The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
THE EVENING STORY
Mrs Drew.
(By Jane Osborne.)

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about had built her nest. Part Q
the time she was wondering about tn
| robin; the rest of the time she wa
| specializing about her own state o
| mind.
She was quite content to lie Their
| in the hammock and look idly up a
| the green branches. That worried
Marjory. Usually she wos keenl!
| anxious to be a part of the life arount
| her But since she had come to visi
her aunt. Mrs. Emmons, she had beer
| strangely listless.
Marjory knew the reason wei
enough. She had been under a strair
all winter, and now she had simply
given up. Ever since she had left the
steamer, seven or eight months ago
and had lost sight of the face of one
Robert Stevens on the pier as he pa
t1ently took his place under the big
IS" where the customs men examined
baggage, while she had made her way
deliberately to the "W," Marjory had
lived in in a constant state of expec-
tation. Every time she got into street
car, every time she went into a thea
ter, every time she turned a corner or
went to a tea Or looked out of win
dow, MarjOry had been expecting to
see his face again, just as it looked
when it last blurred from her sight
cold, stern and cross.
Just before the steamer landed,
While it was steaming calmly up the
marry him, and Marjory, simply for
the joy of being asked again, had
laughed, rushed to the other side of
the deck to look at the statue of lib
erty and then made her way to a lone
~ and secluded corner of the stern of
the boat and waited. She had waited
until the ship bumped into her berth
and then had ANONYMOUSLY gone in
search of Robert. But he was not to
be found. And when she passed him
m 10 iar a foxU mr. a
had coldly, distantly raised his hat and
let her pass.
Well, she argued with herself, if he
had really cared he would have found
her som ewhere.
The robin chirped and she looked
about for his nest again
Anyway she was having delightful,
me lancholy time here with her aunt,
she assured herself, thinking it all
over. She would like to lie there al
ways wondering about the robin and
about that stern, hurt face.
"Marjory! Oh, Marjory!" came her
lunt's animated voice, and a moment
alter Mrs. Emmons hustled across the
avn. "Marjory. what do you sup
pose I have done? You know little |
lane Jones. who lives down the street O.? |
Well, her mother has one of her head |
lches, and Jane had promised an old |
riend to motor down with him this |
afternoon to the Thompson foot |
mother can't chaperon her, and she
lsked me, and | can't because my
Tub meets and 1 have to read a paper,
md Mrs. Grinham can't because her
'aby has whooping cough, and Jane
ant find any one, and so I told her
-oud go, and we'd call you Mrs. Drew.
DO you mind much, dear?'
Mrs. Emmons paused, out of breath.
Iarjory got laushingly to her feet,
Ter old love of fun coming back to
Ter face.
Il think it wilhhe a great lark" she
declared. -4- a..
She came down 20 minutes later,
Trappd in veil and linen buster, as
he automobile drew up.
Here's your ring said her aunt.
living her gold band, and Marjory
Tipped it. laughingly, on next to a
uby, which she always wore, be-
ause it had belonged to her mother.
hen she ran out to the honking auto
1obile.
"Oh, Mrs. Drew" James young voice
reeted her. at was so good of you.
10 you mind riding in front so that
can keep Mr.. Stevens here with me ? ,
Trs. Drew, Mr.. Stevens-an old, old
lend of mine
Marjory got into the front seat be- !
de the chauffeur as best she could. |
was the same Robert Stevens
ut not the same cold face that had
aunted her for so many months. 1t
as keen and animated and in a mo-
ent Marjory hated the laughing, vi
iciouS girl at his side.
She pulled her veil back from her
&c and turned back to him.
1--WE have met before she said
Milling.
oh" said Robert. gazing at her, |
Id as he gazed his face grew stern !
I'd hard. Mrs. Drew? Yes. we +
lve.'' +
Marjory turned back in her seat O
lie rest of the ride was anything but C
easant for her. She heard Roberts
ep, sympathetic voice and occa- t
onal hearty laugh and James soft Il
milling chatter. n
THE hateful, deceitful little thing" c
id Marjory to herself. s.
When they reached the college cam e.
IS, half an hour before the game was
heduled to begin, a young man ="
me rushing to meet them He =
eeted Jane and Robert with evident
thusiasm.
''Oh, Mrs. Drew" said Jane. This
Billy Stevens-Bob's brother, you
ow. Mrs. Drew, Billy. She was
fully good and at the last minute A
nsented to take mothers place and
me down with u.s." =,
II say, Mrs. Drew, that was good" .,
ID Billy Stevens, ''for we would q,
We been awfully disappointed, and cl
u were trump, too, Bob. to bring &C
ne down Now, if you two don't m
nd, am going to trot Jane around lie
little. Well be back in fifteen min
es. Bob, it's cool and shady on the =,
Ter side of Henley hail. IL
watched the two go off to- nj
-her with CONSERVATION. Finally vi
? pulled herself together.
You go with Jane, too, Mr.. Stew
;, she said. Il can wait alone" tn
Robert Stevens did not heed what ST
: said, but piloted her across the
'wded campus to the cool, shady -
e of Henley hall. 1t was deserted in
they sat down silently under the ar
Il. Marjory was tired and hot and Sc
cry. She pulled off her gloves and Sc
fastened her coat and took If off tie
1t.