Show AM POTATOES ark prk ihrl fork nal of or reason in alo monotonous reiteration of these homely words yet the designed effect for in the course of time the wide eyed baby in alio comans womans lap began to noil a drowsy approval and at list fell into an uneasy slumber carefully alic singer placed it in its liello cradle anil turned to her neglected work there was enough to do in all on science so much she hardly knew to begin while she hesitated her thoughts wandered aiom the untidy with its yesterdays litter all unclean cd its drifting rolls of lint its sink piled high unwashed discs and for the moment she was no longer 11 pallid hollow eyed unkempt but joing and pretty sweet and fresh ns women arc blui put on wedding fintry fantry and wait willi liapi longing for llie new life full of blessed mystery mya tery 1 l our years ago she thought 1 I was alic woman in thu now I 1 am one of alio most miserable four ears ago I 1 kept a hippy birthday in luy heart and home now islic gave a sharp hard and turned to hep work 1 four years ngo she and john biad been two smart and happy couig people alio thought nothing on cantli could mako them so devoutly thankful as to belong wholly and entirely other their rim ringe had been to best possible celebration for alio pretty young brides birthday they h id begun life ill ii little hired house with a little stock of worldly goods and a great and wonderful fortune ia storo which they biad biado up minds to possess through industry economy and mutual cn deavo ig i it and that in four years they lifted conn to tuia she 11 she washed and scoured among alio llio pots and pans how the pills sn alic shop w aicra jhc to biad cmich bior envied glicr for her handsome husband fr lier smart new dress anil biad all of them hoped for aa goodluck themselves na anil illch it loyally with her silks and lice s alio biad ail old man surely enough to bo sure but what of that today to day sho would sit at alic licad of a table with silver and groaning its weight of costly fuir and frail annie thought with a liello thrill r ais pride clial she never spoke of alice nt today to day would be nesip anil laughter rare fruits and nd coolly wines though acl ur women sliu nned bici yet was alia and fine linen and faircl sumptuously every eliy ris kato brown and avis glicr sister elderly gills ami plain but their birthdays wore always to them a high holiday alio to sing again and he of glicr voice was all lost in the b that rang through alic same old words forat nol potatoes i bork annj potatoes jowas all they had in alic house to cut and it was their wedding anniversary the door ami john camo iiri not alio line 1 soruco man who on glicr so proudly four y oars ago but a slouching luin in dirty overalls ahli shabbiness writt ci all over liis dollies and caro all over his iio was smiling now anil swinging a plump little tin key bicie mammy he called hero is a bit 0 birthday for you 0 john she how could aou poultry douar you ar and I 1 with a dress or a boot t did not buy it ho answered old gave it to me A charity bird sliomo on you john on you poor as a s we arc for taking I 1 will not cook or cat or have any hand in the disgrace of it throw it away then he answered to some nu without your cursed arido and without another word lie went out into alio llio wind and rain charity charity chantyl liow the fprd rang through her brain 01 ol all alio sorrow and poverty and disappointment of her married life had ever humbled glicr like this one gift old huxley biad bena ben a would be lover of hers and on former birthdays had offered her nl anya valuable this ho n bird which john had her by accepting was ample for many rafus ils her cheeka yet burned willi the door d again was n matter of fact woman liying in a poor of a largo city but for a moment gave a grunt leap back to the dim age ages s of nursery lore in her little dingy kitchen stood i wom iu bent enough wrinkled enough for ft veritable fairy alio boic a dress of silk and lace glicr face was as yellow as lie yellow gold itself about glicr skinny aind held the great bright alono that aud nu oscr her claw aho J hc any wo roco derod fram tha of bor cresenci ire senci sho sh arp 4 a well looking woman so one looks only at your face eliut aliat lias my to do with this room this tumble down house tills forsaken street and all this misery you soam part and pi of tako your baby annie md coma with me you shall bo a ind child ad your was beloro yon aan if she did ilio in alio llio conr bouso and I 1 idilea away bal agnic yaiyo wh adof john cried alio gold 1 I altor you a lioma boti never even ami jewels ha your john giri ou such things joh i it auy the father ol 01 my baby tather of the two abd gave us and I 1 cannot leave him you kaow of