The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-16
The Epe,,ine Story


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EARLY in the Morning.
INV Dorothv Douxlasl
Io.hua Perkins hecama .uddenlv
-SN SS-.-. q.
poseeoseo VI e.ea. uesAc -. :" eie"S
OF his two grandchildren. 70 say notn-
life. For two long years he had
scarce1v .+raved from tha TINY cottage
GO. 10y s..@ - 80 .,-s -.
on LONG Aslanu' Win ~ s A. ~
flower gardens, It's chickens ana It's
cats.
1t had been the latter animals-nie
two great house cats-thAt hed pfecipa-
tated bis acquaintance with nis nea8n-
oOrs.
Parasot, the beloved vaeaDon0 OF tne
cat worlo. nao wandered tntou.n sao
renee ana INTO the Ialr neIsnDOE W.
main Once there. he seemed loatne 70
leave joshua Perkins dio not o.a.ne
the cat 1or An9e!ln8 unoer tne ca1ese
ing nanos OF Aatnleen OSonneE. ..
were 11lty years younser -
Moulu oe sune 1onoeu, ~ ~. -
co. ana watcneo tne sunh.nt pIay "a
hatnleen's nar wnue sue WorAeu
amCns ene rlos Oh 1lo"ers :" ne1 sa11A1'
saruen. $3.50.
WONDER, ne sald, leaning Oyer
the fence and smiling his winning
snne ulrecty INTO tne sILns 1 1le ME s
eyes. wnetneF you wUulo AeI "S
cnlcAens ana cAts-wnne anAAo q
snort run IN 70 sroadWay:
IA smiled osnterinsly. ..u..,
rs II tne taneo teas OF tue cniiq,en
tnat you are waning 70 see: o ~
1..1est VII WI pc ga" % .co ~ Tn,, s,.S
~. ,,,,, y - IT,. - v,,, ~,ar+ =, .t.wss
~ ~ - .u8 - ~ "@u- - es1S.
80 aa..rgs e"ae - ~. ~ro
small nrnnartv Int aIso that ~ her
r.;~htar r. e,,,ta -. e..v - f.a7
twe 1900: ~ cn,crla .. : 70. ~
and certainly the two cats had ALWAYS
given her much OF their purring So
cietv.
.The flowers." she reflected with a
tender smile at Joshua Perkfns's old
fashioned hollyhocks and sunflowers,
will take more time. but I love every
one of them" She drew q long breath
of delight. She would not have ex-
changed her tiny domain among tho
green fields for q castle in the city.
II hope Mr.. Perkins enjoys the city"
| Kathleen attended her gardening
whether sun or rain offered itself in
the way OF weather. On sunny days
her deep o'ue eyeA ana Wnen Huo anu
| ram entereQ INTO tho 0eyo Work she
wore great top boots. masculine coat.
ana sioucn max. ~
Oo Iaes' psassAe 1os9 No.tAee
N poullns oAy anu spyln6 some
S a s,, ssa,oe tnt t1n .nas so.ne ono
~ 3D., &c., s" IVY -" Wa
| H*H1e
| .,a.~. ~. 80 . e
~ her nas.,,A-,,.. s.,.;aIe,. xne,.St.~
4, H. .,ernar - eh.n~a . ..i...e
r. Ia a's..n.sa -, y. cu1nse W, = l En-"
- - ,st,,.. nv. =. ~ ssx
ri, 6sv and -no,S that Io.hne .socrrs,s.
10 -. 800 ~atr1s,,, ea,+ ac.sssss,,
ss~.i.tss Ao's ~oe'>@''
Whe.
hoa wa,s .,.,+ .,th 49,. ~ re.h..,s
ch;o,s,, r,, 49, -, 49,. s,S -. - We. =
- $780,. III, az 80 o.e ~ w ~ sne 81 ~
"1 dp,,ht - 1oshre eves Lille I'm.
.s,so1... - - $50
&c eS 0e aIuSe4 90 e.'s :.
- e. .ts e"e Aeliee' Ao'Aoeo ~ INC
Ka4h1aa, .h,v.~.d and ,ookod a. che
..,- sr,,or. ..ra,.a Sa,ann r 80 90 -. =,
.S .s.sa
the ar. sne TOOK Dotn -. cats lnsioe
Ea,1w ~. rert ~,,nr,;n~ Kethiasr
,-S s ~ .e.e..1 uI..sd
vas a~ . p ny Tue mo .:,, ua- sou ...
.. lne aos "oln' ~ waS sun ua ~ o y.
slde ana neavy Dlanket Q. Ioe mo
81 ne. ..0ls .."o llouso A.V r.. L. ~.
Que sp.ans OUT VI DC" anu smut "e1
me tnousnt OF the cola cnlcnenz
outsoe promPteo ner 20 snp Quletly
oownstalrs ana put on great pan OF
musn 10 neat. A!ter tna. sne got lnto
neI Top Doots anu ions coat ana "en'
Quletly out 20 the nen runs.
aleut nv Oeen .i.aun,Ene' SO VA
was the morning. ana Aatnieen had 70
go CAUTIOUSLY out WIN ner noWi OF no,
meal she reahzeo now erate1ui Woulo
De those snlver1ng cnickens ana mel
neart was hgne
from tue upper WINDOW OF Joshua
PERKINS cottage young man peereo
OUT through the 1og. he was CITY oreo
ana the mournrul norm nad AWAKENED
nun. Also the weird slience OF the
country nao disturbed MS creams and
now ne unsigned ne couio Discern 9
n8ufe snpplng Steaitnlly away from