Show Daily Short Fiction Story FROM BACK HOME By LAUBA LAURA Copyright 1914 b by tho the McClure Newspaper News o paper Syndicate When Pay Fay Trenton show girl rl let lethers hers herself f into tho the little flat which eho she and her hor brother rented jointly tho first thing her eyes eyO fell loll on was a noto note addressed addressed ad ad- dressed to herself She snatched ched up the thin thing and toro tore it open with nervous fin Sneers fingers Henry was a such an unknown quantity JT Re He was n-as Quite puite capable of an any folly lony in tho weeks that she had bad been on tour Her nervousness ner s was WUI justified If Dear ran the note II I I got married yesterday Back Thursday A Also o Ive I've signed with Uh Hitchcock for a month mouth of T vaudeville udo Isn't that great J That was all aU No mention 0 of the sort port of girl cirl he had married No o hint as to whether either of them had ever e seen her before Suppose she isn't our oar kind was Pays Fays first ejaculation as sho she Gan into a chair 1 beside sido the hatrack But Butof of course ehe she must be he lie wouldn't be beso beso so eo silly as al to marry a girl rl who'd be shocked hocked at our ways It must be ono one of tb bunch The next question was WM Which ono one of the bunch f Mazie Mario Dale Dole Zi Zie Trilby TrUby Hester Flower The Tho quickest way to find out is is to go o ori ri right ht to tho the telephone and call caU up those girls and ask them if they've married mar mar- ried tied my brother JJ she sho hA decided picking up her suitcase and starting for tho the back rooms But it was not necessary to go o to the telephone to find out ont that it was not poe of these girls irla Indeed as she reached tho livin living room she know knew that it was no one of the tho bunch that Harry bad had married married- it was a n sweet country girl cir This she sho knew from the changed appearance appearance ap appearance ap- ap of tho the rooms There han hanging banging ins on tho the wall before her was n a framed motto TI reading ading God Ble Bless 3 Our Home hero Here before her on the floor was a hand woven rn rug On tho the table beside her lay Iny ny an open family album Fay Pay Trenton sank into a chair and dropped her hor head in her hor hands From the suddenness of it all her shoulders shook for a a. moment It was so 80 like Jike tho dear old days of long on a ago those ago o those days when sho she was as as a R. sweet innocent country girl herself and knew not that there thoro was wickedness in the world Oh Mothie 1 dear dear sho abe whispered if you'd oud lived Id I'd have has been a different differ differ- ent cot Fay Then The she ehe brushed tho the tears from her eyes oyos and began to speculate specula to as to what would happen when the bunch came How low mau many of them would understand 1 low How man many of them would look Jook with roy rev on the simple sincere things that the tho country bride had bad brought broucht with her herAnd And they're coming comin back Thursday Thurs Thurs- day dayi she remembered Goodness Goodne sl slI I I must got get the tho bunch aj aU hero here and make em see Beo that this change is no joke I must get em here before they come conic homo home jomo Loyal old Henry to put up her pretty prett simple things things things-In in this atmos phone phere herel In spite pito of her fear f that her new sis sis- laws in feelings would bo hI hurt A uness un- un ess steps stops were quickly she ebe flew about the tho little rooms with a singing heart icart Henry Hoary had a wife who would adore idore him He would b bo be happy happ f r life No fickle theatrical girl had ban Henry s 's happiness in her hor hands With a smile that seemed to say MJ ay the lithe darling she bent over tho the open Album There staring starin up at her was t the he picture of a long on b bearded rdO l old man Across the pate page was wae an unmistakable picture of a n bridal couple the couple tho man sit sit- tin ting ting-tho ing tho tho woman standing sti stiffly behind be be- hind his chair I I declare sho cried as na she sho turned ho tho page paco and found an almost identically cally posed picture of Henry and his now new little wife wifel Just Juet as ns Fa Pay Fay had bad pictured her therl the tho girl rl had a sott