Arizona republican., 1912-03-31

old Mir. Barry came in. Another door from the dining room opened and Aunt Doddy and Uncle Cal and a yelled lady came gaily in.
 The lady raised the veil, laughing and starting forward, when from the sofa-lounge two treble voices called:
 'Lor-lor! Arthur's wife!"
 The girl stopped, her laugh hushed, her sweet face went white.
 "Mary," called old Mrs. Barry.
 Mother" The girl moved forward and held her mother in her arms, hiding her own face.
 She looked up then at her father. who stood staring back He did not speak. Aunt Doddy eyed her nieces anxiously. The girl gave her head q quick defiant toss.
 "Arthur's wife be you?" be said.
 Its not sol" she tipped her head back looking al them all
 Maybe you're not Lor-lor-you just look like her" IL was the awed little voice of Narcisss
 Be you Arthur BloOd's wife, Laura Nary" Her father asked
 The girl dropped hear head and be gan to cry, softly; then louder and louder.
 Be you?" Her father knocked the floor wi,A his stick
 Old Mrs. Barry moved and with hei uncrippled arm drew her girl to her
 Leave be, leave be" she said. Don't cry. Laura Mary"
 The girl ceased sobbing; there was a painful pause. suddenly she raised her head
 Slowly she smiled
 II don't care-why should I? An old brooks not going to wreck our lives. dm Arthur Floods wlfe-I came home to tell you, only not the very first thing. How did you get here?" She turned to the twins.
 Aunt Doddy-" Narcissa began.
 'Oh, you're Pollards,' the girl said
 She looked al them all again. then timidly at her father.
 "Arthur's started business in Mid dleville-we're boarding there. He's over home now,' to tell his father only he didn't intend to the first thing. We were going to visit first ] wanted 10 see mother, too
 Go for the Bloods, go fetch 'em!" old MT. Barry commanded waving his stick
 But oddly enough the Bloods, not even knocking, entered at the front door-old Samuel and his son Arthur
 "Lor-lor," Arthur said.
 They rushed together as though after long, long separation.
 Old Mir. Barry began blowing his nose His wife hobbled over to him and caught his hand.
 The pink stone house and all my land is theirs," Samuel Blood told his old neighbor.
 
 hands. It was long hand shake.
 The twins saw Uncle Cal nod to Aunt Doddy as he moved toward Ar thur and Laura Mary.
 "Oh," breathed Narcissa joyously.
 Stay to supper, Sam" said Jacob Barry.
 Thank you, Jacob" Samuel Blood answered.
 Of course LoT-lor had become a Blood; so that very night after jolly supper she went home to the rich Bloods pink stone mansion. She kissed the twins goodnight and laughed out:
 Just wait; my but we'll have some good times, girlies."
 Narcissa wrote that night:
 How heavenly everything is. The prayer for supper was long, Dart of 1t was, we thank thee oh Lord for in ablfng us to overcome evil of every name and nature. Lor-lor is very sweet Arthur is lovely husband. The fude Is over too"
 The Pollard twins never really for got the pleasant days that followed in and around the pink stone man sion, even in the glorious surprise they found at home.
 It was their papa who met them when their train steamed into the sta. tion.
 Wait"
 That was the only answer they could get to all their questioning lie kept smiling so happily, proudly. On the porch they found beautiful new lacy-topped baby carriage. Valoras strength almost failed her What was it they were to wait for? Cling ing to Narcissa she went in. Grand mother Pollard sat by the window, a bundle in her arms.
 "Sh!" she said Hes asleep. Your little brother" a
 The darling" whispered Valora.
 The love-" echoed Narcissa. "I felt there was to be a beautiful sur