Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1937, Page 30

DAILY SHORT STORY NOT A STRANGER By J. A. R AY BRENT stepped briskly down the sycamore lined street, enjoy- ing to the full the warm Summer breeze, the peaceful hush of the Mary- land town the fingers of after noon sunlight which penciled through the trees to splash upon the walk in argent pools. After two long years of the crashing cacoph- ony of city life in Baltimore it seem- ed like heaven The five years before that he had dismissed with a hard insistence from his memory Any man who has spent any time away from society sequestered behind bars and unsym- pathetic stone has lost just that much time from his allotted span. Brent mself. He had taken a st even if it had 1 taken in a desperate attempt to 8id his wife and infant son, he had gone into the shady deal with clear The cracks in the sidewalk when he ed them seemed to tick off his came to his mind. | would go home to He was thankful that he had ried a woman like Elinore—one who understood and stood by him. Her last letter 18 long months ago, had assured him of a welcome as soon as he had made a new start. First his wife & ¥ ox % % SECONDL\', there was the matter "~ of using the money for which he had scrimped and slaved during the last two years, to est h himself in business h: be a com- 1 A man advantage. there was the looked- of once more picking ein of his existence where he had dropped it so many years ago and weaving it into a fabric of order and permanence. He had by the fruits of his now he would make hat there would be no further from that life which every the barber chair submitted to the the barber. “You're town. arent you?" opening conversational spoke through the eomforta ministr His optimism rose to still greater heights.” Parker. with Elinore and little Bobby seemed . almost too good to | be true. His happy thoughts centered upon the immi- nent scene when he actually arrived at the little cottage that he and Elinore had bought shortly after their mare riage. Would she be changed, or | would she be the same pretty, seri- ous-eyed woman he had left? And Bobby. He must be almost 8 years old! He would have to start right from the beginning with him They would be great pals! * oKk x BRENTS foot- steps halted before the well-remembered little cot- tage and he allowed himself to enjoy to the full the exquisite ecstasy of a long-deferred home-coming. He found his eyes already singling out things he wanted to do to improve the place; fix the sagging lower step, trim the hedges, apply a new coat of paint. It was homely tasks such as these, carried out with the calm feeling that he was within easy calling dis- tance of his family, that would put balm on the ache of all those lonely, bitter years. A small boy came around the side of the house and stood there, looking in wide-eyed mild surprise at him " “Come here, son" Brent called to him. With a thrill of something he couldn’t quite define Brent noticed that this child was himself. only on a smaller scale. He had the same light, curly hair, the straight nose and mobile mouth, the clear gray eyes “Yes, sir” the boy replied, and moved gravely along the walk un- til he was standing next to the gate in the white picRet fence. Brent found himself resisting the tempta- tion to put his hand upon the boy's head, to take him in his arms and hold him close. x ok % "DO YOU live here?” Brent in- quired in a gentle tone. “And what's your name?"” “Yes, sir, I live here. My name’s Bobby and I go to school. I'm in the second grade already,” he con- fided, “and I can read, almost!” Brent savored the moment to its fullest. extracting from it the ulti- mate bit of satisfaction. His first meeting with his son! He just stood there, talking easily with Bobby about | numerous small events in the child’s | daily life he informed. “I e here several years een on a—an ex- ess tour. I plan to settle | though.” motions s information | “What line of business tended bu hers permanently now The barber ie several with his razor while t was absorbed are you in?’ “Well, to tell you the iruth, I was Just considering the idea of looking around town here for a good business Know of any?” The barber on the State interest in station and I'q say it 2 for some one with a | Marty has been going s since they paved the high- | e can't handle all the busi- self.” Brent said. “I'll have r and see Marty soon.” As he left the barber shop and con- tinued his progress down the familiar | street, his optimism rose to still greater heights. The problem of occupation was tentatively settled on his first day | home! That and the joy of reunion | Bobby was not at all averse to the audience and chattered on while his grave eyes inspected Brent. Final- ly Brent led the conversation around to his more intimate family affairs. “Is your mother home?” he asked Bobby. “No, sir; she went away a long time ago.” Bobby said solemnly, “and aunty says she won't be back for a long time. You know, aunty's adopted me until mother gets back and we live here.” A cold hand seemed suddenly to | ; be squeezing Brent's heart in a fierce | grip, forcing all the blood from it. So that was it! And they hadn't let him know! Perhaps Elinore hadn't given them his address. That ex- plained the months without a letter! Brent took out an envelope and extracted & single bill. He handed the envelope to Bobby. “Give this to your aunty. son, and just say it's | from Ray. She'll understand.” He brushed his eyes. “And be a good boy until your mother . . . gets back!” Brent turned abruptly and strode blindly down the street. Only this time his shoulders were bent and ther were tears in his eyes. (Copyright, 1937.) 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