Show THE EVENING STORY 1 L Copyright 1912 by TV Werner Verner For or days she lint had heard them talking t about some one who w was s coming coming- on A 1 visit She never nover heard the name and she he wonder wondered d much There Ther was WM little HUla to Interest t her tier nowadays for or they thoy did not tell her things Besides she coul couldn't nt hear so 80 well as site sile e once had Vho coming here dearie she eho ho asked her granddaughter Alice Alico ono one da day I Alice ll e was taking some Bome necessary stitches on a blue satin frook frock It flowed from her knees out upon tho the rug Above It her blond head looked very ery striking Its Ita a ft relative of or Toms Tom's gi she he answered patiently and beg began n to hum hunt a tune dispensing with Ith all other explanations walled wailed J Her delicate old hands were restless with longing to touch the blue satin to do something anything something something any anything thins thins- save ply tIme the crochet hook Crocheting after several uninterrupted years had hat become becom a vastly unentertaIning occupation tion rant I do that for you dearie dearl she asked gently Mercy no nol Alice gave her a a. frank stare lt re You toti wouldn't know how hO grand grand- mom sighed Her liet- fingers took up the crochet unsteadily Sho She had made yards and yards of or crochet lace since sh sho came ame to live with Alice made Alice made It to tono tono no purpose whatever save avo to keep herself her her- self Bolf from going mad mod with Idleness Alice would not wear ear a a. thread of ot It Her underwear was bought In the shops And UJ I 4 7 1 4 V A l V vW Vi lJ I V tI I 4 L i t- t C II i I Its It's f a a. relation of Toms Tom's there was wall no ono onti else who cared for the homel homely hand made Of or course It wa was 1 very cry kind of oe Tom and Mice to give I e h licE her J a plane place in their home and she was was was' unceasingly grateful to them She came to them when s 's smother mother died along with some fine tine old mahogany and sliver silver and considerable I bank ank stock She had a nice warm room roon and nd the maid was wa v very ry civil to her Still Stil there was waa something l lacking Jacking which she had not noticed before before before-a. a reluctance on the part or of Tom and Alice Allee to be nice to her sho sIte got in their way was vaa an old school lad lady and old ladle she ahe had hod observed since sinco she sho came to Alices Alice's were out of or fashion A At least there tIters was none nODe among Alice's Alices ac ac- ac Sha was alone atone of ot her bar kind Gay ladles IndIes of or Th S who ho wore false falle hair hai and rouse rouge and pink brocade had little In common with one of or the same lame age who wore spectacles openly and did her unadorned hair what hair what was left of It up Jt ip under a ca cap From great Events event life had narrowed to the most trivial affairs It took so little to h Interest t re t her now no like the coming of or the unknown guest I It amused her to wonder who would presently presently pres pres- be sitting opposite her at break break- fast A relative of Toms Some young youn cousin doubtless who wI-mo could pass her the cream Jug and forg forget t her But at least could not nol be lonelier with such uch a no young cousin In the house than without him And the expectant expectant ex ex- ex- ex pedant stir was as pleasant thou though h Alice and the maid could not do everything and had to hire extra help Im sure lUre I could shine grand mom pleaded Grand mom A As If Ir Id I'd let do such drudgery Alice looked quite Indignant a at fh the tha MAI Idea I went back to the tIme crochet trimming She w wu was s beginning to hate bate II tt and to hate herself for being so eo foolish as to feet feel so 50 Alices Allce's mother used lo to let me iris help hOlp round a bit she thought I know Im old did ld but there are some lome little things I Ican Ican Ican can do as I well as ever I I did It makes one feel eel so helpless and Uel useless 8 to sit lit all da day And tto so o de dependent Grand- Grand moms mom's eyes eye burred wistfully The hour of arrival cam came at last lat This r relative of Toms Tom's evidently was a auest guest of or Importance for tor there were WIre flowers everywhere Alice had on her prettiest frock and Tom had gone in a a n cab to the station stole tole a away I unobserved to tn tor her r rO room roam tn There she sat down and nd stroked her quivering lips What an anold old alt bab baby I Tam am she hl thought I 1 ought to o b be he ashamed of or m my mYself elf Here I I h have v i In tn the world that any one ono i could have hav except companionship and t. t r I remember when han I had m my hands run rumi ral raining ramsin a family and Keeping house houpe that I used ed to think sometimes Id I'd hf h. pleased to dath death to have havi nothing to toJo todo todo do Jo for tor a ft whole da day hut but sit JIlt and rock I J lever thou thought ht the the- tims tim's would come wlm when fd d d hate the ery very sight of or a rocking ch chair Ir On a table near her hr lB lay lay- an old fash ta photograph album Perhaps PR be because be- be cause rause one thought led leel to