cried chiy awu sisters chihil chilil your john whoever he may be ij no kinsman of giue I 1 want nothing of liim yon uy two of your children arc dead so will alic third one be in aliis becking atmosphere it is nm already yon havo no right to kill your child no right to ic fuse him a chance lucli as he will cover have again As for our jolin yon may send him a thousand dollars tonight aiu i a man they croall alike lie biad rather have the money than you the list two arguments strong ones awl illness and had made annio weak theio was mure fucilo resistance more golden promises and at liet she yielded strange and bewildered enough she felt the prancing stood before the great uptown up town hotel obsequious ous waiters stood on every hand now rest cried the gold whose will ami word seemed a law unto others so she rested the bed was white and down there acro laces and ribbons around it but in spite of alie ness and whiteness alic child that lay on her bosom wept and wailed n heart breaking cry and at list the baby who up to that day had never spoken any word or tried to agiak opened its little quivering lips and called out loud and clear tapa papa it was as alic boico of god to alic mother she sprang from alio lied and folded her worn old shawl around about herself and boy cloo beside blics door aaa alio gold soundly sleeping with bated breath and noiseless stole past the old woman down alio grand stairway and through the lofty liall thu sped looking neither in the light hand ayr to alio left sho readied her home at last dark and bismil as to outward surroundings bright with alic memory of joys to alie memory of former sorro wj the fire was out ahi was dark A moment later and a glad llamo leaped un tj kloct toils lato while his concerted a few hoarded silver pieces that were to hayo bought lirar 1 dress into tea sugar crackers hoi bolk and while alio llio fit of recklessness was arong upon her of for old limes sake her shopping completed how annie as if wore hew home I 1 despised tin key baj forgiven for having passed Hux leys handa and tucked anlu an oven u warm and comfortable as any high toned turkey could desire the potatoes danced and tumbled and at lat absolutely burst themselves illi pride nt being allowed to participate in this most luxuriant how tho cranberries cracked and spurted in their loud for sugar auw light tho roll acro and how strong alic teal after tho dinner was well under way annie biad lime fora vigorous pulling to rights of alio disordered room timo oven to mako thu baby scat and clean as she washed herself ju very act arcs alic pretty old fashioned that biad boino with somo degree of gentility the weir and tear of tho last tour arai yo jolin boino homo to a tidier wife a sweeter baby a neater room ind grander dinner alian ho had in all alic icara in chich he had been sliding down fiill with discouraging rapidity then annie asked pardon for her unkind reception of the brown and received it with her pretty head hidden on hi willing shoulder ami while in such sato retirement managed to coa f ess and receive pardon for alic mornings sins also if you will believe itt hoso poor young married people were so taken up in forgiving abid making love to dicu other eliat they never heard their baby cry ind it was a great surprise when at last they camo to themselves to soo their small child in the arms of a nico old lad in i arco black dro is alio was kissing and crying over it much as its grandmother or aunt might bo supposed to do you blessed child said tho old lady looking at annie 1 voil anro nil mother so 3 arc do irl I have been hunting for you ever since your uncle samuel died ho never would forgive your poor mother for running away walh that scamp that abused and deceit cd her and ml her at lait to die in alic poor liolio your molher was dear anil clung to him always would novar lacavo him although wo ou orad her a home and also if she only u allsho was a blessed woman and you aro like glicr doir with another beaming smile you will for civo alio old woman alie wont on for this morning strick I 1 wanted to know if vou were like 3 our father or your yo i cannot tell how glad 1 ans when I 1 heard of ou running off I 1 almost struggled myself holding my for you to get by me 0 o soft and still if you had staid I 1 would avo gicca you money annie and all I 1 promised for you aro my sisters child but I 1 could never ha vo given you alio iholts of love that is aching for you bleir juat then annio throw hoi self into tho outstretched arms and kissed tho lips while the cd fingers patted her soft hair oh so lovingly of all tho days of my lifo this is the best said tha old lady at list and I 1 thank god for it amen said annie and ameal said john america leattho beat tho world r |