The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-29
THE EVENING STORY.
Thanks to Patsy.
NV lola Forrester.)

| Il don't think, said MISS WOOlSey
| firmly, Il don't think any one should
be permitted to keep dog in an apart
ment house. If 1 were you, Cres"lck'
| 1 should cancel my lease ana move.
Its very decent little pup, Aunt
! Celia can't very well ask the slri
to turn it into the streets a day IKE
| this Creswick smiled muslngly oue
| at the now-covered eXpanse OF Ora
! mercy park four stories down. More
snow was falling. brisk nortneasl
j wind sent it hurting about in frantic
chase. He caught a glimpse OF a ng-
ure in a bright scarlet cloak and fur
cap turning in the park Enclosure:
i ''She is taking it for run now, tucked
! in her muff''
How can it run when it Is tuckeu
! in her muff? Ugh!" exclaimed ms aunt
| Il can understand one choosing a large
! handsome dog such as greyhouhu
| or a St Bernard, something rather Or
namental, you understand, Cres-
! wick
! And so much more suited to an
! apartment of five rooms than ter
rier," assented Creswick graVely-
| "a terrier is by nature vicious. rms
| one snaps at my heels every time 1
meet it. Some day 1 shall forget my
self and kick at it, 1 really shall, Cres.
Creswfck Talbot hardly heard the
peevish murmur from the deep wicker
chair by the open fire. He stood in the
window recess looking past the heavy
cream lace curtains and tiny green
pine trees in the window boxes, fol-
lowing the figure in the park.
He doubted whether Norma even
knew he was a tenant in the same
building. He had been away an
through the summer and early ran.
He had not even heard from her since
the previous Christmas down at Bar
rvs place in Virginia. Standing now
with only the glimpse of her through
the falling snow, he caught the queer
old thrill beating through his veins at
the memory of their ride together at
ter the hunt breakfast at old Rap
pahanock Inn.
She had dismissed his whole poured
out alteration with a little flip of her
crop. Marry? She would never marry
at all. She did not have to marry.
The only persons who married nova
days were either irresponsible roman
ticists or lunatics. She had her own
income. 1t was small, but quite ade-
quate for all her needs And she had
her life laid out before her. In its en-
tire scope there was not a single place
for man.
eff you loved me you could not speak
to me So" he had told her savagely.
There is some one else
"Oh no. she said eff I cared to
marry anyone, it is quite likely I might
choose you. I really do like you, Cres-
wick, very much indeed. You're so
patient with me- and here she had
smiled back at him over her shoulder,
that tantalizing, Turing smile that al
ways left him guessing just how much
it promised
Then, at least, I have a running
chance"
IF any one has, perhaps you have
some day"
And that had been all. Yet the
memory of that last ride, of her face
half turned toward him, the firm grip
of her hands on the reins, the easy
polse of her slerder body, the whole
picture had dwelt in his heart through
all his wanderings. He had never
given her but one thing, the little
Irish terrier she had wanted. OF course,
Patsy would never remember him. 1t
mad only been puppy, but it made
him happy to think she had cherished
even that much from him.
I wish you would complain to the
owners of the buil1ing, Ores, dear"
has aunt began again.
Creswick seized on the chance to escane
certainly he would appeal. He would go
and talk to them at once.
II e ran into her point blank down in the
lower hall. She was frightened and ex-
cited ted and nd did not recognize him in the
My dog has been stolen just now in the
PARK PARK. Inc man an, caught him up and ran
So
help find him for me-
rer tba ta aaH up the ohafe with
were running and he followed them. oi re
had almost forgotten he could run after
several years Of INACTIVE city life, but
terrier jammed under one arm took a
lo;t look at the gathering. crowd in
into Twenty-second street. BY the time
his pursuers caught up he was out of
sight but shivering on doorstep was the |
terrier.
Creswick picked it up. patted its head
and started away, congratulating himself
At least Norma would have the pup back |
Aud Just ,t,l here re an excited maid opened the
shrieked out after him: anu
You bring back that dogi Help! Po-
swinging about. Il say, my good girl; this
is nv dog; you k kn 9 "; At least it was my
He hesitated. Possibly Norma had
changed its name. The little beast did not
boys and general street riffraf gathered |
around him. waiting to see him hauled up |
them approximately and waited for the |
arm of the law to descend: He still hung |
help A Japanese cook and houseboy had I
emerged from the basement and stood be- |
creased It seemed hours that he waited /
before an OFFICER arrived He handed over |
his card in a bored sort of way and |
And then. just as triumph doomed his !
way and the OFFICER began to blow up the J
maid. the Japs and the whole crowd, and |
he was moving off with the terrier, just /
then appeared Norma, breathless, rosy
checked. with terrier tucked into her |
muff. its frowsy head just visible,
''Oh. dear. Cres.'' she gasped ct am so /
awfully sorry. It wasn't Patsy after all. /
He took another dog. What is the tron-
ble?s'
1t took Talbot ten minutes to clear mat /
tiers up to pacify the maid, and the Jap |
cook and the plump little Jap houseboy. |
the officer and the crowd who howled I
with jov at the turn of fortunes wheel.
And finally the two stood together alone |
str, 1a,1c