The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
TIE EVENING STOR z
ID Her VINO waits.
[By Beatrlce Sue. ]


sat by the open window and watched
an automobile disappear in a cloud Of
dust. She knew the girls who had
just passed in the machine; they had
waved their hands gaily at her, but
she wished they haont- She wished
she hadn't seen them; it was no fun
to watch other people enjoy them
selves
You expect-too much replied her
sister Kate, who sat near by trying
to make a last summers dress look
like new There are lots of things
that might happen that you wouldn't
like at ALL
Kate was older than Molly and had
managed to evolve for herself
philosophy that made life easier for
her than for her restless sister.
Just give up and stop expecting
things and they will come to you
without any trouble she added, with
a serenity which. It must be confessed,
scarcely matched her Utmost feelings
at that moment, for it is hot the east
est thing in the world to make a last
years sleeve appear as the latest
fashion model.
..Oh, that's all very well to talk,
Kate, burst in Molly, but what good
has it ever done? here we are grub
bling along in the same old humdrum
given up to other people. but you're
not any nearer your ambition than
ever, and just look at me-"
Kate did look at her affectionately.
Molly was nineteen and Kate two years
older. They had taken care of them
selves for four years, Molly by teach
ing music and a class of little children,
as their town had no kindergarten,
and Kate by fine sewing and en-
brOidery. The latter's ambition was to
be a trained nurse, but that took so
much time and she could not AFFORD TO
give I'D her present income even for
the prospect of a better one in years
to come. She was always called upon
when there was sickness, and re-
sponded cheerfully. though usually her
compensation consisted solely OF
thanks verbally expressed.
Never mind, dear" replied the OPP
tinistic Kate. Something will happen
before you think-maybe today. Every
thing comes to her who waits. Suppose
YOU walk over to Fernclin and take this
waist to Mrs. Dean. I promised it to
her today and it's all done up ready
Molly arose and shook her curly
brown head, smoothed out her pink
frock and took the package. She kiss
ed Kate before she started out, put
there wasn't much animation in her
walk.
: Something nice is on the way" said
Kate. Il feel it in my bones" Molly
laughed and ran down the steps. She
passed the bush by the gate and car
ried it along with her. The scent of
the blossom brought memories that
were both sweet and sad. A year ago
leaning over the gate in the moonlight
BY that same lilac bush Dick Foster
had first said Molly, love you, ana
a new world of sweetness and life had
been opened for her. Two months ago
they had quarreled and separated;
why? Why do lovers even quarrel!
Do they knoW2 Does anybody know!
The most foolish and futile reasons on
earth-jealousy. false pride and some
times a tentative desire to gain the
mastery. With Molly and Dick 1t was
mostly jealousy. with hardly any foun-
dalton, and after that a foolish resolve
on the part of each not to give IN.
Il will come back when you send Tor
me-" announced Dick.
I Will never send for you declared
And that was the situation. And that
was why Molly Evans, young ana pref
ty and healthy with every right to pc
happy, was taking lonely walk ana
feeling herself the most abused girl IN
Maybe Kate is right she thought
to herself tn do things for other peo-
pie and try to forget myself. / think
I'd like to be a nun anyway. 1 love
those white caps
A tired looking woman passed her
lust then, and a sudden Impulse made
Molly handed the lilac spray to her. The
woman looked surprised but Molly
hurried on without waiting for thanks
As she approached a little cottage that
stood near the road she heard a
child's screams and the same impulse
made her rush around the house in
the direction of the noise. There IN
the kitchen stood terrifled little girl
trying to put out fire which had
started from some burning oil and
which had Just leaped to the child's
dress as Molly burst in the door. To
snatch a rug from the floor and put
out the latter was the Work OF an IN
slant. and in few moments more
the other flames were quenched- After
it was all over the neighbors rushed
in and explained that the little girl
kent house while her mother went
o1,f to work The damage was slight
and neither Molly nor the child was
hurt. but when Miss Evans started
out again she was a bit pale and
7i' We'll. something happened. any
way she told herself as she went
She left the package at Ferncliff,
which was the finest estate In the
and stood not 1ar from
Dick Fosters home. She decided to
walk through the village on the
wav back and had passed the post
office. the drug store, Of which the
town had but one, and had stopped to
look in the window of the little book
shop where some new music was dis
paved, when she heard commotion
ana turned around 10 see people
hurrying in all directions.
"A runaway" was her first thought,
and she started to step into the store
for safety, when she noticed a big
black dog approaching and heard peo-
nc exclaiYn excitedly, Hes madi"
Ana so he was Yelping, swapping
at everything, frothing at the mouth,
down the street he came Directly
across from where Molly stood was
an open grass square where a dozen
iif+1e chiIdren. some hardly more than
ba HES we're playing. Toward them
he came and Molly's heart grew cold
within her. Not man moved. except
to throw q stone at the mad beast, and
even the little ones seemed oblivious
of the danger that threatened them.
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