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THE ALLIANCE IIEHALD, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, OCTOPER 16, 1919
to
LITTLE SISTER
By ETHEL M. FARMER.
Mary Ann mood at the Hide of the
rond and watched her transient visitor
ettle herself comfortably In her new
roadster. It seemed only minute be
fore she hnd waved goodby and had
disappeared from view.
It was one of those glorious morn
Ings In enrly April, when the sun
phone exceptionally bright and the sky
teemed exceptionally clear, but
plight frown passed over sfary Ann's
face as she slowly retraced her steps
to her home and to a hog of unfinished
darning. Virginia's Inst words kept
running through her mind.
"Of course you know that Kenneth
receives his discharge tomorrow and
e are all going to meet the train,"
he had snld.
' Mary Ann was delighted to know
that her neighbor was coming home
bat the village rumors whlcb were
'circulated troubled her. She wondered
If Virginia's "hope chest" was really
filled to overflowing and If she had
really bought material for a wedding
gown. She did not blame Kenneth If
It were true, for Virginia was the
prettiest and richest girl In the village.
;- Yet all the villagers knew and loved
Mary Ann, although It was; quietly
greed that she was far from good
looking. Every one called her "Little
Sister" for she bad always seemed like
little sister to them all.
' Mary Ann's frown soon changed Into
a smile and ahe began to alng snatches
of songs, for ahe could never scowl or
Igh very long. Then suddenly her
bag of work fell to the floor with a
thud and she ran eagerly out of (he
door and down the narrow, cobbled
path. She was just In time to throw
open the gate for an elderly man who
was leaning heavily on his cane as he
walked along.
"How Is dnd after his walk this
lovely morning?" She asked cheer
fully. "Fine," he replied, "but a little
tired."
lie rested his hand for a moment on
her shoulder and smiled at her solici
tude. "Do not worry," he assured her, "I
am better. Did you know that our
neighbor was coming tomorrow?" he
asked suddenly, "and the .village Is
planning a hearty welcome? You must
be sure to be at the station when he
comes."
Her eyes sparkled and her voice was
eager when she spoUe.
"I will go If you are nil right."
"Of course you will go, because I
will, be nil right." nml he laughed a
deep, rich laugh, for he thought of the
happy reunion of his dearly beloved
daughter and her old school mute. lie
knew how she hnd watched the papers
with great anxiety while he was In
the trenches, and how she hnd waited
with great anticipation and expecta
tions for his home-coming.
It was no wonder that a deep flush
passed over "Little Sister's" face when
her father said tenslngly: "I suppose
you and Kenneth will soon be hunting
up your old playgrounds?"
The next day dawned clear and
beautiful and the air seemed charged
with enthusiasm and excitement. The
quaint little village was gayly deco
rated with flags and bunting and
trains from the band, filled the air,
In their Inst attempt to have a good
rehearsal before the train arrived.
Self satisfied Virginia sat alone In
her car, waiting for the parade to
start. She seemed more dignified and
prouder than ever as she watched the
moving mass with grest contempt. She
seemed pleased to think that she was
unmoved and unexclted and only won
dered If Kenenth would like her new
Ulk dress and Jaunty blnrk hat.
nut where was "Little Sister?"
Many searched the crowds for her, for
she was one of the people who was
always .missed. Hut the long pnrade
started for the station without her.
She stood alone at the door of her
home and watched the cheering crowd
move along. Her fuiher was sick and
she dared not lenve him alone.
When the train whistled In the dis
tance, the crowd of welcomers moved
with one accord nearer the tracks, and
the band began Its music. All eyes
scanned the doors end windows of the
train as It "Stripped and the travelers
begnn to climb off. At last Kenneth
was spied end they rushed to him.
Then the people gave cheer after
cheer white Kenneth was being trans
ferred from the train to the top of a
large haggnge truck, where he was to
give a speech.
He seemed to be In excellent spirits
and told them about many of his ex
periences. His ankle had been Injured
In one of the battles and It would be
a long time before he could walk with
out crutches, but his cheerful smile
showed them that he was glad that he
was able to do his bit for his country.
After the great festivities were over
the returning hero rapped at his old
playmate's and neighbor's door. He
could hardly wait until the door was
flung open and Mary Ann rushed Joy
fully out to greet him. ri
"Little Sister" smiled contentedly
when he told her the story of his life
overseas. And all this time another
girl was sitting sedately In her parlor
waiting for her "gentleman caller." If
she had happened to walk by a certain
humble, little cottage, she would have
seen two old playmntes reunited.
A few months later a very pretty
wedding ceremony was performed
when a certain "Little Sister" was
made "Little Wife." but the "Village
Belle" wis not present
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The Guilty One
By IZOLA FORRESTER
(Copyright. 111. tr ths MoClvrs Ns
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The morris chair was deep and broad,
with mahogany frame and heavy leath
er cushions. It was the favorite seat
of two In the house of Evans, Henri
etta, the Utile gray marmoset and Mr.
