The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

laughed her cackling triumph and rubbed her gnarl- ed hands over each other Its small satisfaction he got out of me and Sammy with his pryin' and his inquisitive'-
 "Nedw cried June and she clutched at tbe hop,. ter rail- He herer'
 Right where you're standin' miss And your fa. ther and mother and"-
 Daddy! Mummy.' The tears gathered.
 Don't you mind, darlin'," encouraged the widow heartily "They got nothn' out of either Sammy or me- sammy, Pm proud of you boy didn't know you could lie so good and I'll never beievo anything you tell me again. And there was couple Of your friends mss-hearty soul of young wom- an that never left off talkn' or aughn or erwin, or somethn' one minute after the other and her hus- band, henpecked little fellow thatl be no trouble until he gets walked up some day; then watch out for his kind. My Dan was that way. I could buy- rag that poor devil night and day till I see the glint begin to come in his eye Why, darin' what's the matter? Sammy, you big .simpleton, why don't you get Miss Junie glass of water! And be quick will youw
 Jabbering out all her pentup excitement not a word of which June had heard she helped the color less half fainting girl up to her own rooms and mothered around her with solictude which was Iully as lively as her tongue and far more sincere
 June might well have been alone for all that she was conscious of the O'Keefe manifestations. They had been here, here in these very rooms Ned her father and motherl How she longed for theml How she wished they had found her! And a great flood of love surged up in her. She must see ahem! She must go to them at oncei She must give ,ip this foolish flight for a romantic ideal and be just a girl and return to her people, and be petted and forgiven, and be casped in Ned's strong arms never to leave them again! She rose with a wild impulse to hurry straight after them but her knees bent under her. She had not known how much this sudden emotion had taken away her strength The Widow Okeefe pressed her tenderly back in her chair and sammy held glass to her lips and spilled trickle of water on her chin. She smiled at them both for she very fond of them; then the widow drove sammy from the room and nut June on the bed. and took off her little shoes, and drew the blinds, and left her alone to cry it out And the Widow OKeefe rasped her own eyes with lumpy knuckles as she closed the door.
 June sat suddenly bolt upright and dried her eyes and hunted for her shoes. How bare everything looked in the room! Why, everything was gone! And where was Marie?
 Marie had just turned the corner of Officer Dowds post when there came swiftly toward her a family limousine which she remembered with a jump in her breast
 Suddenly there was loud yelp of joy from a handsome collie sitting beside the driver and Bounc CT, who never left his seat when in the city, was halfway to the curb in one spring. With shriek Marie headed for the nearest alley Bouncer barking happily at her heels.
 Five voices yelled for Jerry to stop. but it was unnecessary. That good chauffeur had used both brakes. and the Moores the Bletherings and Ned Warner all tried to crowd out of the door, While the agitated Bobby blocked the doorway Ned rushed