The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
THE EVENING STORY.
HAIR Honr for Lunch.

keys of her typewriter, then there was
a sharp click as she struck final
period and a sigh of relief as she drew
the paper out with a whir.
"One. two, three-out goes she
And brews herself a cup of tea
she sang as she went to a file case and
took out from certain odd corners a
quaint blue teapot, a caddy, a sugar
bowl, two cups and two spoons.
The man at the desk on the other
side of the room settled back in his
chair and dropped the pencil.
You ought to be presiding over q
nome teakettle,' = he said, instead OF
one in an office
Sufficient unto the day. interjected
Jeanette as she measured the tea.
But you really should think about
It, persisted Francis Darcy, chief
clerk in the law Office in which Jean
cite Melton did the typewriting.
on, I'll think about It," said jean
cite airily, and some day when the
proper millionaire fits across my
horizon III say goodby to these musty,
fusty rooms and enter my proper
sphere" and she lighted the alcohol
lamp under her brass kettle and went
to the window for the bottle of cream.
Darcy whirled around and looked at
her keenly. II didn't mean that" he
"Oh. didn't your" asked jeanette
calmly. In one breath you say one
thing and contradict it in the next. Now,
what do you really mean?"
She sat down to wait for the kettle
on him.
You know what I mean, jeanette. j"
ne began. I don't want you to leave
here until you are ready to come to
me as my Wife-to my home"
In other words, you want me to
transfer my tea making from the office
to fat Oh, It's much nicer this way.
You might get tired of me If we were
married, and think how dreadful that
would be! Now if you get tired Of me
you can get a new typewriter, but you
couldn't get new wife,
And, BESIDES" he said bitterly, II
am poor, and you don't want to marry
a poor man, Jeanette
NO. she said, but if I 1oved"-and
then she stopped as the door opened and
the Junior member of the firm looked
in. The junior partner was young,
rather horidly handsome and very well
pleased with himself.
"Oh, put that away" he said. as he
saw the tea arrangements, and come
out for lunch with me"
But Jeanette shook her head. Don't
ask me- she pleaded; lust think what
I shall MISS and she laughed as she
named tnem- a chicken sanuWlcn'
Slice of homemade cake and tea-Tny
own tea-home brewed,' and she fash
ed bright glance across at Francis,
who sat tapping his foot gloonily
Rut the eagerness of the junior part
ner was only increased by her refusal
you shall have a bird and salad and
a souff1e,' he said, and wine, if you
will
Darcy clfnehed his hand, but the jun
ior partner needed him no more than
the fly which crawled on the wall. He
wanted Miss Melton to lunch with him.
She was fair and sweet and pretty, by
Jove, as pretty as any girl in his own
set.
Come" he pleaded.
jeanette glanced toward Darcy and
met in his face only sternness. If he
had but known that she wished to re-
fuse; that she would rather drink a
cup OF tea with him than have all the
fine lunches in Christendom. But he
did not know and she, missing the
sympathy that she had looked for, said
''yes" to the junior partner.
Darcy sat alone, therefore, and ate a
part of his lunch. He did not drink his
tea, fol he could not touch the pretty
cup that she offered him daily with so
much grace. He stared at the blank
wall and ina gined jeanette in the soft
~ lighted Ching room of the great no
tel. He knew the junior partner would
take her to a fashionable place. That
was one thing in his favor-he was not
ashamed to DE seen with his typewrit-
er. But it was the first time that
jeanette had gone.
'sAnd it won't be the last" groaned
poor Darcy, with his head on his desk.
Yes, it will" said a soft voice be-
hind him. and he whirled around to see
Jeanette all smiles and bushes, fresh
HE asked me to marry him, /" she said
without further remark.
Darcy's head dropped down on his
desk.
Silencet
etv clickety-click'' of Jeanette's type
writer. Darcy raised his head and pick
ed up his pencil desperately. He might
as well begin. Same old routine, same
old work, same old struggle, and now
Jeanette would be out of it, whirled
into gay life BY the rlches OF the
Junior partner, and he would be alone
The typewriter was silent, and he
heard the whir of paper being pulled
out and then Miss Melton's step as she
crossed the room. She laid sheet OF
" typed, But refused him.
Darcy caught both of her hands in
his.
rapturousIy why did you do it? Why
did you refuse a rich man like that
Because" said jeanette den1urely,
"I'd rather make your tea
AT the office or in our home, dear
Both, SAID little Jednetle SOoPy
righted. 1904 by Temple Bailey.1
statehood Sentiment in New Mexico.
There seems to be four shades Of
opinion in New Mexico on the subject
Of staten God. Some do not want it at
all: others want only single state
hood. and if they cannot get that pre-
fer to remain a territory; those who
prefer single statehood, but are will
ling to accept Joint statehood rather
than to be without altogether, and
those who prefer joint statehood, even
should choice between the two kinds
be offered. The purpose OF the league
formed saturday night is to make the
advocates of statehood a unit in their
efforts for joint statehood.
The arguments used. and which
seemed to be the most effective, is
that the national government is un-
alterabIy opposed to single statehood