| Show I 1 AMELIAS I 1 ia REGAINED I 1 i 1 LOVER J 11 X A X IX AX 0 W ME by D J 1 I 1 tirs MRS TABOR laid a aln kindly Y AS A hand on her shoulder amel amelia a tanner looked up into tile tho pleasant face above her site she wua was just leay leaving ing the tabor house and mrs tabor had come to the door to see her depart 1 I am sorry you got so tired today amelia mrs tabor said but the work seemed to pileup pil eup I 1 hope you will get nicely rested before you have to start out tomorrow hero Is something for your supper she placed a 0 paper bag in amelias work worn hand A slight flush of gratitude and appreciation tinted ambellas Amella 8 tired fare face she murmured thanks and hurried way away a ell slight glit drooping figure in in quiet nud and threadbare clothes hastening away from tile the pretty residence section or of the town where sho she was employed by the day silo she turned into lincoln street and there was wag tier her home the smile that lie sight of the shabby little brown brownl tsu sn house bouse always brought to amelias face came now slie she loved that house slie site was trying to pay for it literally by the sweat of tier her brow all tier her life ing she had find wanted a home a haven a place of her own where she could be tier her own mistress for a few hours lit in each twenty four it was after she bought the house that the elie E lie had given up serving as a mald maid and had entered upon the harder job of being a bythe by the day amelia did not go in at the front joor door but taking a few more steps she went round to the back of the house and entered that way in tile the kitchen by tile lie stove sat a woman crying ph sister doral exclaimed amelia ameila tile the matter now im cold quavered the small sallow woman hugging kier herself self in tier her shawl why of course you ou would be the windows are q pen open and there Is a draught but I 1 must have hae my fresh air sighed the noman fresh air Is necessary to roe me in my tate state of health I 1 make the alre burn th eliat at wool you bought Is too green barney would noer never a how a bit of green wood oil in the premises lie ile took such pa pains ins with his fuel oil oh dearl and here ulster sister dorn dora began to weep cep again amelia had closed the windows and now laying aside tier her lint hat and coat slid she began with quick movements moe ments to start a lire fire the helpless and dissatisfied dora dimi watch batched vat ched edher her gloomily ive ie lieen been thinking of barney nil all day she said ive been thinking that if it lining been for you ou tie he would never neer lune have gone away and left me amelia was silent it was as dorar dorah complaint that her elster was aj tile cause of her guib husbands ands into the unknown unknot tn lie ile bad been gone eight youre and dora left alone arid and for had come to amelia kyer ever ance amelia had provided for her cared for tier her borne with ft ath tier her barney was a tine fine man dorn dora went on we gut got along good together till you made trouble between us I 1 dont know how you did it IL but you must have wilde trouble or there have been any I 1 loved him when ft hen WP we were married and tie he thought ills his eyes of me I 1 never neer dreamed it would come out like this oh I 1 am a miserable woman vioma nl I 1 she was sniffing amelia still tent lent set on tile the tea kettle and laid the table neatly she cut broad opened a can of something arranged the peaches temptingly when the tea was made mad madesse eshe she touched doras shoulder there come slie pile s lie sald said eat 0 bit of something und and feet better 1 I cant touch a crumb said raid dora but amelia holsted hoisted lier her from her chair made tier her sit down it awn at the table and poured a cup of ten tea for her presently dora began to eat heartily and with enjoyment amelia however could n not of eat of at all s slie lie wits was too tired too heartened disheartened dis to conn come hoine to this ihla night lifter after night tier her poor alstet mourning for the worthless mid and delan quent barney instead of exerting tier lier self to get a n new grasp on life years before horn dorn had driven away tile the one lover amelia and ad ever had it 11 worthy honest plain fellow because bacilli se lie he did 01 bof not maltell up nil witt th lie e harney barney but amelen instead of grieving tier her life awny had gone bravely to to work work aliling tier lier life with what she could get hold of she thought of lorr hacks S now as she sipped her tea und wondered it if dorn dora ever realized realised reali sed what whal she had find done suddenly amelia covered tier her face with tier her liall hands fl g milking a shelter for her poor features while she tried to them back into their nor mill well if you are going to cr cry y I 1 thull give up tip raid dorn harshly amelia resume resumed tier lier 1 I never cry she sol sold the use ose have rime more ten sister dorn dora tora ourn was from tile the window I lieres a ninn coming round to the in im 4 lor door here she sald excitedly la its barney come back to me MCI 1 Slie She ioro to the loir door jerked it open find and felt fell buck in tier her alsa Ti rinner she said y es ashes liere here come in if you want to see lier the wan trite entered red lie he was wag thin tall quieting quiet loil ing ting and neatly dressed his eyes went to amelia end and as amelia lifted her cad gaze recognition passed like a spark between them thi amelia said eaid larry flicks unsteadily sq 1 I hope youre glad to see me ine rm im mighty glad to see you amelia to whon whom life had find brought so many tribulation that even now she expected nothing save a fresh one ronde made a pot of fresh fredt tea cut more bread and invited her old lover 1 to 10 sit down at the table with them she even found a moment lit la which to open a fresh jar of preserves carefully hoarded as a treat larry alicks ate with enjoyment he 1 ae explained that lie he lad had come straight from the train you are the first person I 1 too luord k e d up u p lie said with ills his steady eyes on Ani antellas amelias ellas face 1 I came back bach just to lo ECO you I 1 cant stay long my bustness business wont let me where do you live dora asked and lie he named tile the distant state from that wilt point lie he went on to tell about his work the home lie had built all and surrounded with trees mid and vines aw binl shrubbery A brook ran just buck back of it arid and he raised ducks and chacke chickens s lie ile had a garden and a peach una and apple orchard liard arid and in these varied interests he found entertainment when ills his lays days work was as dune but we its lonesome living alone I 1 dont like it lie he said looking wistfully at amelia to so ive come back to see sec if if somebody I 1 know wont won t have me amelia its ills hand closed close over hei hers s in ills earnestness he hall had forgotten dora A moment later amelia found that slie she and tier her old luver lover who had sv miraculously become her regained lover were atone alone dorn dora had gone pros pres amelia sought her larrys got money she said you carl can live here ill vend end you money enough every month dora looked at her queerly maybe when youre out of the way barney will come brick back to me slip she said larry sweeping all before him carried amilla away within a week to a real home happiness all and a life such as she had never dreamed of en L n ali and sister dora alone comfortable in amelias house and supported by amelias bounty Is still waiting for barney |