others she drew the album toward h her r. r undid th the tho heavy gilt clasp and apt began tenderly to turn the Iho thIck hick paleR pages From the thee p pages ge e looked up at her hI fares faces e memories were ere almost al- al most as alii faded In tn all hearts savo sa hers hern fo Fer v r h r they thea yet vet Ii hv 1 d 1 because she MOl It loved d them hem Alice Ii ICI In In looking over pr tIme Hie album one fone rt day had 11 laughed II at t the odd oddly cut clothing tho sleek hair of or the women the thEl whiskers whisker of the men But gr did not laugh She brushed tears awl away In Instead Instead tn In- stead 8 as she slin remembered the tho way ILY that once sprightly flock lock had gone Im ab about lut the last left she mur mur- Its It's Sally Ann Brent arent and Ive I've lost tra track k of or her these fifty cuty Years vears Yet we wore were bosom bosoni friends why vii 1 I u used ed to think I couldn't have havea a ribbon unless unless- Sally SallyAnn Ann had one just like Ike It It IL One of or the worst heart breaks I 1 ever ver had was when mother got me mf a ared ared ared red dress when shed she'd me a blue on like Sally ins She settled back hack In her hel chair and clasped her hands on the picture of or the piquant Sally Ann From reflections she soon drifted Into a doze which lasted peacefully until the tho door opened Mice AlicA o entered She Site looked annoyed she said Ald Ive 1 been ben KOI so disturbed Agnes Anes camp came up twice anti and yoU ou never replied to her knock I thought hought ou cro Ill III HI Just asleep I guess dearie Grand Grand- mom rubbed her bewildered e eyes Come Coma down dom then if Ie youre you're awake Alice lIce said The Thc company has and dinner IB Is rC ready d An As she she- he turned toward oward the door she de decided deded ded to add some some some-r thing In the tho way 0 of explanation Toms TomB She comes come front from Ta- Ta coma oma and altos she's I want everything e to tf go 0 a an smoothly as al possible while she's sItes here hert Certainly C To be sure promised l vaguely She felt reproached and nd uncomfortable uncomfortable something something like a child Within the parlor this the gr from Tacoma was 1 talking tl to lo Tom She wore ore a gray Ilay cloth dress drus with wIlls a a. bit of ot yellow fellow lace Jace at the tho throat sr ond end drop In lit her ear ears t IJ Dear Deat II said M lee In Jn with a B. beckoning oy eye upon grandc timid figure I I want o ou to know kno grandmother f r- r Certainly my dear replied B aunt She Sho got up Rbi Rh stouL She hold out her very ner plump J i hand and smiled graciously l How do do she began benn Her Tier eyes scanned canned mom scAnned 4 In return Who Vho are you OU 1 I used l to be Beulah ted nead TH faltering with excitement I 1 knew It It wild said Evou E D you vou remember me Beulah I wai wa II I Ann n nt jj Remember you ou cried cried KT Wh Why Ive I've Just been looking at St picture upstairs in m my album She gan San to cry S Sails Sails' lh Attn Ann Br Brent nt put ut her arm arias i a sI l Beulah Reed Just ns liS she he he had do don dOrf their little girl gin days dl and comforted And OlAnd to think that wd wed never have again I In this world she sho 8 sold said It jt U h w hadn't married your gri ITI daughter Ar Its It certainly a coincidence said ald j It A lamelY i Coincidence f t should say ny so 10 Why u used cd ed to be b. like twin sisters site she M ani Were crl till we grew lit UD Then w we parted of cou course e Why Beulah grand to see Bee you ou again I cant can't you ou tho the times Ive I've wished for a o or ou ou This meeting his hi taken m inc mc i back hack tift fifty years car I could cry Jor for form m And Sally Proc I I I And to think that wed we'd never j met again in tho the world 11 to do exactly what she had be been n nIt It ir tr to restrain Iran from front doing And youra ouro just the same ame Sally Brent said dabbing li IlK at her own c checks and G aunt Sallys Sally's How could I ever be anything with the Brent nose retorted Gl aunt Sally t. Dinner was just then announced f for foi second time arid and Tom and Alice led hedl way wayt out The old ladles ladies could no not separated V VAs As a social event dinner failed tailed for Sally declared that t couldn't tell whether shed she'd had hod her heru J sert yet et or got no further than th ther r she was that taken up with talking Beulah forgive m mv my bad manners d she sho said to Alice And If tf you to be seventy five years ears oM old and ancl u uni meet with someone you op you'll understand them better than ham would now now J JAlice Alice and Tom could do nothing keep polite silence while the old If I la chattered eagerly Kerly of times and t pj and people they knew nothing about in just such a a. way a grand mom had c been obliged to keep silence Perl Pem the remembered that now p That nl night ht In her room whose checks cheeks were Vero very pink Ik y wt pleasure rolled roiled up the crochet Wor work tucked It ft out o of sight Ther 1 said I shant shan't t want that again again- while Sally Ann stays anyway ay A And she nho smiled as she fastened on nightcap and thought eager eagerly of or the t i ro row iJ |