The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-13
The Evening Story
"Class" in Brewster.
(By Jane OSBORN

Glass" in Brewster.
(By Jane Osborn.)
Some class!" calculated Timothy
Green, and his keen, young eyes fol-
lowed the figure of one of the fair
maids of Brewster, self-consciously
siding her way along the main street
clad in the Brewster adaptation of
fashions latest mandate.
Pollys eyes were just keen as
Timothy's and from her place of OBJ
servatlon at his side on the broad, low
veranda of Brewster's leading hosiery
she flashed a glance down the street
that didn't overlook any importan mt
detail in the costume of the girl Tim
othy was ogling.
Seems to me-" she snapped at
length, carefully pulling down the
ample folds of her own fair skirts so
that only the tips of her low-heeled,
| wide-toed shoes appeared, seems to
me, Tim Green, that that girl, who
| ever she is, wears her skirts awful
short, and those shoes that lace up
the side and that monkey hat seem
to me make her look like a lunatic.
Maybe that's your taste, Tim Green,
but L call it mighty peculiar
| "Of course she isn't like you. Polly"
Tim tried to be soothing. But it's
| class, Polly, real Glass;
| Polly moved uncomfortably in her
| chair and kept her eyes glued on the
disappearing figure of the girl under
discussion.
When you get good and ready,
Tim" she said, with an attempt at a
| laugh, seems to me I'd like to get
some dinner. You know / had break
fast at five and 1 haven't mad n
| mouthful since, and here it's past one
| o'clock
Say, excuse me, Polly, DEAR" said
Timothy, rising and looking down af-
fectionately at Polly's trim, pretty
features, but, honest, when a young
fellow like me does get to town, which
isn't often, it kind of takes his breath
away. There certainly are some swell
DANES in Brewster, and 1 don't know
when 1 have seen them rugged out so
Polly visib1y bristled. as she rose
I'm not jealous. Timothy
wouldn't for a minute want you to
think that, and 1 want you to under
stand that 1 am perfectly content to
look just the way debut 1 wouldn't
wear those crazy clothes if L could,
SO there!" And she prinly straight
ened her narrow-brimmed, flower
trimmed hat at the mirror as she
passed through the hall.
Polly Peckham and Timothy Green
had been engaged to be married for
of their wedding day, they had made /
the trip from Stony Cornice to do
some long anticipated shopping. Tim |
othy's savings had all gone to clear |
the mortgage on the small farm he in
herited from his father, but Polly's |
carefully accumulated egg and chicken |
money. the bills neatly laid together |
in the purse that she had concealed in |
a pocket of her ample petticoat, was |
all TO be spent for farm improvements |
an incubator, a separator and a few |
new tangled blowing and cultivating /
implements that they had seen ad- /
vertised in the Brewster weekly pa
per. They were to spend the night at /
Timothy's uncle's house, make a sec
ond round of the stores and return |
to Stony Corners the next day. /
After their dinner the no. /
tel, Polly and Timothy fastened to |
the hardware store.
Let's just kind of look around /
town today said Timothy. land see /
the sights. Then tomorrow we can
buy the things. Sure you got that
money all right? Hadn't 1 better take
Polly ignored this query. Seems to
me you are powerful fond of looking
around here in Brewster" And then
as one of the Brewster girls tripped
her way along Polly nudged Tim and
Knocked, Glass real class, Tim
They walked on in silence for five
minutes. Say, Tim Polly broke the
silence. give been thinking that you
one of these Brewster girls"
law, snucks," was Tins rejoinder.
81 like you just the way you are or
1 wouldn't have been so crazy to mar
ono of them if you tried. You're not
made that way. And you are a sweet
pretty little girl and 1 think a heap
of you. Say. Polly. did you get that?"
And Timothy whistled lightly to reg
lister his approval of the short-skirted,
pink-clad blonde who was passing on
the opposite side of the street
Polly and Timothy followed their
original plan of putting off their pur-
chases till the morrow and arrived
in the afternoon for an early supper
at the home of Timothy's uncle
At the next morning, Timothy and
his uncle left the breakfast table and
strolled to the veranda.
81 may as we'll wait here with you
said the uncle. You won't want to
start out till the women folks get the
things done up inside"
But Polly had a hasty whispered
with Timothy's aunt. 1t
met with the elder eoman's approval
and by the time Timothy and his !
uncle were comfortably settled in
their veranda chairs she was hurrying
down the back alley.
Yes, uncle Timothy was saying,
she's a real old-fashioned girl, she
is. There isn't many girls who would {
have done what she did-saved all
her egg money to spend on the sep
arator and incubator and things. She's :
kind of plain dresser, but a fellow I
can't get everything in one package. | {
And 1 sure am awful fond of her"
BY this time Polly had reached
Brewster's leading department store.
II want to buy the classiest hat you {
got in the store" Polly demanded of {
the floorwalker when she entered the :
store, land after that want the most i
dress you can sell ne and {
gloves and-and everything that a girl I
would want to look classy. I've got 5
enough to pay for them. but haven ! t
got much time And remember. 5