The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-16
TIE EVENING STOR r
with All My Heart

the CONDUCTOR jerking open AAE uOOA-
a young man sprang TO the platform,
closely followed by a girl muffled to
her ears in soft, warm furs. Burying
her face in her big, fluffy muff, she re-
fused his guiding arm and walked
/ briskly down the snow -drifted steps, out
( into the white, whirling world IN the
/ street below.
Isn't it a Iarlz?' she said gaily- Her
/ eyes We're dancing. She turned
/ lovely face flushed with cold and eX-
citement toward the six feet of maseu-
line appreciation beside her. Isn't Il
/ glorious?"
Beautiful" His eyes were on her
face
with all my heart hummed Cor
don Huston, fervently.
The first snowstorm is alluring. fas-
| chatting; words are so hopelessiy made
| quate-''
'sThey are" he agreed, approvingly.
Il am speaking of the Storm icily.
"Of course''-his voice was that of in
jured innocence-"the storm. What
else %
She struggled for stern disapproval.
Then their eyes met and they both
TO think of Aunt Clara's headache
at the last moment
BLESSED headachei"
And of her actually consenting to my
| coming alone
ITS dreadful" he murmured; but L
find it in my heart to forgive her.
Then. being very young, and exceed
/ ingly foolish, they laughed again;
The street lamps fiared, in Shostly
succession, and her furs were white
with snow as they pushed through the
soft smothering storm
Tell me''-in spite of himself ms voice
was unsteady-'you really did care
| about coming"
wanted to see the Cafe Beilard.
There was no other reason ??
/ She looked at him in apparent sur
| prise though her eyes danced with mis-
| chief 'sOther reasou?" she echoed
| Suddenly her mood changed WITH
| quick little gesture she laid her mana
Don't. Gordon" she said, beseech-
ingly. 1--WE have only few hours to
gether. DON'T - nervously say
! things to spoil our evening, Gordon.
| las YOU wish" His tone was court
| eous but full of GOODNESS. So his great
love for her was but thing that Woulo
| spoil her evening
They had reached the corner now,
| and in silence they crossed the street 10
the great cafe whose lights hared Out
invitngly through the whlrllns snow
| Inside the strains of Hungarian
band foated dreamily through the
crowded rooms; lights blazed; there
| was the hum of many voices, the sceIlI
of tobacco smoke chung to the ar. IN
a corner they found a table that com
manded a view of the laughing, chat-
tering, cosmopolitan crowd.
II am so glad you thought OF bring
ed by his studied silence. 1t IS hke
the places on the continent There IS
one in Paris-in the Rue de hlVon'
that 1 wish you could see
81 will look it up next month.
She gave a perceptible start. when
! was balm to his wounded feelings
Next MONTH" she repeated, with
nournful attempt at unconoern;
s"The firm has offered me the man
agement of branch house it is open
| ing in Paris
| ssOf course you will go? 1t is nat
ural. You viii be very happy there"
The last strains of q dreamy waltz
| died softly away: the applause leaped
from table to table, then subsided as
/ the opening bars of gay little trencn
/ love song fioated through the rooms
us that what you think ?" he said
/ earnestly, dropping his voice and lean
ing across the table. Then Tor once
YOU are wrong. I shall never be happy
anywhere without you "-determlnedly
las my wife"
The catchy little French song swung
gaily on; a musician began to sing the
1 words to the accompaniment OF the
violins: first one voice, then another
! caught up the refrain, with all my
heart, with all my heart, echoed
through the crowded rooms.
THAT is it, he said simply With
With all my heart.
Don't say anything more" said the
! girl almost passionately Don't. The
/ more you say now the, worse it will be
think And-and-it is all quite i'm
But why, dear?" He had grown
a little pale in his turn and regarded
her ruefully.
why is it impossible?" His mind
! rushed backward with a lightning
/ stroke to the rumors that had come
from Bar Harbor in the summer time.
/ In one quick flash he understood.
1T is Mortoni' he said, bitterly.
Il have promised to marry him.,
she returned, in a low tone.so low
that he had to bend to hear it. DO
not be angry with me; 1 thought
did not know
A light broke over his dismay. You
mean-you could care-you do care
a little2" he questioned eagerly
She picked up spoon and twisted 1t
lnervously in her fingers. THAT does
not matter" she said gravely, be
cause-I have given my word.
But you viii break that wretched
He looked steadily at her and she
returned the gaze as steadily No
she said. very sweetly and gravely. Il
cannot break nv word. He depends
on me utterly He has no thought eX-
cept for my happiness. He is SO good.
He has never cared for any other wO-
man. If 1 should desert him it would
! break his heart.
Gordon leaned forward, his elbows
on the table. his face between his
hands. and regarded her with hurt,
misera Bile eyes.
'sAnd you prefer to break NINE" he
said gloomily.
Z have promised repeated Molly.
quietly, with a little wan attempt at
smile.
How does it happen that I am al
lowed to have you for even these few
I hours?' he went on mOCdily.
ssHe is away on business" Molly an
swered. her eyes intent upon the ad-
Joining room. Il told him you were
/ coming over from Philadelphia and he