The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

self nearer eve couldn't you hurt and
course stayed I hope you much won't talk
think I'd like to hold your hand II you
be comforting"
curously comforting to the joky
spite protests the white pail of mist
lifted little they could another and it certainly
against the cliff to watch
with the kind blue turned in such
friendly him Viola so like Basil and yet so
oval Bass
broad indefinite yet Voas nose was small and
straight decided with the dearest little band of frekles
extremely friendly vioas
such long time since
that he almost crooned to
himself tended She tender in
her inquiries after his aches and pains pous hope
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he told him great deal
grandfather and Basil
was of that old portion emninit
upon strength
and wisdom The man lay watching her very nenty but II Is
the look of who trying to make difficult decision
The voices of habit and tradition called loudly to him just
then Dared he listen?
Presently voas voice She evidently waiting
s se none came Have you any sisters MT
Mr. Smith shook his head then raised himself on his elbow
earnestly: 1
exactly what think something BasiOf
utterly impossible sl-suppose
he did something that annoyed all
much something disappointing entirely his fathers
wishes he paused for Viola looked and panied
land then" he continued IF he
of anything him
year-supposing then he said he sorry
decidedly.
shouldn't; just
You don't love for their goodness them
because they're they"
Are you sure?" asked the ioky man earnestly
Viola looked hard at him. turned
do you think could tell just what did? know it's
you"
The leaned back against the wall again It's
interesting story he said YEARLY but
acting and was extravagant and lazy too The very term
went in for acting A. D.
next to nothing Work and tata NV instead - +aL,U
punishment like quarreed with everybody,
I'd the I body
together, think I've anything
the business
Yet that I'm all smashed
how mean to go back My fathers know. not
over We'll off and there are good many of u.s.
been punctuaed by Viola with eassurng little pats and
that the that he
story she turned beaming face toward him. You write
tonight directly back your
of pain crossed his my mother
before 1 left school," he said
eyes had just exclaimed,
either. you poor
nearly frantic Polly
appeared just below them They
foot OF the cliff and took him back to the village in boat
his ankle proved to be badly broken
the hospital long
that had not the least hurt Viola proved altogether
for the joky That night he
and when the children and the
day they told that he very
broken ankle quite small matter in comparison with the
directly the performance the general
Alfresco players at their lodgings
do happen people general
asked Mrs. Montmorency
He never let on that he'd got folks feah"
answered with She a
thick himself.
had so much as postcard by post since he's been here that do
know His real names Smith ALL His beautiful
Have idea what country
a horrible thing
HE Joined Montmorency gasped
her sobs while her made little pathways
cheeks He hadn't references
his and
I'm we've found a obliging gentle
manly"
you think sir" Mr. Montmorency interrupted that he
told the little lady anything about himself upon
the cliff
God bless general great excite
ment Of course he did have it. Who
Naturally of the Afresco players
knock
But morning the
and they dispatched exceedingly
office and several bottles of champagne hospital
where Polly Basil and Viola hung about
Ing hoping better players got out
leafet
fit performance for that talented
been suddenly stricken down by general
seemed send
fishing all that day At
the hospital and probable that the
ana drove away the station elderly
severe looking clergyman They hospital the
clergyman = -
he man