dont don't hurt me sort of expression Fay loved o her instantly Sho She loved Joyed tho the Way her hair lair W was S dressed parted in tho the middle and looped back quaintly He couldn't have choson choon a wife that hat would have suited me better bettor she he declared soundly But But But sh she sho screwed her face up dubious the dubiously the the too We cant can't has havo any discordant music music around here hero How will win she sho look upon the frivolities of say ot-eay eay Zoe Zoo Trilby At which problem she he sat eat down and Bi sighed hed deeply Then Thea sho she sprang up A knock had come como suddenly at the tho door Come in she ghe called It was Zoe Zoo herself i H Ro Ho there therel becan began the girl cirl then thon she halted edt staring at tho the room L all ait all this she ehe ended curl curio Fay sighed That brother of ot mine has ms gone aone and married a lovo Jovo of a countr country coun coun- try tr try girl and this is the tho result she Bho sa said d guardedly To her ber surprise ZO Zoo did not riot laugh au h ins Instead toad a rather sad far away look came into her eyes She walked softly to o the framed motto and aDd turned away ass abruptly Say she sho said gruffly dont get t any more of those things on me they thov remind mo sue of the time I UI used to to wen well wello to o bo ho able to look Jook those things thing in in the face ace You lou know knowS I was a country girl sirl too oo once Or rather you dont don't know know- J I was ashamed to tell it at first Now I ni Jm m ashamed ashamed for for another rC reason she went swiftly to the door doo door and and left Well exclaimer exclaimed blankly blanich after her Indeed she never had suspected th that t Zoo Zen was Wae a product of the sweet sn honest coun country try The next Dext member of th tho bunch hunch to call can was Hester flower This Thill girl ir at least was WaR city born Far Fac FaIno no I know She Wa was more than Ulan curious to see how she would I Ire re regard ard the changes chances es I It was with derision I Golly GoUr thc hc c exclaimed inelegantly inelegantly after hearing hearin the story Well Vell V c it must that she Elbe be je a satisfaction to you ou brou Drought brought ht everything along with ith her her her- didn't leave em cm at homo to scare care t the e cows Fay rose sternly lester Hester eho sho reproved Ion Y oure re pretty far off the ri right ht track if you cant can't see POO tho the beauty of that t motto Sow Now Now I 1 won wont won't t have my little sister sister-m laws aw's feelings s hurt oure always theone tho the one who ho starts start thin things fJ You needn't t trouble rouble yourself to start anything alon along this line But still chuckling r left eft the flat fiat II G G bye she called caned back at the thedoor door II well aJ all he hero Thursday night night night- VV Hastily ra w went nt to the phone and telephoned the others Indirectly she sheave gave ave thorn to understand that f she ho thou bought ht it beautiful to have havo the simile simpie sim pie ile motto and other changes changos in tho the thomi mi midst et of or such luch an atmosphere W r We all need necil it it we wet she he put to e each ch one oue I You I You bet was the honest answer cr each time I I Thursday night came cam and with it the tho bunch Not ot a soui sour except Hester I Flower Iol felt ct like smiling over the incongruous incongruous in in- congruous touches left loft b by the unsuspecting in lug ing little country bride In pa eagerness they waited the arr arrival arral al of the young youn C couple OU e. e At 1 last lait a knock camp came It was wn I Eagerly they the all crowded round I them each fighting to see eo the little bird fir firstI first t. t I tAnd And th this l is i iZoro zoo Zoro fr Trilby lb introduced Fa Fay And this thi i is is Hester Flower Flower- er Sh Silo stopped in amazement Tho The bride had flown straight into Hesters Hester's 1 arms I Oh Theater Hester Hester Heater darling she was wall saving joyously Oh Ob d do you re to- member when we s used to sit beside each other at school f Every one ono held his breath as Hester hestera a answered n Y Yes cs H she site replied in a low voice I I eee see 3 youve ron 6 still got Jot the motto I J worked for you Madgel Madge adge |