The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
THE EVENING STORY
The Green Token

=
special celebration at the settlement
There were SO many little Mickeys
and Noras in the neighborhood, and it
would be easy enough to tie up little
sandwiches with green ribbon and
serve with Ice cream in potato forms.
Miss Millicent's co-worker. Miss
Faversham. looked dubious when ice
cream was mentioned.
1T will be very expensive in
FORMS" she stated.
cent told her. ..Mr. Barry wants to
donate the ice cream
Miss Faversham looked at her
friend. sharply.
Mr.. Barry has taken a sudden in
| me-" she remarked, dryly.
Miss Millicent glowed
isn't it fne?'' she said. 'He Is go
Ing to give US picture for the
| library: I am to go with him to pick
| it OUT
Hum" was Miss F'aversham's re-
tort. II should think he might see to
it alone"
| "Oh." Millicent told her, che says
he doesn't know anything about pic
lures He has lived on the plains, and
he says his education along that line
Is neglected, but he is big and fine,
and he is going to help us a lot with
| the boys. He says he knows what it
is to be poor and rough and unloved,
| and now that he has made his money,
he is going to give the other fellows
lift"
| How did he happen to get into
the work here?" asked Miss Faver-
sham.
| Mickey Doyle brought him here to
see the club. Mickey had shined his
| shoes at the hotel, and told him about
| it. And I was in the office. and I took
| him over the whole settlement and
he was awfully interested in it, and
he has been coming ever SINCE
| 81 see." said Miss F'aversham, with
a quick glance at her friend that
noted the trim figure in white linen,
the hair that ripp1ed away from the
| low, broad forehead, the earnest gray
| eyes, the dimple in the chin that re-
deemed the rest Of the face from
sham again; "I don't know that I
blame him for coming"
Mr.. Barry took an immense interest
| in the st. Patrick's party.
| my name" he told Margaret, with
| a smile that lighted his rugged fea-
lures, sis John Patrick. and my
| grandfather came from the old coun-
| try
Millicent laughed.
"My mothers name was Kate Kear-
ney," she said, "and there is a t1.adi-
ton in our family that we are
| descended from Irish kings"
| Good" said Barry. "It shall be a
| feast in honor of the good saint And
you must let me give the kids a din
ner please! No little sandwiches. but
hot things
! And in spite of the protests of the
| economical Miss Faversham, the even
| ing Of the 18th of March found in the
gymnasium a long table fairly groan-
ing with good things. There were lit
tie pigs simply cracking with rich
ness, there were potatoes mealy and
| white, and there were green candies.
and cakes with green icing, and the
potato forms of ice cream, and a clay
| pipe for each Of the boys. and tiny
| gilt harp for each Of the girls. And
at the head of the table Mr.. Barry
| presided, and at the foot was Miss
| Millicent, while Miss Faversham was
kept upstairs by headache.
''For which let US be thankful
said Mr. Barry, when MilHcent told
him.
She looked at him with shocked
eyes.
"Oh, how can you be 50 hard
hearted?" she chided.
ST beg your pardon" he amended.
SET am awful sorry about the head
ache, but I am glad she isn't going
Milltcent looked at him wondering
". ''Why?"
He laughed.
Somehow I feel that she is weigh
| OaldnCG-dnO
don't believe she would enter into
the spirit of it,
"Oh, she likes you" MIllicent told
him, earnestly. Everybody likes YOU
He stood looking down at her for
a moment in silence, and then he said.
| abruptly: "Do you like me?''
Something in his tone sent the
quick bushes to her cheek.
"Of course" she SAID nurriedly. and
turned from him and began to
straighten the favors on the table.
1.-THE children will be here in a
minute" she remarked, and then she
stopped and stared, for at her own
place was a favor different from the
rest-a shamrock in green enamel.
and on one leaf glittered a diamond
| dewdrop.
"Oh,'' she said and flashed glance
at him, "oh, did you put 1t there?"
eyes, - he came and stood beside
her. 'sI put it therc-Millicent."
| She shook her head.
IT mustn't take 1t. please" she
| said, cit is too valuable for me to ac-
cept."
"It has no value except the senti-
ment. Do you know what the sham
rock means?"
"No"
| zone leaf means truth, and one
valor, and the other one is love. And
all that I have of truth give to you.
and all that I have of valor, and
above everything else I give you
| love-
She was very white as she said:
'You must not
| "Why?"
"I am dedicated to my work here.
| shall never marry"
He squared his shoulders.
"That is nonsense. I'll dedicate
myself to 1T. too. and we will work
| together"
"oh, no, no." she cried. IT must
not listen. If married you I should
care so much that I should forget all
| thfs-and I should live for you"
Dear heart" he said, under his
breath, do you know what you are
| saying-that you love me?"
She caught herself up.
ct didn't mean" she began.