The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-26
THE EVENING STORY
johnny Helps Cupid.
tBy Abraham r. Groh.

Il
| This is the simple narrative Of the
great services rendered by Johnny Gay
lord to Dan Cupid. Who was Johnny
| Gaylord? Why. Johnny Gaylord. cap
tain OF the Little Giants baseball team.
| OF course
furthermore, Johnny was the son of
Sonn Gaylord, president Of the big Gay
| Ioro-Lorraine Iron company. Also, ana
ms Is more germane to the present
| narrative. Johnny was the small broth
er of Georgette Gaylord
Georgette Gaylord had no rival as the
social queen of Reading. Personal beau
~ and tact seemed to have united with
sne wealth and social position OF her
| Iamlly to place her on q pedestal.
Marshall N. Joslin was the Junior
member of the firm of shackleton.
Smitn q Joslin, attorneys for the Gay
ioro-Lorrafne company. He was also
the accepted suitor for the fair hand Of
Georgette.
Never was fate kinder to two young
people. The sky OF their future glow
This tale opens with the gathering
OF thick clouds. Marshall Joslin. scion
OF wealthy house. graduate Of q great
| university, brilliant member Of fam
Gus law firm, remarked that evening
| 70 Georgette Gaylord. social queen and
II that is the way you feel about It
there is nothing for me to do but CO."
To which Georgette Gaylord nodded
her head slowly but with dignity.
hall, calmly put on his coat, took his
hat, his stick and his gloves and only
broke the intense silence to say In
distant. odd-sounding voice:
Good evening, Miss Gaylord.
And from the depths OF the large.
half-darkened drawing room came back
in low. controlled voice:
Then he went out and shut the door
| behind him. Miss Gaylord did not
| move until his steps had died away
down the stone walk that led through
the big yard to the street. Then she
dropped her lovely head on her arms
and sobbed. For Georgette GAYLORD
in the depths of her woman's heart
very, very warm feeling for Marshall
Joslin.
Marshall Joslin made his way home
he shed no tears, but neither did he
sleep wink that night. nor eat bite
of breakfast the next morning, nor
smoke his usual matutinal cigar In the
office. These things were mere out
ward signs which he succeeded fairly
we'll in concealing.
| But there was an effect upon his
| brain which he was pOwerless to con-
ceal. He and Shackleton, the senior
partner, were working on suit which
client-the big iron company. This
morning Shackleton quickly noted the
! brain fag Of the junior partner.
What on earth is the matter with
you, boy?" he demanded In his quick
way. "Where are your wits this morn
! ing?"
The junior partner smiled a sickly
smile and out Of his dry throat came
| some words about not having slept very
well. In his heart he didn't care what
came of the lawsuit.
He suddenly wanted to get away
somewhere and be alone with this, the
greatest trouble that had ever come
upon him. Life without Georgette Gay
less. ss
The air Of the office seemed to stifie
| him and the questioning gaze Of the
| senior member Of the firm, looking so
| fit and strong on the other side OF the
polished table, tormented him.
IT believe I will take walk in the
! fresh air, If you don't mind" he said
finally "It will clear my brain, per-
| haps, and will come back better able
| to do something"
| but relieved to find himself alone with
/ his wretchedness. He remembered now
| that Georgette had spent considerable
| time recently in the company of a GER
tain dashing Capt. Mostyn. who was
| visiting in Reading. Yes, there must
have been something serious behind
| that affair in spite of her assurances to
| the contrary. She no longer loved him.
He laughed in bitter contempt of him.
self.
And right at this critical point is
where signal service was rendered to
| Dan Cupid by Johnny Gaylord, cap
| tain of the Little Giants baseball team
Into the consciousness Of Marshall
Joslin, walking to clear his brain, pene-
trated boyish voice pronouncing his
| name:
Hello, Mr.. Joslin.''
why, good morning, Johnny, how
are you?" said Joslfn.
| The question was merely formal, but
it started Johnny's willing tongue.
"Oh, I'm all right" he chartered. II
never had anything the matter with
me in my whole life except the mumps
and the measles and whooping-cough.
But I think sisters sick today"
| "Whatv' cried the young man. hither-
| to so phlegmatic. "Sick, did you say?"
| "Oh. / don't think she's very sick"
| said Johnny. 81 guess she isn't very
sick. Say, are you coming out to see
us play the Little Slugggers? We've
got a game with them Saturday. Say,
| you don't want to miss It. We're going
| to put it all over them"
| Marshall Joslin's excited gesticula-
tions could not stop Johnny when he
| finished.
But your sister, Johnny. your sister!
You said she was SICK" he cried when
| at last he had an opportunity to speak.
"Oh, I don't think she's very SICK"
said Johnny. "Only she wasn't down to
breakfast this morning, and she gen.
orally gets up before I do. And last
night / heard her in her room and 1t
sounded as II she was crying. I was
awfully sorry. because she's about the
best sister a feller ever had. She gave
me the money out Of her own pocket
to organize the Little Giants. I gave
her an annual pass"
The captain of the Little Giants
erinned as he raised his eyes to those OF
Mr Joslin The face Of that young man
had also undergone remarkable
change. 1t fairly beamed with joy.
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