The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-11
The EVENING STORY
Gods. of Joy.
(By Temple Bailey.)

10y Iemple Ba1ley.)
Out through the Dorrington's
japanese garden fed the Little White
Lady. There were lotus lilies on the
pond, and two great gray-lanterned
posts. green-lighted, guarded the
gates. Then came the white drive
and in the pines the Little White
Lady paused.
There" she whispered, and
laughed deliciously. he'll never find
me-"
But he did find her, looming like
great ghost in his white linen
you can't get away from me-" he
chanted.
The Little White Lady sat down
on a log. IF you follow young
women into a dark stretch of woods
you should bring a chaperon with
you," she reproved him.
miss Darlington is asleep"
Asleep" Jacqueline demanded.
why it's only O'clock"
rel any more, Jackie"
"It isn't who quarrel" she said
Indignantly.
''Then let us say it is t. he muir
INJURED. land, having made of my
self the culprit, we will return to the
original subject"
mo; you will ask me to marry you
again, and I won't"
"And yet you will give me no rea-
son." he said. gravely. coming close
to her. IF you will say once with
your eyes meeting mine that you do
not love me: I will promise not to ask
Her eyes fell. Il want to be
free"
He drew a long breath. ooh. Little
White Lady," he said. would you
feel Gagged to come to me? I have
loved you so long-and you are only
nineteen now. I was such a big
boy when you used to hutter through
the garden next door and peep
through the hedge and beg for our
roses"
And even then you called me the
Little White Lady," she reminded
him..
Eyes; and when I went away. two
years ago, 1 thought you would give
me your heart, Little White Lady.
But ever since my return you have
evaded every question"
Father needs me-"
That night Philip Walford had
father still daft on plant parasites 2"
yes, and Jacqueline reads to him
every night, because his eyes are
ITS beastly shame" Philip flung
When Jackie went home she re-
fused to talk of Philip.
"Of course I saw him., she toIo
her sisters, YEARLY, the first morning
at breakfast, land he's just the same
old Phil
Il should hope not" It was their their
father who spoke. you know Jacque-
line is already promised"
ooh that laughed Minette, "of
course but that wouldn't keep her
from flirting with Philip"
Jacqueline's face famed. 1T would,
she declared 81 wouldn't f1irt with
Philip for anything in the whole wide
world He is too good, too true, to h1rt
with -. -.
after that defense she said,.. the
beast had better watch out for rival"
The goggles we're turned toward her. |
''Minette," her father asked in a heaVy
voice. whom do you call the beastE
Won Puttkamer," said Minette
And now the goggles were turned on
MY dear, I have given my
word to my friend"
Jackie stood up and faced him But
II haven't said that I would, father"
she said.
And with that she fed from the room
and to the foot of the garden where
there was an old sun dial that marked
the dividing line between the two
places. Beyond was the Walford rose
garden and on a stone bench overrun
With ivy sat Philip sketching.
"Ah. my Little White Lady" he said,
and made room for her, and then. as he
saw her face, What troubles you.
lear?"
"Is anybody happy, Philip" she ask
I'd, and she was very white.
He shook his head. Who knoWs"
world might weep if only could make
you SMILE"
Let me sit by you and watc1 you,"
'he said, land don't ask me any ques-
ions"
With his charcoal he sketched the
yench on which she sat, and, smiling
he drew her figure, chang
ng her modern gown of dimity to one
# flowing classic lines, and on her head
lrew himself at her feet, clad in a
skin and laurel crowned, and on
heir faces was the radiance of love
md of youth. And underneath the pic
ure he wrote "The Gods of JOY"
There" he said as he showed it to ;
Ter, 81 have changed the faces so that (
10 one will know But you must hang
t in your room and when you think I
hat the world is dark look at it, and I
emember that the day you tell me you
owe me that day will you and 1 be ,
DDS of joy, Jackie"
After that he saw little of her, and
e busted himself planning the great ,
early festival that the Waldorfs al
ear it was to be a costume ball, held
n the lawn.
"I shall go as Spring." Minette told {
acqeuline, land Lucia wants to be a
you might be Beau
: and have Won Puttkamer as the
east"
"Don't joke about it. Minette." plead
JacQueline, ct hate"
Hush" Minette warned, here he
,mes with father"
Won Puttkamer was big and burly
i'd foreign. He stammered a little f
hen he spoke to Jacqueline. your e
.ther has been telling me that it is all