The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-30
call around Wednesday morning.

call around Wednesday morning.
"My deepest sorrow would be that l
could not live to read my obituary in
next days JOURNAL, together with the
card published by my family thanking
the kind friends who assisted at my
DEATH"
felt like resenting this slanderous
insinuation against his own family, but
Mr. Troutman went on: "My happiest
thought would be that instead of going
it alone, l could ioiu the gem
eral throng through the golden gates
and probably slip in unobserved by St.
Peter and be where you, Becky Sharp,
couldn't ask me any more foolish ques-
TONS"
said, why, Mr.. Troutman. do you
think my chances for slipping in unob-
served are less than yours?"
"Oh, no, no. not at all; only interview
er and interviewed will get a rest there"
said ne, jokingly.
1 was somewhat surprised that Mr..
Troutman hadn't said word about pro-
hibition, but l suppose he would never
have to regret that he had not done ev-
erything in his power for the cause even
though the world came to an end this
minute.
just as I was saying good afternoon to
Mr. TrouIman, Mr.. P. !. Bone brake came
in.
sob, Mr.. Bonebrake we have just
been discussing the probability of the
world coming to an end next Wednes-
day; what would you do if it did?" said
l. "Wen," said Mr.. Bone brake, s'I'm like
the man at the revival meeting, that Jim
here tells about, who did not stand up
when the preacher asked
all who wanted to GO to Heaven
to stand up; and who still did not bulge
when the minister asked all who wanted
to go to the other place to risee He said
Kansas is good enough for me. Them's
my sentiments; but if it must happen I'll
charter special car on Fred Closes rail-
road and go TO the moon, the day be-
fore"
l found Mr.. Samuel r dyes porting
over a ledger at the Model Supply store
where he is receiver.
"If 1 knew the world would come to
an end next Wednesday, l believe I'd do
precisely what l would if l did not know
it
81 would be sorry that had not lived
two hundred years later and would re-
greet any pleasure that 1 might have
overlooked I would be sorry, however,
that did not get chance to use my
tomb.
81 should be glad that I've enjoyed
life as much as l have, and particularly
glad that l wasn't born a woman. Women
generally wish they were men, don't
they Miss Sharp?"
piled.
Then Mr.. Radges wanted to know why,
but l was in a hurry; it was getting to be
a mania with me to know what people
would do or thought they would
in case the world would end
Next found Judge Horton sitting at
his tidy desk. The judge has the neat
est desk in the world. The pencils aud
pens each have a place and are always
in that place with their points in the
right direction.
Judge Horton was signing letters and
when l propounded the oft to be re-
peated question, the judge carefully
wiped the point of his pen as he laid it
down in just the right place, blotted his
signature with a silver mounted blotter
pad, and then looked at me across that
orderly desk in an amused sort of a way.
As l thought of some very disorderly
ones l had seen the. same day, my own
among the number, L shiversd with ap-
prehension over the confusion they would
add to the general chaos in case of the
world coming to an end.
"Do? Why would be pleased to think
my work had ceased and that / was to
have an easier time.
81 would be pleased to think that 1
would escape from the people who
are trying to make United States
senators out of people who are
not candidates. 1 would regret not
having my evening paper to enjoy with
my dinner
Thanking the judge for SO succinctly
stating his replies l fastened on my way.
I had now become an animated interrog-
alton point
Across the hall sought Eugene Ware.
He smiled broadly at the question, and
zaid.