The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-15

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i Eona could not remember wnen ano'
had not taken more or lea moth
eray interest in John Ford. when ho
rfev ~ uanhood -. reali1ad that
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J; AlAv1e sn@n eve1 no wOu1.
practical head to work along with
him He had early developed the
if4snnerarnent n IN artist sand IL vaa
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watched MS MIND manure fapiov IN
remained q bland, visionary dream
child even to the age Or three-ano-s
lfventv
Vaeerie. ana All John Ford wns
eoinr to scaie the ladder Of fame. ANY
ona con,d sas that His esrav sretches
/ wara rich 9Th ,,romiae. and n va an
the more worrysome to Edna that he
| should travel the road to fame no
/ haflIv enuinnad with worIdlv lore
s1Sne wor,id think Won were living
In sGrfmm.s FAIRY Tale DAYS. rather
than The twenfiath centnrv," Fs1na
No. w~s.e+ - te11 n,vn .Ynu c.rnot
~ -, 1900 - tha I.ttn 0n.rter n,
PARIS With, Won simply because, you
| want me-"
.srhere.s M harm in ~. muttered
John netnlant1v s.rseca,..a nave
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~ 80 49,, .,hv yc,, shcwId here hack >.
..Mv dear John" laurhed Edna. at
am not .hansina hack because Of
monetary confederation. There il such
I, a thing in the world as convention,
| though it seems to have escaped your
/ notice II were your aunt or your
sister the arrangement would be ideal.
simply pine to 60 to Paris. / could
have no end of fun while you were
I mi mfa
II am not even your third cousin"
oh! Hang it all Edna-l need you.
That's all there is about 1t. Couldn't
you marry me?" He gazed Joyfuliy
back at her as II ne nad MT upon q
splendid solution OF his oi1licuity.
marry you! Foonsn Ooy. o1 no.
love you IN tn ls.. way. PeS ~, as,as
tenoer smne iil.eu 1eo.s o ~.
anu yuL uon ., c MrS..oe., ar,,+ r,tss.
way. neI saie ne IN ,*n. T.y
~ oe sp ~. - pars. ~ .eeEin- NIT.
lore you 30 70 rais ~ .eenm1 = s sa,..
aDS .1r,evs ~ nv,iI re far better ofr VIII,
. n,c. sen.ihial Girl to look ont for
Won
.arrar. ora No nice evils In the
fworId hut Won" he affirmed. dogeedly.
Edna lauehed. saThere are many of
tthem-and we will find one for YOU
this season"
Ford smiled boyishly. What will
you do without me-to guide?" he
questioned half seriously.
Perhaps can find q suitable hus-
band" she suggested
Ford looked quickly back at her. Il
to find any one" he said.
We'll. dear boy. It the worst comes
to the worst and we tail to find
either q girl Tor you or man Tor me
PERHAPS we could make 2 go OF 1t
Together. But first am going to
y 200 vS,A nv a
has warm STEADY tone; one tnat
will lend beauty and strength to your
life.
During the following weeks Edna
Kept keen lookout Tor the right girl
for John She hoped. with q little
wistfui feeling about her heart that
when the girl DID appear there would
also come q man Tor her own affec-
ton to center on. Il would be des-
perately lonesome without q dream
child to guide:
John painted ana sketcned and was
happy. He was. as usual content to
exist IN the realms OF FANCY. Edna
had always looked out for him and
protected him from worldly worry. She
would no doubt always do %.
Ever and anon he found himself in
the company OF e1ris wnom- ne was
most evidently expected to interest
himself In. Edna maneuvered cleverly.
watching for results. first with Nora
Bayes. then with Kitty Wood. later
With n. sylvia Gordon and at last in des.
IT cannot stand anv Of them. cried
tinction. sylvia is mad ON bridge;
Nora talks Of nothing but cubists:
Ait.y wonders why am not interest
me to afternoon teas" He laughed