The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-07

III m EHE1vzNG STORY
.sammy's Previsson.
| (By Martha 1fcCunoch-WHitams)
Don't you kick up M dust! Conn
pany's comm. Mas bakin' cake ana
frtin' Sloughnuts and maxim chicken
| pie for dinner Neddy Hoe said to
his chum. Sammy Lane
yard. q stem from the kitchen door.
Thus when Sammy answered atoutly;
more intent upon family vindtcation
than truth. ..Humph! Our Jeesamtne
IL goin' to get married. and nave
cakes whole shelf-full-an turkey
Hoe, for all ahe was 20 busy. heard.
and gasped.
Jess Lane about to marry! That
was news. But for being 80 occu-
pied. she would run right on to Mrs.
Anstey and tell her all about it. OF
course. Jess was marrying that old
fool Wesley Arms. Who else was
there? Mrs. Anstey had said all
along the girl would never sell her
self. Mrs. Hoe. being Of the good
souls who save themselves disap-
poiptment by always believing the
worst, had said as firmly she would.
Judge her relief when Peggy Butt,
tempered, it is true, by knowledge
that Peggy. making the farm rounds
would forestan her everywhere. But
telling was certainly Joy. It did her
a lot of good to say. half signing,
None to-day. Peg. COMPANY does
you needn't stop at the Lanes neither
Though maybe they'll want to buy
or borrow eggs Of ye for the sweddins
cake
Peggy hardly waited to hear de-
tails A swift walker always. before
the length Of Brush Greek. It had
grown in traveliqg-late hearers
knew that Wesley Arms. the BRIDE
groom, had agreed to settle ON Jess
his biggest farm: also that she had
sent off for her wedding clothes
presumably by his request. since the
Lanes could never afford such ex-
travagance: Also that her engagement
ring had stone In It. One enthusi-
astic listener even nodded. IT saw It
last Sunday at church," And finally
that tho Arms children were in wild
rebellion. the biggest boy even threat
ening to run away.
Peggy had skipped the Lane
house-let them como to her. she
herself had cherished a sneakinE hope
Of becoming the second Mrs. Arms.
Jessamine wondered q little over her
absence. even sighed .bft-she had
saved up the eggs SO feHgiously for
three days, hoping 30 to afford a pair
dances.
It was out Of such boarding the
talk of wedding cakes had grown-l
her mother to pacify Sammy, had
SAID what would come to pass when
ever Sis Jessamine got married.
he simply had to put
down that braggart Ted Hoe.
When old Mrs. Handy called him
In and asked him point blank az to
the wedding. the same mistaken sense
OF family pride made him stick to his
story. even enlarge upon its details. |
So with this confirmation everybody
was jumping-as to when
and where-and who all would be |
there?
The tale might have exploded itself
In time-H only two men had NOT |
heard. Wesley Arms chuckled and |
looked knowing when rallied upon
MS mck- Allen Lewis contrariwise |
swore-and roundly. Allan was in |
love with Jessamine. He would have |
married her two years back but for
her pride. She wouldn't burden him |
with her people. who would be almost !
helpless without her. Besides her I
mother and Sammy. there were the |
twins. now away at boarding school. |
Jess was f1ercely Loyal to her own
10 loyal she was unfair to herself. It |
was because Of them she was sacrffic-
ing herseH-thus said Allan in his own
mind. She must hate Arms. who was
srfxzled and grossly fat. also hot-tem-
pered- But II he gave her so much
mere a 100 - a.
ting. He had not land to give. but
'trength and tenderness and right
good with
+ was Peggy who finally told Arms the
1 college training for Sammy ana : pony
sart Tor Jess hereelf. Her listener smirked
Ell The ne s,a had his own SPinion1Jess had
niene know her price without being told
: ! ~ her own lips Well, she was worth
,fetty Close lo c1aa Rsy only on conditions
Q his bargains. perhaps because they
we're always much to his advantage.
- D &C r his best: With !. flaming red
'unny living room-the Lanes had no mar.
ss smine scrose At h y. fin e.
oman in blue gingham who sat fl,Sshin@
.nS w 1haow di1S family ~;
Iessy2- Its-lt's kinder awkWsrdn mot
l-aknowin' you're engaged.
wssf fs on 1890 psss 1sF sxs: be-
,ang breathleas
Arms Arms sni.hsd. then licked hs 1tpe, and
- = ENGAGED judge 'fors ever they .sit
,u, Ksur' . Sss. !. shot n. word !. him me
heels flaming sr aePes.ea a snsR ns S
1n, REPRESENTATIVES. I should ieass
- v. SEE here-noas o your hixh v.vs
I1snsy don't g down With ma, nissy..