The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-30
The EVENING STORY
AmOret's TrousSeau.
by Martha Cobb Sanford.1

| trancing as her dreams were of the de-
lights of California, she knew she should
find even her dreams transcribed.
| She took off her stylish little hat and
tally, dubbed her Then, with a cushion at
her head and another at her feet she set
| tIed PACK with a sense of replete comfort:
his bright .cyclopean eye, at length dis
| appeared behind the distant trees, Amoret
people about her An uninteresting and
Prosalc collection was her unspoken YER
dict-save for very evidently newly-mar-
| rled couple, who were too silly to be even
amusing What was there, Amoret unused.
about honeymoon that SO invariably
into such insufferable sentimental idiots?
Las call to dinnah!' announced the
dining car porter. swinging pompously
| Amoret opened her purse in which she
was carrying her miniature watch. She
fashion. began to investigate the varied
contents of her pocketbook. Suddenly she
back and closed her eyes.
| The serious and dtgnified" young man
He guessed what had happened
How could he help her? Could he ask
her to go into dinner with him?
accept Well, he might as well dine him
self and think over the situation he
| AS he rose and walked ahead into the
dining car Amoret opened her eyes. She
stifled the impulse to jump up and follow
| that she liked the LOCKS of. He was a
thoroughbred from tip to toe. But. there
full predicament. She closed her eyes
again. All that she could think of was the
roll of bills which she had been so long
saving for this very trip and which she
knew she had that very morning placed
| in her pocketbook.
the dining car he found Amoret alone. The
rest OF the passengers were evidently at
dinner. Now his chance He had
| thought up no brilliant lead to be sure,
but the proper words must come If he
could could get up sufficient nerve to speak: He
lence remained otherwise unbroken.
The train whizzed on. Richard pretend
might have been Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Suddenly he crushed the sheet behind him
and turned toward Amoret.
Great heavensr he exclaimed, and
| as she fell forward fainting. He rang the
| Get some water quickr' he command
ed. and send for the maid. Don't lose a
.'Yas'r. No. sah" responded the porter,
and vanished with something akin to the
speed and grace of hurry-caH ambu-
Meanwhile Richard laid the girl gently
down on the seat an; and got a flask Of
ter returned with the water and with the
excited maid bringing up the rear Amoret
Here, sarah" ordered Richard (why
Sarah he couldn't have told for the life
of him), you take care of her. while I go
gone into dinner, but-but she didn't
Amoret did not refuse the soup-indeed.
rom She EVEN 70 aoWed to cane
her into eating a little chicken, and after
ward to superintend the making up of her
''IlI make it all right with you in the
morning" AmoIet assured her. You
whole miserable predicament suddenly
flashing over her again. But Sarah had
not noticed the interruption.
"Yo' husbands already done dat, hon.
The curtains were. shut tight and Sarah
courage to attempt an explanation,
How is she now?" inquired Richard
anxiously.
..'oh. she's jes' good as new. sab. Youth
TAX desc Iii spells mo- calmly when
you've been mated mo- continuous lal1'."
And with friendly smile Sarah left the
young man staring blankly after her.
Here was a situatfoni
In the morning the porter FIRST can
car. Amoret heard and tried to forget as
she went on with her spiritless process Of
Richard heard and realized that he must
take the bull by the horns. In other words
he must brace himself to speak to the
young lady in distress and offer her as
sistance.
In the course of half an hour Amoret
appeared. She. glanced up and down the
car. evidently looking for some one. Sud-
denly seeing Richard, TO his utter aston
II am Miss Blanchard" she said, with
out a suspicion of coquetry, for this was
al purely business dnss transs So ton am &C.,
me last night and ask another favor"
IT am pleased to be of the slightest SER
vice" responded Richard, with fitting SOL
you see. IL" Amoret stopped short
in confusion She had thought it would
Eyes. know all about it, Richard fill
ed in 81 a IS Suppose S I'VE We go IN to
How do you know all about it?'s in
CURED Amoret in establishment
I'll tell you while, were at breakfast.
Wen have to go right in. They're sound
: sswen. If you think but that's as far
as Amoret got in her hesitation, for Rich
ard had started determinedly ahead and
there was nothing for her to do but to fol-
second fainting spell.
liant scheme of telegraphing back to her
folks for more money. Why, it would
reach her before she got to the end of the
Here was a complication that Amoret
hadn't counted on IeiegTfadph TOT ,l more
would come from?
wen. you see live alone with my aunt
land it would just worry her to death to
get a telegram saying that I'd lost my
Journey alone in the first place, and t.
sOf course we won't telegraph then"
broke in Richard brusquely. You just
let me back you till you get to San Diego. |
By the way, who are your friends there
Maybe know them"
'iOh,l another aunt, sister of the one I
live with, and her husband, Mr.. Manches-
te-"
..Daniel Manchester, the lawyer?"
Yes Do you know zhim?"
Very well, though never met his fam
isn't that providentfal7'' sighed Ano-
ret .sThen that makes It all right for me
to ask favor of you, doesn't it? s-as
YES of course. At least, IT was all