The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
CHAPTER XVI.
Let There BE Peace.

Janet and ArIie had yielded to Old
Michigan's entreaties that they speed
back to the Junction to meet the Chi
cago train Aurelie would come-he
1 clung to il with sheer and piteous
/ obstinacy, she would comei They fol-
lowed the old man as he pressed
through the crowd to reach the cars.
Done come" he was muttering.
always she done come when i call !"
Then they saw his worn eyes light.
Aurelie was on the step, descending.
And behind her, leading a brindle bull
pup and looking the last word of per-
| picked embarrassment, was Rube Van
Hart Behind him was a pink-faced
and immaculate youns gentleman who
also seemed amazed at the instant
murmur that went up from the
throng. They all knew her and knew
in a fash that the tragedy at Lind
strom's place had summoned her.
She threw herself with a cry OF Joy
into Uncle Cichs arms, her face
buried in his tobacco-colored whiskers,
and the long-stemmed roses she had
carried now scattered over his shoul-
ders. A vision such as Rome. Iowa,
had never seen outside of the tin
opera house. Even her proper trav-
cling costume could not subdue her
love of colors or repress her ingenious
sense of blossom time, all that eager,
palpitant young life sprung from the
gray soil of penury to bill-poster
GRANDEUR She all but upset Uncle
Michigan off his peg-leg with her af-
fection, overwhelming him with little
cries and explanations.
And all the time Rube Van Hart,
who had met her returning from Earl
vile, where he had been on horse
trade for Carmichael, stood there
dangling the gold-collared bulldog.
As he told the express agent, he had
been captured, bound and gagged. and
had been desperately hoping for a
wreck before the train got to where
home folks could see him lassoed to
understanding bull-pup and an act
ress ladyl Aurelie had come back to
the old town with her bull-pup and
her press agent.
Uncle Michigan and Rube fought a
way for her to Arne Vance's motor
car. The young gentleman from the
Cohan & Snitz publicity bureau fol-
lowed. Ii was worth his JOB to lose
sight of Aurelie. There had been a
tremendous row when he Western
managers for Cohan & Snitz received
a telephone message from Aureiie at
midnight that she would not play at
the next day matinee, because she was
going out to Iowa where her folks
had Shot somebody" They had roared
and cursed and dashed after her in a
taxicab, only to find that she had
dashed ahead of them to the union
station. Only young Mr.. Kaiser had
made the train. and Immediately the
Cohan & Snitz people had wired him
at every station to make the most of
it. Great press stuff, this The, COM
edienne of "The Girl and the Burg
lar" going out at midnight TO settle
the cause celebre, That all the West
was agog about They rushed anoth-
7er girl into the part and then began
to boom the press end.X
Young Mr.. Kaiser yelled his futile
protests when he saw Aurelie lifted
into the car. He snatched at the tom
neau and Arne Vance pounded himl
over the fingers and howled: Youl
get off, damn youF
They dashed away, and the press
agent, seizing the buii-pup from Rube, I
low EN- he shouted. Keep track
OF that giril'
On the way out he wearily conhded
in the hackman. Take il IRON me,
chasing Miss Lindstroul around over
these United States is some work. |
She wanted to stop the Empire State
Express ono time SO that the water
wouldn't splash in her stateroom bath