The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-03
the EVENING STORY
Who. Said Art?
(By Richard Barker Shelton. !

(By Richard Barker 6helton.)
Mrs. Bradfordi Warren came into the
library where her husband, seeking this
quiet moment when his wife's house
party guests had gone upstairs to bed.
was turning the pages Of his favorite
scientific magazine.
''Oh, my dear, they are just made for
each other. aren't they? I'm 30 glad
We had them here together" said she.
the engrossing pages. ''Who?" he ask
ed suddenly.
why. that big sculptor friend of
yours, John Sands. and Irma Grail.
Haven't you noticed?"
Noticed what?'
That they were Just made for each
other
If you say so, that's good enough
for me-" he laughed.
You have noticed it but you won't
admit it. Good night
She kissed him and went UP the wide
stairs. Warren prodded the dying fire
into life and went on with his maga-
zine.
Meantime above stairs John Sands.
his big frame wrapped in a bathrobe.
sat dangling his feet out OF his win
dow. The cool October breeze came
gratefully to his hot forehead.
Sands wasn't the sort of chap to
lose his grip on himself often, but he
had to admit he had lost his grip pretty
thoroughly this evening.
TT won't do, Johnny" he told HIM
self. 1T won't do at all. She's q won
derful girl-a simply wonderful girl, but
girls have no place in your scheme Of
life. just yet. Wait till you're better
established. Wait till you're absolute
ly sure Of yourself. Don't you dare to
go dragging any woman through the
awful years of uncertainty. Don't let
a few successes turn your head"
And then he fell to thinking Of Irma
Grail He realized If he stayed out the
rest of the three days of the house
party things might happen The thing
for him to do was to get out-at once.
in the morning before he saw her
again.
He saw a man moving toward the
garage at the rear Of the house Softly
he whistled.
The man stopped Sands whistled
again. The man moved toward hiE..
He saw 1t was George. one OF Warren's 's
two chauffeurs.
Sands said softly: wait a minute y
and wrote hurriedly on a bit of paper.
This he tossed to the waiting George,
together with a coin.
You go over to the village for the
mail very early in the morning. don't
you? Well. see that get this tele-
gram"
In tho light streaming out from the
library windows just below he could
see the chauffeur grinning.
''4ure!' said George.
In a room farther down the hal:
Irma Grail. clad in a long kimono OF
crimson silk, sat staring at her refIec-
ton in the mirror.
ut won't do.' she said to herself
I'm losing my head. This must stop
suddenly. I've said I'd succeed. and
know now have the voice. 1t IL
Just matter Of = few years OF abso-
lutte application to work-absolute work
and no men. But can't see him again
I'll do something foolish il he talks to
me a. he did before the fire In the hail
when we were alone there together to-
night just before dinner. must SO
away-the first thing In the morning =
She took some paper and envelopes
from the little desk in the corner.
Hufriedly she scribbled away. sealed
the letter and addressed 1t to herself
Then she pressed q button In the vail
Presently there came q tap ON the dO.y
and she opened 1t to one of the maids
Ellen" she said. thrusting the let
ter and q coin into the maids hands
George goes over for the mail very
early In the morning. doesn't he? Well
ret this over to the 0fktce somehow to-