The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
The EVENING STORY
Arbutus Trail.
(By Anita CavenaEgh.

Helen always gets t1e best OF
everything" sighed Kitty Melish, land
without any effort
} who is she landing today?" de-
| cnanded Dick Todd jealousy.
You know as well as I do, Dick,
that every blessed minute we have
been at this house party she has had
her choice of all you men. Today we
are going on a picnic and Helen has
been asked by our hostess to wait
until the 1890 train comes in and
come with Lord DUnsford to the pic
mic. Such chance! He'll fall in love
with her before he has seen u.s.
Can you blame him.
Never. She is beautiful, gracious
| and charming. 1 believe she sincerely
likes people, that is, everybody except
| Phil Carter"
-Shs doesn't know Phil"
| She'll have to meet him today. He
came early this morning. Rather an
awkward situation oven for Helen with
| all her tact to handle, visiting here in
in he country place of his sister,
| I have always wondered how that
gossip started, Kitty. I never will be-
/ iieve that Phil talked about Helen
without some reason. real or fancied."
Good for you! Stand up for your
| friends, whether they deserve it or
! not. Dick. Phils sister went to school
with Helen and wanted to make
| match between the two, but owing to
/
Phil was on a shooting trip in Africa
at the time of his sisters marriage"
Well questioned Dick. chow did
ne come to hate Helen without ever
seeing her?'
1T started in his club one night.
You remember how the newspapers
feat Helen,s triunlphs abroad a
year ago. Well, the stories were cur
rent that particular evening when
some one suggested that Helen had
played Jack Fort mean trick"
His people said that Helen Tilted
him and that was why he shot him
self It wasn't true, of course. He
was always fearfully wild. and Helen
long story short, Phil is supposed to
nave announced that when he married
he wanted a girl with lofty ideals, not
one who figured in suicide incidents
and prided herself on royal suitors."
Hard on the chap to run across
Helen and see how fine she is. Won
DER what she'll do with him?'
Ignore him. It's thee only thing |
TO do I see the machines coming
around. 1t must be time to 60"
An hour later Helen came down |
deserted. She went into the library to |
wait until Lord Ddnsfor1 was an
nounced. To her surprise a tall, |
muscular figure rose to greet her.
You must be Miss Helen Randall. |
Ihey say she is the prettiest girl in |
america, and I am sure that you de- |
serve the reputation
thought the English were too |
truthful to be f1att9ri Lord Duns-i
ford, said Helen, cordially, holding
out her hand.
f'They are laughed the man. "I
have happily been entrusted to your
Shall we start? I have planned
10 take you on the river as far as we
party" Pieii40
Fine! It's just the sort CT day one
,NIa TO stay outdoors. / counted five
oIue birds as came from the station
Couldn't you discover the sixth
one? 1 don't like to think that one is
lonely 1.4I on such a pretty day."
s,,ci5 e won, wont be lonely long. With
song', he'll be sure to win a mate
Fine plumage then makes a fine
Not always. The best woman ever
kn 1.3ys,, Wore calico frequently
The girl in her white frock. sat in the
poat racing him. He began to pull out
your question, you tell me what you would
nave done If I had not been able to row?''
Ihen l., laughed Helen. pushing back
ner sleeve to prove her ability, Il would
have rowed YOU
Il admire strength that is, unexaggerat-
ed strength, in woman"
II fancied you English cared moro for
the languid types. What do you mean by
exaggerated strength?''
Il had reference to the type of woman ,
who affects mannish clothes and tastes
talks of nothing but driving motor cars,
swimming, golf and the like. I dare say
you know several like that I adore the |
essentially feminine woman"
And vet suspect you will fall in love ]
with a tailor-made woman who scorns {
things feminine. That happens some {
times YOU know Tell me about the lovely !
lady who frequently Wore Calico :
Why do you want to know about her?''
you" t
"She was my mother. I shall never get
over grieving that dads money came 100 {
ate for her to enjoy {
Perhaps she loved the struggle-with +
him. Women are like that ;
Women in this time want flattery.
luxury and ease {
You must have known disappointing
women. We land over there by that big t
'ock- Above it you will find an enchant- !
ng path overrun with trailing arbutus. | &
Who knows but what your wisdom of r
women Will lead you. as the path leads 3
past rocks and difficulties to beauty, on l
% your Observation-Disclosures
Il have observed, not experienced, such 4
hings. Let me help you" f
He went before and drew her up the 4
narrow rocky way. 2
Il had a hard experience but I never :
allowed it to make me bitter A man :
through jealousy over a weIl-knoWn act y
ess shot himself and then, ashamed of 1
he cause of his deed, declared that I had n
lifted him. Some people believed it and p
ensured me. I was too proud to show r
hat I was hurt" T
What a cad to lie like that, Why, no g
,ody could have believed :
yes, but they did Ellen Morrison's t
,rother talked about me in club room s
The is my dearest friend, Lord Dunsford -
nd you can imagine how it hurt to have
member of her family denounce me-
When I meet him today, I will probably "
ppear hard and cruel because of the f,
ossip and so confirm his opinion that q
IN shallow and heartless.'' g
He was a fool e