The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-03


Patisncs answered .n1th ! sprixht1y
glance. .s:You hats asked seafoh h1re
Tin my name which was quite tho
thing to do
..Aren't you the witch for guess
fng?" Elisabeth exclaimed.
but shook her head, murmurine, "Oh,
I have not Q.ite forgotten what it
means to be . girl" Vader flung up
his hands. docs anybody anywhere
know that 20 he asked tra&icAlIy. 81
thought think It still. the mystery
s.suppose you 20 fishing-and pug
zle it Quit" Elizabeth suggested in the
guardian angel tone. He would have
resented Il, but that he caught along
with 1t q belying tWinkle-something
was up-something that made Eliza
beth eager to have him efface him.
self-he would play her game blindly
whatever it was. So. with q deep
silent bow he drifted out and on down
through tho side gate. toward the
river laughing and ripping half q
mile away
morning slid by almost happily. until
veering shadows no less than appetite
warned him Of the luncheon hour.
But, as he wound up his line Elisa
beth almost flung herself upon him.
painting out: Stay here! Unless you
want ~ SQO1k- everything.
When everything IL anything, I'm
q sport-dead game. Butt got to
be shown" Vader began sternly.
Elixabeth made face at him. but
said. with 2 happy laugh. You shall
be shown-if you'll wait about three
hoursEt takes that long for even
quick leaven to work.
Il won't wait unless you tell me what
I'm to see," Vader retorted, with q
great pretense Of doggedness.
Elizabeth patted his cheek soothingly,
saying, TT would be the upshot Of u
conspiracy-only you can't conspire all
to your lonesome"
''Explainr' from vadAr, honestly puz-
xled.
Elizabeth sat down on a big messy
root. motioned him to sit beside her
and said half under breath, You zee
thence. She needs 20 desperately some
body to help spend her millions-you
wouldn't do at all-that was her mis-
| take. And there was the senator
much better looking than his son.
withal distinguished and in desperate
you begin to understand?'
You never dared?'' vader cried
slipping an arm about her waist. She
| let 1t stay there, answering contentedly
But I dfd-he gave me the loveliest
chance-opened his heart to me about
1 A1OAS-W AA0S q AA0AR ~ WO0AO OO " Tie
country. my helping him through his
son, and when had to turn that down
why. suggested Patience"
HE rose to the ny and the occasion
Vader murmured.
Elizabeth nodded. ''And 30 did she
but It took fine casting" she said
That's why sent you on. I had to
tell her was going to marry you, and
wanted to save you the shock w
| Joy is rarely fatal" Vader cried
making to catch her in his arms.
| She put him sternly away, got up
and said plaintively: why didn't ]
never dare show our3elves till tea
time"
They did not suffer very greatly
albeit late for tea. They found Pa
| thence. all in bridal white, beamine
e6ulgently on the senator. He wruns
Vader's hand as though It were that
of his entire constituency, but made
no motion to kiss Elizabeth-accordfne
| to first impulse. He had seen, Just In
time, Patience watching him. So in
stead Of tho chaste salute slle gave a
fatherly smile. saying between mods:
ut is-an quite beyond words NV
wish is-you may be as happy as we
are-and mean always to be-
Amen" said Vader. This out loud
In Elixabeth's ear he murmured, 1.-THE
leaven must have been very strong-i'
has raised such q froth. "-(Copyright
1914. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi.
cate)