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Show THAT MAGIC WORD DIFFERENCES FORGOTTEN AT THE MENTION OF "HOME." Little Wife Forflot "Point" She Had Meant to Make, and a Happy Party Went on Its Way United. A small, frail looking' woman, followed fol-lowed by two young men of moro robust ro-bust liber, although closely rerom-bllng rerom-bllng her, hurried up to a gatekeeper in the Grand Central station. "Docs tho train from Gresham come in hero?" ulio asked, anxiously. When tho right gato wao found there was still 30 minutes to spare. "Hettor go Inside, I-etty, and rest," sugi;csten ono of tho brothers. Hut Letty would not leavo tho gate. Her two brothorn looked significantly at each othor, and let her have her way. They took turns In carrying tho baby up and down. Long bofore the train canio' the conversation revealed tho situation. They wero hero to meet I.etty's husband, hus-band, who fclx months ago had gone away because of supposed IiTccoa-cllablo IiTccoa-cllablo differences between himself and his wife. Hut the relations on both aides had arrange!! a peace. Ho was returning the broken home was to bo restored. "It was .llm's fault In tho beginning," begin-ning," ropeated the little woman, after asking her brother again to" look nt his watch. She was becoming moro and moro nervous. It was easy to gueaa at tho differences differ-ences that had undermined this "homo. Excellent qualities woro revealed In tho young wife's face. Although of a nervous temperament sho waj no shrow. But evidently sho had a habit hab-it of Imparting' "pieces of her mind!" Sho wa3 capablo of love,' but ono of thoso who stlcklo for a "pointy while deeper consequences go unnoticed. Hnd tho sad months past taught her tho larger wisdom of life? "It was Jim's fault at flrst I stand Just as firm as ovor." sho repeated, tho tears In her eyes contrasting curiously with her words. "Hut for baby's sako I'll try It." Sho must make her brothers understand under-stand that consenting to llvo again with Jim did not Involve yielding her original point! "I shall tell him so tho Jlrst thing!" Tho brothers looked Into each other's eyes doubtfully. Would thoro bo a scene? To tho brother' rollef the train finally came. Ono held tho baby, leaving Letty free to tell Jim! In tho Ions lino of pacaongcro moving mov-ing toward tho gato a big follow loomed up vho?e blno oyes soarchod vaguely. Suddenly ho made a rush forward. Tho little woman's face lighted up and grew beautiful; then sho remem bered herself and sot her face In order. or-der. There was that point to be made first. Jim, big and nwkward and gentle, kissed the baby first perhaps ho, too, was giving Letty hor opportunity. Sho Went close to him; hor head Just reached his chest. The words seemed to Btlck. Jim awkwardly patted her shoulder, waiting. "Lotty," ho said, r.t last, his volco faltering over the last word, "let's go home." And then they all marchod away together to-gether tho llltlo woman's taco beautiful beau-tiful now with tho llsht, which stayed. Sho had lot tbo "point" go. Through tho awkwardness of Jim, big and blundering and kind, had worked a great wisdom only four words, but tho last ono that word laden with tho magic of tho ages! Youth's Companion. |