La Junta tribune., 1913-10-25
LITTLE BROWN
HOUSE
.Cogyg lgAt gI.. by Associated Literary
pr~ssI
By A. HOWARD GUNTER


papers signed. and Narssry Graham
and Henry Uad. Hhom God had
Joined together some eight years
earlier. Wer" pu, ssuHder BY Norton
Norton. as attorneys for the hus.
band, and young Kelley West, repre-
-snlinz Mrs Wade Tn. whole al
fair their friends agreed. had been
beautifully managed. incumpatibiliy
VAS III. plea. and the only disagre--
able feature OF the arrangement was
that which n-o.ssita,ed d anal meet
{ ing Of the parties 70 the suit at the
oiiic" Of Norton & Norton
Narsery had cried before the meet
ing for 1t seemed absurd 10 think OF
Henry a. nor belonging 10 her any
more. ss marrying some other
woman. perhaps Then she had dried
her eyes powdered her nos. and put
I On h"r most becoming suit, feeling
I that Henry must be made 90 se" that
be- Was losing something precious.
and faHk'd bT her bosom friend,
I Rita Whi'murr and on rHe arm uf
/ young West sh" bad come TO 90" ap.
. poufmeut nifh Just that look u' re
signed martyrdam oH b.r fau. which
. The occasion demanded
H"ury cam. 10 'ha meeting by him
s"if and looked frankly Ruru and
vre'sH'I moreover ha made 90 at
temp. tn 'az. ru. amb8rr8 s.m-ut 0f
no" situation. bu' eas cold. gur and
unnatural "a perfect brute. as RITA
said aifoEsart aifb "a eDuaratuIarory
squeeze 10 NHrlrrFs hand
MargvrT a.ut B1ek 10 fh- mansion
hat Henry had bur for her when
they moved into town Hy" years be
fore. aud. putting hrr head down on
Polly Nares nur's cried 80 that her
tears ran down P0TFs 'at neck That
Urk.ad Polly Marie and sa" laughed
such n splendid hearty EursI" that
Mars"p had 20 laugh. too. though she
Eas VERY miserable burning sense
~ Indignation had upheld hrr during
'h' ordeal. but uBe that Henry had
granr'd all her demands 'hs Trans.
.Tf-sur had iH som. way managed no
put H"r .n fb" ETunE She Ras sick
~ li'r she hated fhfs marbf. palace.
Hh'Eh bad been 'h. seen. az Hsr rruu.
hi"s. and suddenly sha remembered
th" li'tl" brown bous"
She had not been ther. f1r years
beraus" % vas ever ~ lar out 20 an
uutsvel0p"d suburb that small. suug
home where sh. and Henry had be
KUN housekeeping when they ran
away from their people and w.r.
married yeau aso. Old Ma1hs. her
nurse lived Their. nov, and kept
"vsrythins just So thry had LEFT o.
Dress Polly Marie for walk.
sh- called 'o fhs .oy.ru"ss. and be-
gan stu'hns things into her hand
bas
tn" EnEHruras protested. pointing
'u fh" heavy clouds chat Rrrr gather.
ing outside bI' her mistress was ab.
dHraIr
There aHs o. r.ns trolley ride and
then uHiE ruwTs an ar.n n.If
a|Tn Polls WaH.. who pa fallen
asleep. hanuus Imply over one
shoulder and fhr haE mumrIr.
aEa.uar her ankles .1 "a uHar urram
Portable HRF Hlr DO. um.Er,a
buE"iF aH. fur over rUa HeH SION.
aaIi boz fh" distance she could re.
the gables of h.r haven
THrngEh rrr iron gate. up rha long
Vaik and Then nsm. disappointment
FOR fh. s.'HHa room HuH.r. asr.
closed and Martha was evidently NOT
at bone A moment she rau-.f iu
Consideration. fh.u she recalled fhs
broken haEp on fhr shutter uf back
window. Dr. had been au long since
sh" wac there that she h8d aImas,
forgotten All shH had fo Ho was 10
climb on fh" .lriru bench. pull the
shutter open ana Hfh're ID. Nasf
But this NBs NOT 50 easy wifh
Polly Mari" 8ud th' bag and only
after tao or three futile l.aps dId
she reach th. ledge aud scramble 10
fh" Honr inside The sky had dark
cu"d aud great splashrs ~ rain we're
failing but from her vantage ground
MafEsl leaned out aud called de
Hanfly Rain away. rsin away. Ns'r.
sHfa In our lliil" brown house
From room 60 rnem she vent and
fHa buur" sAs full of memories
nice. domsstirat"d memories that
lgF~rrd nhuui the linen closet aud
gurH'd from the kettle on the stove
~. 'IHy bedrooms. dining room.
SITTING rnnm and b-si=of worst
NJ 3d. HsHrys den A. that door
She stopped U would be 90 dark la
there" fHr Doe heavy panels needed a
.ha-ry Ore rn UFhl them up with
something 'ik" IL suh. she threw opcn
fHa door and gauEh. b"r breath with
sheer iHF 4 hnFHf m. cracked on
fhs hearth aud ih. reading lamp
nra4FH. aHi ssrm lights from III.
hrassss iu co." f1um. and In from, Of
iHF fr" sIft his bead buried in his
bands. saf N.ur
nuf 0' r1uu. Henry should be In
h.f den d vas tho most natural
thing in thr world So Please. she
hsEEsd may We come tnY W,,,,