For the first time in their married life the old man deliberately plotted to deceive his old wife . He must see his girl Josie just once ; it was a terrible thing that she was an actress , but she was a successful one , nobody could deny that , except fools who yapped in the National Gazette . The curtain went up and Cyrus rubbed his eyes . He had certainly braced his nerves to behold some mystery of iniquity ; instead he saw an old kitchen so like his own at home that it bewildered him ; and there , sitting by the cheery wood stove , in homespun gown , with primly braided hair , was Joscelyn -- his girl Josie , as he had seen her a thousand times by his own ingle-side . The building rang with applause ; one old man pulled out a red bandanna and wiped tears of joy and pride from his eyes . She had n't changed -- Josie had n't changed . Play-acting had n't spoiled her -- could n't spoil her . Was n't she Paul 's daughter ! And all this applause was for her -- for Josie . Joscelyn 's new play was a homely , pleasant production with rollicking comedy and heart-moving pathos skilfully commingled . Joscelyn pervaded it all with a convincing simplicity that was really the triumph of art . Cyrus Morgan listened and exulted in her ; at every burst of applause his eyes gleamed with pride . He wanted to go on the stage and box the ears of the villain who plotted against her ; he wanted to shake hands with the good woman who stood by her ; he wanted to pay off the mortgage and make Josie happy . He wiped tears from his eyes in the third act when Josie was turned out of doors and , when the fourth left her a happy , blushing bride , hand in hand with her farmer lover , he could have wept again for joy . Cyrus Morgan went out into the daylight feeling as if he had awakened from a dream . At the outer door he came upon Mrs. Hiram and Deborah . Deborah 's face was stained with tears , and she caught at his hand . `` Oh , Pa , was n't it splendid -- was n't our girl Josie splendid ! I 'm so proud of her . Oh , I was bound to hear her .
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