Show I I I Daily Short Fiction Story FROM BACK HOME By LAURA KIRKMAN Copyright 1914 by the McClure News tW paper Syndicate When Fay Trenton show how girl Jirl let lpt herself into the little flat which she sho and her brother rented jointly tho the first thing her eyes fell on was a n. note addressed ad dressed to herself She snatched up tho the thin think and toro tore it open with nervous ous fingers Henry was such euch an unknown quantity He Re was quite capable o of committing any folly in in the weeks that she had been on tour Her nervousness was Tal justified Dear Kiddie ran tho the note I I got ot married yesterday Back Thursday Also Aleo Ive I've si signed ed with Hitchcock for a a. month of oC vaudeville Rudo Isn't that great That was all No mention of or tho the sort of girl irl ho he had married No do hint hinl as 85 to whether either of or them bad had ever seen her before Suppose she isn't our kind was Fays Fay's first rat ejaculation as she eho sank flank into a. a chair beside tho the hatrack Butof But of course sho she must be he wouldn't would bo boBO BO so o silly as to marry a a. girl who'd be shocked at our ways trays It must be one of the bunch Tho The next question was ae Which ono one of the tho bunch Mazie Dale Zie Trilby Hester Flower The quick quickest t way to find out is to go SO right bt to the telephone telephone- and call caU up those girls and ask them if they've mar nod ried my brother sho she decided picking up her suitcase and starting for the tho back rooms But it was wa not nees necessary ary to go 0 to the telephone to find out that it was not one of these girls Indeed as aa E sho ho reached the tho livin living room she eho knew that it il was WM no one Olia one of the bunch that Harr Harry had married d it was a sweet simple country This sho know knew from i tho the changed ap appearance p. p of tho the rooms There han hanging on au tho the wall before her was a framed motto re reading diD God Bless Blesa Ble Our Home Hare Here before belore her on tho floor was a a. hand woven rug mg On the thc table beside her lay an open family album Fay Trenton sank into a chair and aud dropped her head in her hands From the suddenness of it all her shoulders shook for a moment It was so like the dear old days of lon long a ago those ago o those days when she was a a. sweet innocent country girl rl hers herself lt and know knew not Dot that there was wickedness in the world Oh Oh dear she sho whispered if oti you'd you'd lived Id I'd have been a different different differ differ- ent 1 Fay ayl Then she aha brushed the tears from her eyes and be began an to speculate as to what would happen when the bunch came camo HoW many of them would understand f How low many of them would look with reverence rev rev- reverence on the simple sincere thin things s that the little country bride had brought broucht with her herf herfIe Ie And And they're coming back Thurs Thurs- lay day dayl she remembered rem em bored Goodness I must got ot tho bunch all here and make em see that this chan change e is no joke I I. I must get et em hero here before they come homo lomo Loyal old Henry to put up her pretty things things things-in in this atmosphere atmos atmos- atmosphere phere In spite of her fear that her new sister sis sis- ter in er in aws aw's feelings would be bo hurt uness unless un un- less ess steps were wore taken quickly she flew about tho the HUo rooms with a It singing ln heart icart Henry Honry had a wife who would adore idore him He would be bo happy for life ife No fickle theatrical girl had Henrys Henry's happiness in her hands With a 8 smile that seemed to say the darling sho she bent over the open album There staring up at her hor was the he picture pi turo of a lon long bearded old man Across tho the page paLe was an unmistakable picture of a bridal couple the couple tho man sit sit- tin ting the the woman standing stiffly beh belind be be- hind lind h nd his chair I declare she cried as ae she turned the he pa page o and found an almost cally ally posed picture of Henry Heury and his new now little wife wHet Just as Pa Thy Fay had pictured her the girl sirl had bad a n. soft dont don't hurt me sort of expression Fay loved lo her instantly She loved cd tho the way her hair was dressed parted in in the tho middle and looped back quaintly He couldn't have c chosen a wife that hat would oud have o suited me better she ho declared soundly she Bart But Dut she screwed crowed her face up dubiously the too oo We cant can't n t have havo nn any discordant music around here ber How HOTT win will she look mp upon Trilby J the the frivolities of say or-say say Zoe At which problem she nhe eat aRt down and ami sighed bed deeply Then she sprang up A knock had como come suddenly at the door Come in she called caned It was Zoe herself Ho Ho there 11 began besan the th girl rl then she he halted staring starinA at the tho room mats curl all aU this f she sho ended curiously curio curi- Fay sighed That brother of ot mine has las gone cone and married a love lore of a cOlin conn- try ry girl and this is th the tho result she said aid guardedly To her surprise Zoo Zoe did not laugh laush instead instead a rather sad find far away look Jool came ame into her eyes She walked softly to o the framed motto and turned away away abruptly I Say Say she sho said gruffly I dont dont don't cot cat et any an nv more of those things on me t they hev remind me of the time I used med to to well well to o be bo able to look those things in the face ace You xou know I was wan a a. country girl eirl too oo once Or rather you dont don't know I was WRt ashamed to tell it at first Now T Tm m m Il asna for ashamed ed for another reason real I sho sho ino went swiftly to the door door- door and left Well m II exclaimed Pay blankly after her Indeed sho she never had suspected that Zoo was a It product of oC the sweet honest country The Tho next member of the bunch to call was Hester Flower Power This girl at least was n city born Fay know Sho Sian ShAt was wai t more than curious to see how bow hc would regard the changes It was with derision Lolly she exclaimed inelegantly after hearing the thc story stow I Well We Well it must t that she be a satisfaction to you OU with her her her- alon Drought brought broll hl everything e along leave c em cm at home to scare care the cows cos Fay rote rose sternly II Hester nester she he hp r reproved pro Youre oure pretty far oft off the ri right ht track if you of oC that motto cant can't Leo sen th the beauty Vow Now ow 1 I wont won't have lit my IHY little sister sister sister-in- in laws aw's feeling hurt Youre You're always alwn's theono the theone theono ono one who starts things thin You Von needn't trouble yourself to start an anything th along this line But Rut still tin chuckling chucklin Hester left the list Hat 1 Gbye G be she t call called d back at thedoor the thedoor door we well 11 all be hero Thursday ui ht Hastily Fay Fa went vent to tb the phone and telephoned rl the tho others Indirectly she be rave gave th thorn them m to understand that she thought it beautiful to h have havo o tho the simpie aim aim- pIe plo motto and md other changes In the midst of nf such fuch an tn atmosphere We c e all need ii il don don't dont t we 7 sho she put to each b one PC You Yon bet WAS the honc honest t answer each a h time r Thursday night nine carne and with it the ithe I hunch Not ot a soui sous except fester r r Flower f felt lt like smiling ne O f over r t the e in incongruous in in- congruous tou touches left b by th the unsuspecting t. t in ing little country bride In eagerness Ornes thc they waited waitt d tho the arrival of tho the Joun young couple At Al last t a knock came It was then lies Eagerly 1 they thc all crowded round them each cadi fighting i to F see eo O the little bir bird tj first firM firMAnd And Merl 1111 this i ill is oc o Trilby introduced Fay Fa And th this 8 is Hester Flower Flower- Sh She stopped d in amazement The bride brido lucid hod flown Tn straight into Hester Hester's f arms Oh H Hester Hester darling she sho was saying aying joyously Oh Oh do do you r re re- member when we used to ait it beside each other at school er E Every one held his breath as 15 Hester Helter answered Yes Yes J she replied td in a i low voice I I see sea you youve you've ye 0 still got ot the motto I J worked for you Madge ad el |