Show B MELIAS AMELIAS 33 I 1 N REGAINED 3 I 1 LOVER 51 ay 0 J aalph w S MRS TADOR TABOR laid a kindly A band on tier her shoulder amelia tanner looked up into tile the pleasant beasant face above tier her she was waa just leaving the tabor louse house and mrs tabor had come to the door to seo see tier her depart 1 I am sorry you got so tired today amelia sirs tabor said but tile the work seemed to pile up I 1 hope you will get nicely cicely rested before you have to start out tomorrow here Is something for your supper she aie placed a paper bag in amelias work vork worn liend A slight blight hush flush of gratitude and ap tinted amelias tired face she murmured thanks and hurried away a slight drooping figure in in quiet and threadbare 1 clothes i hastening away from the pretty residence section of the town where she was employed by the day she turned into lincoln street and there was wag her home the smile that the hie sight of the shabby little brownish brownl brow niso sn house bouse always brought to amelias face come came now site she loved that house site she was waa trying to pay for it literally by tho the sweat of tier her brow all tier her life long slie she had wanted a home a haven ibaven a place of her own where she could be tier her own mistress for n few hours lii in each twenty four it was after she bought the house that she elie s he had find gluf ii up p serving as a maid and had entered upon the harder border job of being a bythe by the day i aniella amelia did not go in at the he front loor door but taking a few more steps site she went round to the back of the house and entered that way in the kitchen by the stove sat a woman crying oil sister doral exclaimed amelia ameila the matter now im cold quavered the small sallow hugging herself in tier her shawl why of course you would be the windows are open and there Is a d dri run glit but bin I 1 must have my iny fresh air sighed the homan fresh air Is nece necessary essary to me in my state of health healt I 1 c make tile the fire burn that word 1 you bought Is too green barney would never allow a bit of green wood on the premises lie ile toor took such pains with hla his fuel oil dearl dear I 1 and here sister dora began to weep again amelia ilal closed the windows and now laying lamina aside tier her tint hat and coat she began with quick movements to e tart start a lire fire the liel and dissatisfied diss fIed dora watched tier lier gloomily ive been thinking of barney an all day she said raid ive been thinking that if it been for you lie he would never have gone away and left me amelia was silent it was doras favot ite complaint that her oster was the cause of her van ish ment into the unknown lie ile had been gone eight year and dora left alone nil and d for had come to amelia ever since amelia had provided for her cared for tier her borne with tier her barney was a fine man dora went on we ve got along good together till you made trouble between us I 1 dont know how you did it but you must have roade made trouble or there have been any I 1 loved him when we were married and he thought ills eyes eye of me I 1 never dreamed it would come out like tills this oh I 1 am a miserable vv woman ann I 1 sni fling amelia still sl lent set on the ten tea kettle and laid tile the table neatly tle atly she cut bread opened a can of something arranged the penches benches temptingly when the tea was ninde made site she touched doras 5 der there come ehe said rat cut a bit of something and feet better 1 I cant touch a crumb said dora but amelia hoisted bolsted her from tier her chair made her sit down at the table and poured it a cup of ten tea for tier her pros antly dorn dora began to eat cat heartily heur and with enjoyment amelia niel ln however could not eat at nah all slie site was too tio tired too dis heartened to ronie collie home hoine tu to this night after night tier her pour poor mourning Durning In for the worthless and delin quent barney instead of exerting her self to get a new grasp grap on life years before dora hod driven ciway tile the 0 one ne lover amellia had avei ever lind a worthy honest plain fellow becatti e he did not match III up with the barney but amelia Amel lii instead of grieving her ife awny imd hud gone gione bravely to work hii rk filling tier her life ilfe with what slie she could get hold of site she thought of nf larr flicks now as she sipped her tea and won wondered Jered if porn dor a ever rell I 1 zed what she ehe had done I 1 suddenly aniella amelia covered her face 91 as K with tier her hands ariah ing a for if her poor fea features wres while she t lie tried to i atheni hack back into their nor raial placidity well if you ore are going to lo cry I 1 f eliell give up tip said dora harshly amela lanil tin 0 resume resumed tier her poise 1 I never err cry she sold said Wh athi the ll 11 use hv orime more ten sister 5 dorn t from froin the window t f dora born was peeping f f V theres a man mail coming round to the I 1 tin on k door here slie site gilld excitedly I 1 its barney bar ey come bock back to roel met she tore lore to the door jerked it open and rell fell nic back k in tier her disappointment misa tanner T Tn a she so id yes sties here conic come in if you want to see her the man e entered ile he was ans thin tall y i quiet lori king and neatly dressed ills ata 4 eyes went to amelia and as aa amella amelia t 4 r lifted her sad gaze recognition passed like a spark between them amelia Amel ln said larry hicks unsteadily 1 7 I hope youre glad to see nile me im mighty glad to see you amelia to whom life had bad brought so many tribulations that even now site she expected nothing save a fresh one ninde made a pot of fresh freeh ten tea cut more bread rind and invited her old lover to sit down at the table with them she even found a moment in which to open a fresh jar of preserves carefully hoarded as a treat larry hicks ate with enjoyment lie le explained that lie had conic come straight ht from file ho train you are the first person I 1 lucked looked up lie said with his steady eyes on amelias face 1 I came back just to eee ECO you I 1 cant stay long my busl nese wont vont let me where do you live dora asked and he named the distant state from that point lie went on to tell about ills his work the howe home lie ho had built and nd surrounded with trees and v vines ines art shrubbery sli rubbery A brook ran just hack back of it and lie he raised ducks and chickens lie ile had find it garden and a peach oil ami d apple orchard and in these varied interests lie ho found entertainment when ills his days work wits was done hut but we its lonesome living alone I 1 dont like it lie st said at 19 look looking 1131 alst fully tit at amelia so ive come hack back to see it if if somebody I 1 know wont won t have me amelia ills his hand closed over hers in its his enni earnestness estness he had forgotten dora A moment later Ati amelia lella found that site she and tier her old lover who had su so miraculously become her regained lover were alone dorn dora had find gone pros pres amelia sought her ber larrys got money she said you edn cn n live here ill pend you money enough every month dori dora looked at her queerly maybe when youre out of the way barney will come back to me sit she said lurry larry sweeping all before him carried amelia away within a week to a real home happiness and a life puch as she had never dreamed of enjoying J oy I 1 ng ali and sister dorn dora alone comfortable in amelias house and supported by amelias bounty Is still walting waiting for barney |