The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
THE EVENING STORY
Psychological Sammy.
(By Molly McMaster. }


was more inward than on the surface.
In fact, it seemed as if the entire
Sammy had been warmed by the mere
| glance at an unknown face.
Il have a hunch," Sammy told him
self confidentially. that Polly Shuster
is the girl whose name I will some
| day change to Stenson.'
Even though Sammys valet was
| lowering about waiting for his master
to finish his grape fruit, the young
man continued to read every word
that accompanied. the picture of Polly.
| PoIlys fair face was not on the
front page of the paper because she
had been lured from her home, nor
yet because she had been the hostess
| of puppy Cog party. It was there
| to tell the reading public that Miss
Shuster had lost most valuable
| pearl and diamond necklace and that
she was fast losing color and flesh
| over it.
Sammy Stenson was of a more or
! less psychological nature. He had al
ways taken his big steps in life when
: guided by intuition rather than reason.
, 1t was because of a "hunch,'' as Sam
| my called it, that he had jumped out
of Bangor just a few hours before the
market had crashed over the heads of
/ many losers.
''Drake!" said Sammy, suddenly to
|
| at that face. Some day you will be
| serving breakfast at this table and
that girl will be on the opposite side.
| Do you like her?''
Sammy did not wait for an answer,
| because it flashed across his mind
that he knew the exact spot where
Polly Shuster's diamonds had fallen.
She had been driving home through
the snow with her coachman and the
! apparently impossible happened. Polly
! herself had dropped the necklace some
where between the bank and her home.
A heavy snow had fallen during the
night and all trace of the jewels SEEM
ed hidden.
IT have a sure hunch,'' Sammy told
himself, that I will find Polly's pro-
! perty down by the old bridge. Unless
I want crowd of urchins to gather
| about me while I search in the snow
I will have to join the white wings
and carry a shovel
Sammy smiled and pictured himself
searching for a diamond necklace
with a gaping crowd watching him.
! He decided that his own immaculate
clothes would attract attention, while
| the garb of the white wings would
| not Sammy forthwith sauntered out
| and down to engage himself with the
| huge army who had been employed to
clear away the heavy fall of snow.
When Sammy was under the inf1u-
| ence of an intuition it seemed as if
an invisible something had him by
the hand. and he followed, scarcely
knowing why or where.
1t was not strange, then, that an
hour later found him CARRIED in the
linen of the white wings and search
ing by the old bridge for Polly Shus-
ter's necklace. Perhaps a dozen men
or boys had already searched there
perhaps not. At any rate Sammy al
most went straight to the spot where
the Jewel case lay. 1t was hidden by
a scant coverlet Of snow.
1T is just fate" muttered Sammy,
and smiled when he pictured the JOY
that would sparkle in Polly Shuster's
eyes when she again beheld her treas
ure. With the picture of that smile
Turing him on, Sammy made straight
for the Shuster home. Nor did he for
a moment contemplate changing his
clothes.
The footman who answered his ring
at the doorbell drew up at sight of
one of the white wings daring to ap-
proach the front entrance
ct wish to see Miss Shusteri" COM
manded Sammy, and before the start
led servant could prevent it, Sammy
ly hall 'Most important business"
he added as he watched the man de-
part with a suspicious backward
glance. Sammy smiled.
He was still smiling when Polly of
the pictured face came from between
the heavy curtains and confronted
him. Her eyes rivaled the blue of
the velvets that chung to her slim
figure and Sammy rejoiced inwardly.
Polly's eyes swept the man, whom she
head to foot. After that she met his eyes
and the almost impertinent admiration
lying there
''Well?'' she inquired, and Sammy liked
the quality of her voice.
81 have found your diamond necklace,
he told her, and again Sammy Te1oiced at
''oh"' she gasped. "I am so glad, : |
feeling Polly scarcely realized that she
was addressing one of the city's servants.
flushed into her cheeks. "I will go and
write you out a check for the reward if
you will excuse me for a moment"
rich red had mounted even to his tenn
pies.
'I do not want a reward. I merely went
and picked up the bauble."
Polly turned Indignantly
"Baublei That shows how little you |
people know about good jewelry! My |
bauble. as you call 1t, will bring you a |
thousand dollars for merely picking II |
up She turned again to leave the room |
and again Sammy stopped her.
IT do not need the money" insisted the /
now iratee Sammy Can you not under |
ct can understand nothing except that I
certainly intend to give you the reward
for finding and returning my necklace"
Polly turned and left the room swiftly. |
eyes had created in her an almost uncon- |
trolable desire to laugh. Out in the |
library she remembered only the express |
sion in his face and was angry that her /
mind She shook herself into a realiza- |
don that she was suddenly attracted to |
her cheek hurriedly and returned to the |
entrance hall.