The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-25
The Epenine Story
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| (By Olive Roberts Barton.)
Their eyes met. James and those Of
the gentleman who walked down the
aisle beside the superintendent.
| After they had passed Jane waited
an instant. then turned, and after he
had passed. the gentlemen hssitated
. moment-and turned. Their eyes
met again!
And that was all.
The remainder Of the morning Jane
sold books. made out slips and gave
change. but at u o'clock she could not
have told you just what she had been
doing.
The days that followed were long
:, ones for the novice In the book de-
partment. There were 70 many min
utes to think She wished they had
:; where she was, for girls in other de-
/ pertments seemed to have little enough
time TO spare. 1t was likely that her
knowledge Of books and thorough edu-
cation had something to 90 with IT,
and with the family almost depending
q on her now she had had to take the
ifirst thing that offered.
Then one morning the same gem
Il tleman came to buy a book. 1t took
him a great while to select it. Sew
4 eral he Rravely inspected upside down.
! Jane watched him quietly with amused
ieyes that became, however, shyly con-
fused the instant he looked at her. And
her cheeks were very rosy.
81 He finally picked UP a First Aid to
}! Young Mothers" said he would take
lit, watched the color come and go In
i James pretty cheeks as she went
} through the maneuvers attending the
exchange of merchandise for the coin
: of the realm, and finally babe her
Good morning" and left the store.
) And that was all for a long, long
, time.
She had a very comfortable raise in
: her salary-a very surprising thing TOT
much easier at home. If she could
keep things going for a year or two
both boys would be out of school and
able to take care of themselves.
: Another. thing that happened wai
merely bit of information that came
her way. The gentleman" was MI
Cyril Lowbridge!
After Jane heard that her eyes lost
a certain expectant look. and heI
cheeks no longer flushed at the mem
were not only the oldest and richest
family in the city, but almost OF the
nat!on. They owned As many com
tpanies of different kinds as most peo'
Die 90 OF leASpOOuSs TIC StoIC OcAsAe
one of them. And at the same time she
read that Cyril Lowbridge and his sis
ter had gone to Europe.
A year passed. Jane had become
livery beautiful. and her mother looked
with approval upon the attentions o.
IGerald Armour, young man whit
had already made a mark In the worit
lof engineering Jane liked him. too
and knew Gerald loved her.
Then one Sunday in the spring, a
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valley. Gerald told her all about 1t
land Jane. feeling sure that her ex
treme liking. for him must be love
turned impulsively to answer. Then
suddenly she shut her eyes for al
instant. She saw man turn as sh'
turned, and the memory OF that glance
almost stopped her heart. :.
She shook her head slowly, Don't
Gerald. I am sorry. but do not low
It heart broken questioning. Yes: Their
Another year passed. The boys wer
p out Of school and doing well. Jan
It had steadily gone up at the stor
until she held position OF great re
l. The name Of Cyril Lowbridge was al
!, most myth to her now. Occasionali!
~ she heard of him and his sister as the!
~ roamed over the world.
y Gerald Armour had married
n was spring again. and Jane seeme
E. quite happy and contented with l1ft
Melvin Gray was with her a. mucn
)" Jane would allow. He was very mucl
re in love with her, as any one could sc
M with half an eye.
Jane, knowing the symptoms an
- feeling that the time was short i
which she must make up ner MN.
r. took herself to account She hadn'
~ loved Gerald, that was true-Dut tn
other? 1t was all so long ago and .
70 perfectly foolish and unreasonable