mamma d the twins. M9s
whirled m Grandmother Pollafd's strong
hands she saw him Quickly the damp,
wadded little handkerchief SHE graspcd
touched iiefceIy al each hectic check Did
thsy pale Who could bc sure II any
thing anything IL all except the way she
few 10 bis ready annsf
You come right in the house now, chill
dren, with tears coarsing down Ter cheeks,
Grandmother Pollard stil managed her
authoritative tons
They slipped ia obedicnty
90 right up stairs, she said, and put
On clean aprons and let your hair dowi.
I'li open the piano and light thr parIor
lamp.
From their bedroom wlndow upstairs
The twins pceked down d the enchanted
woodpiIe He -till had his arms about her.
His bat vas of showing his curling hair
and the white forehead above his tam
" II don { seem they can be real mamma
and papa and not any older'n that. mar
Yelled Yalora
G God knows Nauissa lclt certain of
this al least
Oh, @ be forgiven and taken back like
this what can | De to make up to your
their mamma was saying, and their papa
drew her % him and answered.
Never leave me never leave me again.
couldn't eeer She answered.
And he led her toward the house
All, sighed Narcissa, we've got our
mamma back again
Forever, mused Valura. Didn't r tell
you il She ielt being real mamma like do
being play one we'll then didn't we know
she'd come baeks can't ct ever Il now
about ny burnt ap chi.d Il wasn't
real 10
Let's hurry down, urged her sissss.