The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-16


me a magazine article that he has writ
ten Here are his sketches for it.
Aren't they beautiful2" She spread
them out on the couch, her long hair
slipping over her white arms as she
bent down. Mary stood brush in hand.
uttering little staccatos of admir- alton.
His article isn't so good" Juno admit
ted but I can put it into shape for
him"
Mary repressed her surprise at this
budding of literary criticism. Has he
gomez" she asked.
mo. He missed the train He tele-
phoned that he would come again to-
morrow"
Mary grinned behind the screen Of
.IlIno's hair. Then look out for tomor-
row" she said soberly.
NONSENSE said Juno
At 10 o'clock. according to college
rules, every light must be out On the
Sunday night after Kent'S second cali
I Juno obeyed, and so did Mary. But
when Juno. in a loose gown and soft
( slippers, raped on Marys door she
found her friend similarly arrayed and
J pcrched on high window seat IN tne
moonlight. She climbed up beside her
and laid her head in her Lap.
Have YOU come to tell me anything.
JUNIOR" asked Mary rOguishly.
Certainly not" Juno spoke severely
/ Il don't feel like talking at ALL never
shall marry him. she asserted with
contradictory irrelevance-
hair She said nothing.
Hes just my age" remarked Juno.
and stunning to look at"
'.Well2" Mary ventured.
He says we have the same tastes IN
music and books and such things
Very likely" asserted Mary It Juno
should develop any predictions at all
in those directions, 1t seemed likely that
they would follow Mr.. Thorpes.
But I don't care for him. Besides,
never could stand being tied down even
if I did love anybody"
What does he say to that?
He says he win make me He says
1 should be freer than ever"
He doesn't know her" thought Mary.
But he doesn't really care for me,
Juno explained. He is misled because
he never happened to come across my
type before.
Some of that is true said Mary.
adding to herself. and he won't again"
There are quantities Of other women
that would be Just as conRenial and
stimulating to him if he knew them"
Then it IS your duty to tell him So
L tried to- but he interrupted me-"
What did he say?"
1T wasn't very nice. He said Damn
the other womenY -
On Monday Afternoon Mary found Juno
bending over the manuscript of Mr..
Thorpe's article which by free use of
a pencil she had rendered absolutely
illeSible.
I've done nothing else all day.
] here IEdQ II ana see II you LA1Qk OF
anything else TO do to it. I have been
over it SO many times that 1 know N
by heart. simply can not look at Il
again"
Mary took up the sheets.
No. give it to mel" said Juno. "I'll
read i to you. I'd like to-
Why did you do all that?" asked
Mary boldly
I don't know. Yes. do. too; I want
aim to know how much 1 care for him
as a friend
on Tuesday Juno received a letter
10 ire suG1clal mind the gratitude that
il expressed might have seemed exces-
sive. 1T was too good Of you to bother
over my miserable article, dear. Yes
I dear. Gear. dear l will say it. How
can I ever thank you enough? And nor
for that only. How can I tell you what
your grand. sweet, womanly nature has
done for me? Oh, Eleanor. I love you.
Yes 1 viii say that. too.
! On Wednesday, as Juno came out
from the college postofice with Mary,
she sald- I'm not used to getting so
many love letters day. Do 1 love
No said Mary decisively. you
Juno looked relieved. He wants to
come up again on Saturday" she said,
but have written him not to. L was
good. wasn't %
Very said Mary
On Thursday Mr.. Thorpe wrote that
there were some points in his article
that they positively must talk over to-
gether- shall be firm, Mary" said
Juno It won't do at all for him to
Why, Juno?" and Mary looked into
He goes to California next month pur
shall see him again
Friday was Juno's afternoon at hor1s
Sne always served tea to the. girls. When
Mary arrived the cOuches and chairs were
nlled and several guests were on the floor
feals OF laughter announced that Juno was
he rr1qrar rr4tf
version Of some incident in college life
She never appeared more brilliant or more
irresponsible. Mary, who always slipped
into a corner on these occasions. sat watch
ing her friend wistfully. She could see in
the ElNaclous lace no suggestion of the
week siege lnat Juno hea1t had under
gone. Would Kent Thorpe or any other
man, she asked herself, ever be Juno's
pectedly. AS she tried to go out unn0-
uced while the. jollity was in full swing,
Juno opened the door for her Il telc-
graphed him to come tomorrow" she said
in an undertoue.
Mr. Thorpe must have known the time
table by heart. Doubtless It was his GUS
tom, moreover, to keep his dress suit case
packed Those facts favored his arrival
IN response to JunO's telegram at an hour
that anticipated the usual one for morning
calls Eunetuality. however, did not 50
z much chara cterize his manner when at
dusk, Juno tore her hand from his at the
college gateway.
Mary Titon found that history topics
rlcn IN suggestion that Saturday In place
of Mary Queen of Scots. she would see
Juno; Sir Philip Sidney gave place to Kent
Ihorpe. At supper JunO's seat was eranf-r
Mary found her in her room in an atti-
tude OF detection. Her face was the pic
-ture of despair.
What now?' Mary tried to speak gayiy.
ITO California %
mo. to his hotel
Then you have not parted for All
u should think not" cried Juno. ooh.
Nary and the goddess burst into tears.
Mr.. Thorpe had expressed a strong desire
to come. Juno had summoned him of her
own will He had promptly responded.
Now she Wept because he had gone. What
ever the reason, it was sufficiently agitat-
ing to see Juno in tears. Size somehow
suspected that tears in the case OF Juno.
meant downfall. 1t was the first time
that she. had seen her cry.