Huntly Evans, her master. Standing
by the west part of the upper bay win
dow It overlooked the expanse of park
and reservoir, and caught the sunset
glow nightly.
Sometimes Jacqueline, Iluntly'a sis
ter, used to wish she might forget the
look In their eyes as they stared out
at the park. Just like 'prisoners who
ratch a glimpse of fair fields and hills
from behind the bars. It had been that
way ever since Huntly had come tip
from Buenos Aires and the specialist
had told him there was little hope of
Ms recovery from the mountain fever.
And, since then, each day he had vis
ibly grown weaker, and Henrietta had
eemed In her dumb, piteous way, to
sense the change.
She would perch on the back of the
chair, Just above his shoulder, and
watch his face with her strange, bril
liant, anxious eyes, as If she under
Stood his troubles, and he abstractedly
would sometimes stroke the silken fur
of the little marmoset, as If he, too,
found comfort In her sympathy. .
Jacqueline frankly did not like her,
any more than she liked her mistress,
the gay Senorlta Alvarez. They had
met her first on Iluntly'a trip up to
the Alvarez mines In Ecuador, and had
been lavishly entertained at her fa
ther's estate there.
"Her name Is Slgna," Huntly had
told her the first night of their visit.
"I never dreamt girls could look like
her, Jack, did you?"
"She is too exotic, like one of those
flaming mountain flowers." Jacqueline
had demurred. "Don't be so suscep
tible to Just beauty. Hunt"
But he had loved Slgna and had
risked all before he had known her a
fortnight. And In return she had
could not wait. I made my father
;bring roe to him. Ut has received all
my letters?" I
i "Not a single one," protested Jac
queline reproachfully, and then there
came a leaping gray form like a
shadow past her. Into Slgna's arms,
chattering, burrowing affectionately, j
t "Ah, precious, how are you?" laugh-j
ed Slgna delightedly. "See how she .
.knows me? sue loves tne pen u me or
the Jasmine I always have about me.
See?"
, But Jacqueline was leading the way
upstairs to Huntly's room knowing
well she brought him a speedy cure,
lie stood up from the morris chair to
greet them, his eyes fairly devouring
the sight of the girl he loved, when
Henrietta slipped from her arms and
imade for the chair, digging ond poking
awoy industriously and eagerly under
the leather cushion. One by one she
jdrew forth letters, six of them, some
chewed lovingly around the edges, oth
ers merely slipped away for safe keep
ling. And each envelope carried the
'faint scent of cape Jasmine.
! "Oh, the pet 1" cried Slgna. excitedly.
!"See what she has done, hiding all my
betters to you, Huntly, because she
Ithought they were mine. At home she
iwould take my gloves and handker
chiefs, anything at all, and put them
away for me, and she knew the per
fume. Isn't ahe clever?"
' But Huntly eyed the little marmo
set with a malediction In his gare
which only Jacqueline understood.
Days and weeks of waiting and lone
liness, hopelessness, because of Henri
etta's loyalty to cape Jasmine.
"You shall not read them now," Slg
na said; "not until afterward. But
you do not know why I am here. She
laughed and spread out 'her hands
widely before him. "I come all this
way, senor, to tell you I have changed
my mind. If you do not mind, I have
decided to marry an American."
Henrietta looked from one to the
other and climbed contentedly to the
top of the morris chair, with the last
letter clutched In her little black paw.
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She Would Perch on the Back of the
Chair.
laughed at him, told him she would
never marry an American, and had
;glven him Henrietta to solace him.
Then had come the long spell of fever
and the trip back home. .
"Of course," the specialist told Jac
queline, "you must know he has some
trouble preying on his mind. If we
could lift that and give him a spur
toward health, a will to live, as It were,
hi would probably get back to the nor
mal." She had not answered. He had writ
ten to Slgna often, and not a word had
come back In reply. The mall was
placed on the little teakwood stand in
the lower hall. She always saw it first
after the maid had laid It there. And
never was there one from Ecuador.:
Henrietta seemed to know why she
watched for one. She would follow
her downstairs and linger while she
glanced over the letters, sometimes
springing up beside her on the stand
and eyeing them eagerly. But the days
passed without word, and Huntly grew
gradually worse, until there came the
wireless brief out of the blue, as It
were.
"Arrive Monday. SIONA."
She dared not give It to him at once.
The shock might hurt him, but grad
ually she broke the news, while Hen
rietta perched on the chair back and
almost seemed to understand her mis
tress was coming north to them.
"But It's so absurd, when I haven't
heard from her," Huntly protested
brokenly. "She must have written."
"Walt until she comes and then see,"
warned his sister tenderly.
It was a little past ten when Senor
lta Alvarez arrived. Her father was
wtth her, too, slender and dapper and
somewhat bored, as Jacqueline remem
bered the little silver magnate. Slgna
cast ber sables from her on a stand In
the lower hall, and stood like some
glowing goddess of the South, smiling
down on her hoateaa.
"Tou see 1 hnve kept my word," she
exclaimed. "Is he better. Jack) I
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