The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-29
The Epes,ine Story


(By A. Maria CraWford.)
Don't ask me what he said. Flea
nor. don't like to carry tales"
But would rather know. Aunt
Phoebe" said the pretty girl curled
up on the couch. 1T simplifies mat
tiers for me-
'How?"
because IL it il an honest preju-
dice. I'll overcome It: otherwise. I
won't allow myself to think any more
about him."
81 am afraid" said Aunt Phoebe.
seriously. you have allowed yourself
to fall in love with a man who was
merely polite to you on the train"
Eleanor flushed. THAT isn't quite
fair, auntie, dear. I only remarked
when I came that he was the most
attractive looking man / ever saw. I
stumbled on the platform of one OF
the coaches on my way to tho diner
and he helped me up, Just as have
| told you before. I thanked him. He
lifted his hat. That was all there
was to the incident"
Now. my dear, when you first
came, you pointed him out to me and
was delighted when you found that
I knew him. How did you know
what kind Of q voice Shirley Spence
has IL you had never heard tt?"
laughingly questioned Aunt Phoebe.
shaking her finger at Eleanor.
iont near NJ" taAAins 10
nun VINO sd. WIN nln IN tne olnel
ton, why won't he call on me? Ev-
cry other man in your particular set
has been here"
r. $1,000 - he -n.--
-;ad r. . h.ewtif,I eirs "a 80 1i1tad
h; him ~ '-'e '-e
! "How coula .h.,"
"She married the other man, with
r. nada hin, 1it+i. hitter th,rE
Woroer have .ncS1s6 hin, ali h,s life
T.tat wo. INV ~ }ocs- ~. love otrefr
81 aaric,,.1r un -on't ro,,c~ here ~
ca,,aa-~ oil-hecauaa Won ora fhe
fma~e Of the eiri he loved. Shirley
savc ati heeutff,,l worr~n A.. tr~erh.
ern,,e II rMsS, that I-iro,,ld 5ust have
to tell YOU whv he hasn't been here"
~ am glad that Won did. Aunt
Phoebe declared Eleanor in such a
.ntxf,,ed voic. t1,e< 1,er reicttve Iooled
AL her cautiously. vt think thai + viii
20 for a nttIe walk until time r. dress
for ,sfrn.- =.
WEE wh,ta rseanor Nv d.cora-
tion. ar. T<tiIsrnev ro... ana ve1Iev
lilies >,
r. mn. wben ~. IT., h.a .ton,,.a IN
talk 70 an oId wo,,er who .o,d f1owers
on the street correr that sha e~efr
noticed sr;rIav Sra,,r. .t.r,,r~ ~
a M u VHyot til D>oN vaA al
several hmnches ~ v,oIe+. naid The c1d
woman "anoro,,sI. s,,,,sd .. ha- e .nS ~
,n.a.sS g us, , eu a. ne' a,u
s-o',,.S al. ~. s ..9s a. sne W.
SSool" gu man wno conunueu 70 "atcn
IT,. que s'oppea IN ere parA = lev ,:t
Diocks away to give ner flowers to q ut
tIe crippled glri VINO SAT on oencn
"avcning otner cnIoren play.
Eleanor was happier than Aunt
Phoebe had ever seen her when she
yr1o Aovryr ~u,1><> x,n
been invited to meet her. She had been
kind to less fortunate people, and It had
brought happiness into her own heart
and life. Aunt Phoebe had news to
tell and womaulike, was SO mysterious
about it that the girl was instantly
susnicious
.Have Won heard anvthir~ unu.u.,
Amt phoaha, Vo,, orc r.,r,v h,,.sti,,c
with .o-~c $4,000 .-ss,, ,..~rSs
Eisa,,c- ..r'.t ..s.L a., Dlr,a :. :.
ssrrS
SniIiey spence - coming 20 dinner
tonIens. IL was sucn 5000 luck for nae.
Fark Gettys sent mo q note Just aIter
you ie1t' teli1ne me t1'at ne was Ill ana
would not be able to come to this din
ner. Almost instantly after reading his
note. was summoned to the telephone,
and Shirley Spence asked IL It would be
convenient for him to call this evening.
I was 30 surprised that stammered a
little as asked him to come to dinner
and take PARK Ceffvs' nlace. or cnuras
ri have him take Won in. Eleanor"
please said the girl ouietIv. s.if
you have made any change in your
me go and adjust It as we planned this
morning. do not want MT. Spence
to take me in to dinner. He has
avoided me 30 now I win not throw
myself in his way"
Aunt Phoebe looked at her quickly.
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