The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-15
The EVENING STORY
How Love came to Harriet,
(By TemnIe RaiIevl

(By Temple Bailey.)
Harriet threw her books on the
couch and said in a tone of disgust:
everything is so different this year.
Maize looked up languidly. Whats
the matter ?''
Harriet sat down on the foot of the
couch. We'll. last year all the girls
ural, and now they've all come back
in love. Four of them engaged, and
the rest-mooning."
Maize laughed; Well. they are old
enough e.9 aren't they?" she. demanded.
This is their senior year.
Yes, they are old enough" Harriet
admitted, but I don't see why they
wanted to tie themselves up, and now
they can't talk of anything but ro-
nance and roses, and they are always
writing letters. Even you, Maize, when
pegin to talk on sensible subjects,
your eyes get dreamy, and before I
know 1T you are asking me If I don't
like blue-eyed men better than brown
Maize blushed. you'll know. how it
IS yourself some day, Harriet
IF I do" said Harriet, fiercely. mo
one will know a thing about it. I'll
keep it to myself. and not go around
Mazie's laughter rippled "You
couldn't hide it, Harry-no woman
can"
We'll. you will see," Harriet said.
but I'm not going to fall in love
I'm going to stick strictly to books
and let boys alone.'
"Of course" said Maize, demurely.
Il wish you joy. Harriet
They studied in silence for a while,
then Harriet said, Tn going for
Walk-Want to go, Maize ?"
Mazie's eyes twinkled. 1--WE got a
letter to write, Harriet
ITO Bob? Harriet demanded.
yes"
But you wrote to him yesterday"
''Why not?'
ooh, you are hopeless said Har-
riet, and flung herself out Of the room.
On the way downstairs she met
four dreamy maidens, each of whom
refused her invitation to walk, and
Harriet laughed and joked and teased.
snowy path her eyes were full of
tears. 1t was not easy to make new
friends. and last year she had had
such close companionship.
She went down the Lake road. head
up. cheeks red, trying to walk off the
blues that oppressed her.
And because her head was up she
slipped on an icy stretch of ground,
twisted her ankle and fell in a forlorn
heap.
with his plodding team, found her. a
half hour later, half frozen in the
middle of the road.
ST called and called" Harriet said,
land I couldn't make anybody hear"
There wasn't ANYBODY to hear
to the mill, but they amt many goes
this way"
"If you could take me to the
Harriet began, as she tried to stand
up, and then, before she could finish
her sentence, she tainted dead away.
n nd
rubbed his stubby chin. Then he
loaded her into the wagon like a sack
of meal. and never stopped driving
until he had reached the Office of the
only doctor in the town.
When Harriet opened her eyes,
some one was saying, Its a pretty
bad sprain; she'll have to stay here
for some time"
Harriet's eyes came open with a
ssI've got to get back she said, with
decision.
The doctor laughed mellow
laugh that Harriet liked.
you are going to stay here for ten
days"
"But they won't allow 1.-THE fac
the dormitory every night
ST telephoned up to the college" the
doctor said. land they are going to
send one of the teachers to stay with
you.'
He had a way with him that
seemed to settle things, and Harriet
found herself acquiescing meekly
well, I'm glad it's one of the
teachers you sent for she remarked,
"and not one of the girls
"Why?"
Because the girls are all in love.
It's. perfect epidemic. If you had a
cure for hearts you could get a good
practice up there in the dormitory."
'tThey wouldn't employ me- his
amused glance met hers. "They don't
want to be cured
''We1l, they are silly" Harriet said.
mo" he contradicted, "they are
not"
She looked up quickly. "But they
are so young-and there's so much in
life besides love-
There is nothing in life he told
her grave1y, ''but love-love of ones
fellow men, love of God. the love Of
family, of friends. and, greatest of all.
the love of the lover for the woman
who shares his life.''
Harriet was thrilled by the way he
said it. His wife must be a happy
woman, she thought.
She said as much to Miss Flick. the
little English teacher, when they had
been in the doctors home for over
week. Glow happy his wife must
be-"
For DR. Redmond was one of the
men who, in a selfish world. forgot
himself and lived only for the poor
souls who depended upon him. Night
and day he toiled. glorying in his OPP
portunities. never too tired nor too
busy to give himself for others
Harriet thought of the boys she had
known-nice fellows but occupied
with having a good time. She decided
that if she ever married she would
choose a man like the doctor
She wondered what kind of woman
his wife might be, and complained to
Miss Flick, 1.-THE doctors wife hasn't
been in to see me once"
MY dear" Miss Flick exclaimed,
she isn't married"
But the maid spoke of Mrs. Red
mond."
THAT was his mother who was over
for the day"
"Oh," said Harriet.
OF course, everybody knows what
hammered. Harriet fell in love with