The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-12
T1no Gira Dick Loved
nv Laura A. AtwAtef.)

-sv iooirinr down the road. Al the
smn dronned behind the hills she
turned ana went into the house
THAT settles it, she said. Win
compressed lips.
.Settles what, dear?
.Aunt Heppie. what's your opinion
Of . man who allows the sun 70 81
down on his wrath I"
TITS going against SCRIPTURE Aasy'
You don't mean Dave7"
"Yes. do. He hasn't come ana
.He'n come tomorrow. dearie."
comforted the old lady.
Tomorrow will be too late for me:
I'm not waiting ON any mans MOOD
ssOh. NV dear. don't be fool1sn
s4That's what / have bean. auntie- |
Tn only just seeing the folly OF my
ways
for him and Sc what he has to. say.
Perhaps you Let him - that you
Perhaps I did: but til never ak
him to come az long an he lives.
Never il q long time. dear.
'And It VIII be long time before
g do anything to ret him back
Hes talking about going heme.
he hasn't seen much Of you. and Z
must be slow for him without any
young company
well. It win be different now. He
isn't going home. and he is going to
getting bait, I think: he's going
! fishing tomorrow"
Dick! Dick!" Mary called aesshe
ran down the garden path to where.
tabuve the gooseberry bushes, the
lstooping nsurs Of man would be
whats up7'' he shouted.
IT am" she, laughed, "just walked
.up. What's this about your going
Il thought" he stammered. that
I was, perhaps; in the way, - you
Gwen. shan have plenty Of time
now and you are going to stay. WIN
Lyou take me- fish1nS?" f.
will you go? / intended making
"0oodi- what time do We start? r.
i ''The earlier the better. Five
4 o'clock?'
That's all right for ms: and IN
Iput up enough for dinner and supper
too. There's q moon and It VIII -
lovely on the river.
II '.And the fish bite batter at night "
"5ow prosaicE I'm going a. bed
with the chickens sesSr -ndt tot over
Fl s1eepsss Hood might. =
II Secs night It's awfuliy good OF
4 "0oodF rm Grassy about naming =
lshe protested: but he did not see
her face ~ a1ne turned away and
IEave ono long Look down the road.
The next day was a long one for
Mary She had started out deter
mined TO be happy and to. make
iDick enjoy It. She had succeeded
In the latter, but her own happiness
would not come at call. Tho memory
Of other days spent ON the river with
Dave haunted her. and try az she
would she could not keep It from
. shadowing her EYED.
I'm afraid you're tired. Mary"
Dick said. ~ after picntcking on the
rocks they at looking at the moon
lit river.
love the river. Dick ?" she asked.
Eyes, it's the prettiest place In the
world. Some day. hope"
''What?" she questioned a. he
stopped abruptly and began to sort
t TT was nothing" he told her. look
ing down the river with embarrassed
teyes.
}. won't you tell me what you were
going to say?" she coaxed. laying her
q hand ON his arm.
Il Dick nushed painfully ~ his fangers
closed over hers.
9 mot just yet, little cousin" he said
d ssbetter not" then gave her q long
o look as she left her hand In his and
I leaning nearer. looked up into his
face.
: cause you think don't carer"
e I'VE have always been such friends
!. / thought perhaps-' he ALTERED
''Would you really care to hear?"
Mary closed her eyes to sain cour.
age. Why not? she asked herself
why not take the love OF this man II
- ha~A
She would show Dave how little nh
cared for his detection.
eyes, care" she whispered, tel
me-" and dropped her head ON hi,
shoulder.
Dick sat a. II turned to stone. Look
ing down into the face 10 near hi,
: own he met Nary's eyes swimming II
tears.
'Tm waiting, Dick = she murmured
"-I-cAn't," he groaned. ''Oh
Mary! Do you really carer
Her cheek was against his.
20 unhappy. Be good to me. dear
tt must tell you he began
stroking her cheek and holding he
protectingly. 81
mo-" she interrupted. you needn's
know, DEAR. and have been hofrit
to you. but it's al Eieht now: isn't II :
TO You haven't been anything bu
le kind. Dave comes first. Of course"
mo one comes before you, Dick"
n 'sBut Mary he broke on look
Al Ing unbelievingly. At the girl IN hi
.'1nat's the, matter. Dscks Dom
i Il have always loved you. Mar
at II know you do" abe cried, can.
Of I'm going to love you dearly" clos
ing her eyes 1set he $50 the misery 4