La Junta tribune., 1913-10-25

"oh. honey little house.'' shs
whispered
Henry 1T his pipe and settled him
self deep In his arm chair,
Right little. tight little. nest" b.
answered. through clouds OF smoke
and did not even pretend 10 b.
ashamed OF such 'oolishness
oh. cory. cunning home" cried
Msrg.ry. with great content
They sat for some tim. In silence
while outsid. the storm roared and
uhistlcd through the trees. vivid
Fash Of lightning tore the darkness
and Marry Jumped and squealed
Not afraid OF that" asked Henry.
as OF old
sSsr should be. but got II out before
the pause vas noticeable Not when
you are here. she answered. But
Henry. What are you doing here'
thought you had rooms at tn. club
Which shows how much you knew
about me. or cared. he answered
slDomlly I've been living here over
two months with old Martha keep
Ing house Tor me Shes gone to her
sick daughter tonight When the
trouble soi so bad"-be WINGED and
spok" with lowered voice 81 couldn't
stand g. Marcy bolted from the
club on" night and came back home
He leaned over and touched one OF
PoIly's pink toes Fine hddle." he
said very au- kidtis Ru, sher.
did you get her Nargy'"
Marsery flushed with pleasure "I'm
80 glad you like her lis Mary HaIs
baby You remember poor Map. thai
vent 70 school with mer Her hus
band len h"r nothing. you know. and
when she died The baby vas put IN
an Hsylum a horrid place where sh.
hld 10 wear a uniform Sh. huEs.d
Polly Marie close I'D been going
10 see ih. little thing. and when III.
trouble su' 90 bld"-her turn 20
speak with lowered y0ics--I couldn't
hght u out Hlau. SO vent right
down and Eot Polly Marie for my
very own"
I'm clad" declared Wade With
satisfaction The Nu'la house had
always wanted a baby. Marcy"
Perhaps she suggested n we'd
had 90" o. wouldn't have happened
As % tld Then. f1r a woman must
ever meddIs airh the fr.. of useless
kuowleiE" What made if happen.
Henry Was o. 90. stacks of money
that brought nu our d."
but H,s aaga Hhs over her Hp-
"Hush. Margy' Sof 90. word Of
that That happened back there IN
Che world when you gamr through
the iron gate under 'he hnneysuckl.
arh0r aHI rals.t Hh. brass knucsef
on the door You remember hos ~.
searched the toNu Cor that kuoctar-
then you left ;h. World ba,r.ni
foui must never ~.y shai y NM
here. Tor Il would hurt ih. Irtlc
brown hou-. You see. MarEy. n.
uftle brown haus. IL real home.
and fh" minute that word q, spnten.
or even thought ~ within Us nlr
HaIIs o. rial home dies
How stupid e' NC. she cred.
rRHd f1 rhuk almost killed The 0r.
ne h,u-" mustn't say thar a.ri
even t0 ron y1u how sorTy .m.
Henry fhaf . Naz so foolish and a-
f0rFIuuEr
40 my tear not even 10 give -a
me chance no fsn YOU hos ashsm
0 nm uf fhr WRONG 2 d'd YOU
10. ir.w a bugl uf ybl,'. anr.-s
rha table sut held fhrm toward fs-
IhNU make you forget MARI
They grow 30 close % mother rar#H
MAT they know hFr sweet. Wis, -a
ensrs"
oh Wild. faint voodsv SMELL.
she cried and buried her fan. Iu OBJ.
flowers
Henry 90. declared. looking r-
af him with sudden uuf,rsfanf.r.
you've been vurauE iu The fr
den 90 day Henry YOU didn't.
u0ul.nf b" % cruel as 20 plant mr
pet patgh'a
H' nodded guilty "HoN could
know this wonderful thing would
hhppen'"
oh. YOUR. the stupid one nov
~" answered iuy'ullr For shame
90 hay" 80 little faith Didn't you
knng "a come home ~ las''"
Your" right he apoloslt.d .hur
YOU So had 10 plant ever so hard
today. 10 iak" my mind OF other
thiuss Tomorrow m dis II 40 and
you can plant % an over again
"" made a chain Of N. lsrs..r
blossoms and put II on her head
drawing her hair shout her fsr.
Madonna. b" called her. my haf
~ the earth and man and an things
sorruNfuI and human" aud soopnF
quickly b. Kissed h"r
MargsD hlushsd llk. a sshoalsi-1
and SAT up Ia sudden. vld..y,d rr
membrane. Henry. Henry. must
80 ! cant .lhy here tonight You
aren't M, husband any longer WA,
would people say"
People would be horfid.d nHf