The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-20
The EVENING STORY
Their Bridal Cottage.
(By Donald Anen.)


| (By Donald AIlen.)
| Arthur Hope and Prue Glenning
were engaged, but the world was re-
volving just the same. Even In the
suburban village of Pelham Manor
there was no great excitement the
only two, persons seriously affected by
the announcement, aside from the
principals, were Mr.. James Hepburn
and Miss Helen Dix.
| Mr.. Hepburn had been paying at
tention to Miss Glenning and nao
failed to capture her heart. MISS DIX
had been making herself as attractlve
=, to Mr. Hope as possible. but his love
| had gone elsewhere. Mr.. Hope ana
Mr.. Hepburn were fellow employees in
the bank, and Miss Glenning and MISS
Dix lived on the same block and were
chums Mr.. Hepburn congratulated,
and Miss Dix congratulated, and tnal
seemed to be the end Of the affair.
| The father of the happy maiden
was not rich, but he presented her
with q very fine building site. The
father of the happy young man was
not rich, but his son was to nave a
certain sum of money to build the
bridal cottage. All things had gone
we'll UP to this point The only differ
ence that had arisen between the low
ling couple was that Arthur preferred
hol1yhocks to pinks, and Prue held TO
the contrary.
| After the engagement has been an
tnounced the lovers are free to plan the
wedding trip, the new house ana all
that, and t is couple was not long IN
getting at it. 1t was to be woodbine
cottage. That much was settled in
twenty words. 1t was to have front
porch to it, and the happy wife was to
sit behind the woodbine and dream
i the happy summer days away. That
4 was settled in forty words. Tnen the
ing in the architect who had planned
the steep1e of the Methodist church.
4 Mr.. Hepburn had said his choice was
/ the architect who had planned the
railroad depot. 1t was a good natured
argument for few minutes, and then
came a little tinge Of acidtty.
"a church steeple is not cottage,
nv dear" observed Mr.. Hope.
Neither is a railroad depot" was the
answer.
Swiss chalet
And the church spire has SYM
metry."
but my father gives me the money
to build the cottage"
MT. Hepburn and Miss Dix realized
that the architect question would be
settled without serious trouble, ana
they had something at hand when 1t
was Miss Dix advised bay window
on the front; Mr.. Hepburn advised
'sOf course we shall have a front
bay window to make our cottage chic, "
said Prue, when plans were next talked
of.
dows?'' was asked. "They have style
and refinement at the same. time"
And thereupon ensued a discussion
lasting an hour, and 1t wasn't settled
even then They had agreed to en-
ploy the architects who had built an
| fOr Of no
aires and made it look like castle,
! but the window question had not We.
been decided when the bride-to-be in
nocently remarked:
Helen and I were figuring on the
parlor today"
"And so were Hepburn and T." her
| fiance replied.
"Helen and don't like a square
! room. We think there should be inches
in it. In that way you break up what
J may be called the mcnotony of it,
Hepburn has been in the finest
houses in New York. and he says all
! the rooms are square. We want to be
in style, don't WEI"
: Arthur am surprised at your per-
versity.''
; And I at yours. my dear"
) "a par1or with two a1coves in 1t will
} look cute. They will surprise as you
: come upon them"
! MAKE it all a1coves and have more
? surprises
There was almost a quarrel thai
evening, with nothing decided. It was
to be a woodbine cottage, and the ice
house architect was to draw the plans
but there were many other things tc
be decided. Mr.. Hepburn and Miss
Dix didn't fail to tender their advice
: daily. 1t was three evenings after the
''alcove argument" that the matter
was renewed.
; Arthur" began Prue. "He1en and
have been figuring on the dining room
today. How long do you suppose i
: must be to seat twenty-four people a
tab1e?'
Hadn't you better hire a hall p
!, Arthur replied, sarcastical1y.
There must be two feet of room
for every person, and two feet of spar,
room at the ends of the table. Tha
: makes f1fty-two feet, though we'd bet
ter call It ffty-four. We might hav'
G twenty-five to dinner some time, vol
t know
why, there isn't house in tow
0 over sixty-five feet in depth, and her,
r you want f1fty-four feet of our cottag
for a dining room alone.''
a But Miss Dix was in several house
: in London when she was abroad, ant
she Says
''And Mr.. Hepburn was in five t,
:, her one. All the dining rooms il
: Europe are small"
Arthur. I must have this dining
S room as I want it,"
5 you two more lots to build oni''
VI Il - a.