The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-15
IR EVENING .STORY


ne protested. you say you want .
Gothic chapel. You won't have it
Gothic at all with these changes. It'n
be just q hodge-podge@
Stuff and nonsense!" snapped the
builder Of the memorial. Don't you
suppose I know what I want? You
do a. say
She went srandly out. and Billy
Crandall. who was as young a. he was
brilliant. tore round the office. tore
down to the station. intent on getting
| out of town, somewhere, anywhere.
A bright idea came to him. He saw
at Track IL a long list of alluring
names to which that particular train
was going. Now. which one should he
get ticket for? Then. grinning. he
went to the ticket office. He drew
out all the change in his trousers
pocket and deposited it, a generous
handful. on the slide.
track H." said he to the man behind
the wicket. "0ive me q ticket to
whatever place this amount win get
The man srunted. counted the quar-
ters and dimes and nickels and pom
mics. looked at Billy as IL he found
him q new and none-too-pleAsing sort
Of freak. and showed out q bit OF paste
board.
.Brtareliff." said Billy. chuekling
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aboard the train and proceeded to for
get all about Mrs. Van Remick and
her troublesome Gothic chapel.
At half.past five he left the train
at Brtarcltff: He was the only pas
senger to alight. Briarclfff seemed
to be q pretty little place at the foot
Of ridge Of hills. He hoped there
was q good inn here. He was about
to make inquiries Of the station agent
when q pert little road-car came into
H1A AHn4$
up to the platform and out jumped the
prettiest girl it had ever been Billy
CrandalPs luck to behold.
To his unbounded surprise the GIRL
came straight up to him.
"Oh, I'm 10 sorry was late" she
Billy, to do him credit, was about to
inform her there had been lust q
trifling little mistake as to his iden-
tity. when she flashed him q radiant
smile. It was all off then. Here was
= chance to ride I'm the road-ca with
her for some distance, anyway.
Don't apologize" said he CALAMITY.
viii you drive the car back. DIR.
Howe. or shall Fps she asked.
Inwardly Billy blessed her for dis
closing to him his identity.
'Oh. you. by all means,' said she
getting into the car with her.
Although I've never seen you be-
fore, you know, Of course. that I'm
MaFSey0 COUSIN Alice dOlt, 9ne said
As she started for the car.
"Of course" said he. I've heard
er-Margey speak Of you often. And
I'm awfully. awfully glad to meet you,
Miss Holt. and to have this drive with
"Just for that I'll pay you by taking
You the longest way hometown by
the river"
do. by all MEANS" said he.
do you know, I've always thought
you must be q superman," she said
with sudden frankneSa. I've always
known should like you when I saw
your"
'eWhy?" he asked.
We'll. because you're 30 patient |
with Marcy. What other man would |
stand for all the fuss you have-the |
continual breaking off Of your engage
ment and making up again. 1 knew
you must look just az you do
And how's that?''
''oh. sort Of big and strong and pa
ttent-and-and 30 dependable"
you'll be falling in love with mel"
II win the next time Marcy casts
you Off,
You mean the next time Margey
calls It all OF you'll let me be engaged
to your he asked.
pulsive. I always follow impulse. I
liked you when saw you on the plat
from before I spoke to you. I won't |
steal you from Margey-I guess from |
what hear about you there's no dan |
ger Of that. but IL you ever do get UNI
engaged to her again"
They had rounded q turn In thel
road. Ahead was motor party held /
up while the male members fused Inn
portantly about the stalled car.s
Honest to Injun, the very next time |
I'm not engaged to Margey you'll be all