The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-27
THE EVENING STORY
Not a Legal Case.
(By Donald Allen.)


(By Donald Allen.)
They said of Jack Montagu in his
ciuD that he had been hit; hard. He
hadn't been hit with a sand club or
polfceman's club After having been
cynic on the woman question for
many years he had at last. been hit
by the club Of romance. -.
He was a bachelor of eight-and-
twenty. athletic, good looking. and
had money. No one called him sporty,
gentleman and good fellow
Mr.. Jack Montagu had been hit
while promenading the avenue. He
had promenaded a thousand times
before taking his bulldog out for an
airing. "A bachelor gentleman must
own bulldog. If he doesn't he is
sure to be called eccentric. Some of
his fellow members, will go as far as
to say that he has got crouch
against the world.
The woman in the case was tall and
willowy. She had the eyes and hair
he had dreamed of in his callow days.
She had theTwalk of a goddess. And
MontaSu saw the goddess leave her
carriage at the curb and sail into a
mercantile establishment
Filtration? Nothing of the sort A
goddess on her way into store to
purchase an oriental rug doesn't stop
to fiirt with gentleman leading a
bulldog. It would be scandalous.
This particular goddess sailed along
totally Indifferent to bachelors and
travelled a hundred feet when he met
some one who could and did give the
name of the goddess away.
At first sight it looked as if the
romance vas to stop right here. The
young lady was a way-up goddess.
Her father owned about half a dozen
railroads, and she was shining
| light in. society. Mr.. Montagu owned
nary a railroad, and his means didn't
permit of over fifteen different kinds
Four Hundred hadn't opened the
doors to him. Montagu feared his
romance must stop with an OCCASION
| al view of the goddess as she came
shopping. But mott shouldn't! Mr..
Montagu had fallen in love and that
always makes a man desperate and
determined.
The first thing is to get an intro
duction. There are goddesses who
stand ready to elope the hour they
| get a message by the hands of a mes
senger boy. but the man of the bull
| dog didn't believe that this was one
! of them. After day or two de-
voted to thought he called at the Of
flee of his friend Dawson. Davison's
wife was a society woman. She and
Dawson might work the problem out
some way
1t was at noon the call was made.
Dawson VISA a lawyer. and he had a
stenographer. She was eating her
lunch off the typewriter, while the
boss was taking his at some swell
place outside.
I'll wait for him replied Mr..
Montagu when told that the lawyer
was out.
rs it pressing business - asked the
girl, as she cleared away the crumbs.
IF 1t is. perhaps 1 can get him by
Telephone"
Yes. it's pressing, and yet not SO
very pressing" was the reply.
IF it's deed I could go at it and
have it all ready"
mo, it's not a deed"
II can make out almost any kind of
contract"
tits not a contract-not yet"
ooh, then, the other party is hold
ing off,"
Eyes, that's just it. Yes, it's the
other party that is holding off. I'm
ready and willing, but I can't say as
to the other party"
eff there's a legal complication
you'll have to wait for Mr.. Dawson.
1 remember now that he said he might
be in court this afternoon"
| Mr.. Montagu had been observing the
| and impudently. but in a shy and
modest way. He put her age at
twenty, and he saw that she was fair
to look upon-daughter of widow,
perhaps, and mad seen better days.
After he had seen her walk across the
room he made up his mind that she
was almost another goddess. They
| were beginning to cross his path, and
he might meet third one in a day
| or two. All at once a bright idea
seized him, and after, turning it over
for a couple of minutes he said:
| Its not a legal case, after ALL and
| perhaps you can help me-"
Very WE'LL
II think I've discovered the most
beautiful girl in the world
| "Um!" replied the stenographer.
| IL think I'm in love with her"
| "Yes?"
| Eyes. L think I am. but you see I
don't know her"
| That's not such a bad feature of
(! the case. There are hundreds of ways
| of bringing that about
! "By George, but I'm glad to hear
that! Since Mr.. Dawson is out, and
since this is not legal case, let me
ask you to advise me in a friendly way.
It's rather queer. of course. but then
then
"Just what is it you wish to know %
| why, how to get to know the god
| dess"
II should call at the house with a
subscription book
1 Lord. mol It's got to have society
| twist to it, you see''
4 why don't you claim to be a count
Tor lord ?"
l "Played out They've got WAYS of