The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-22
The EUening Story
The Quarry.

tuOuSly. "A woman who purSueS a
man could never really attract me-"
he announced. Man should be the
pursuer-woman the elusive quarry
Two bachelors looked pityingly at
Jack and the three married men
chuckled wisely.
Shall we join the ladies?'' asked
the host, suddenly.
They filed into the broad veranda
overlooking the Sound. Here was a
glimmer of white gowns and soft fem
mime laughter. A Japanese servant
was serving coffee.
Jack sank into a chair beside Mrs.
Linscott. He had met her only two
hours ago, but he was strangely at
tracted by her pretty fragility-her
charming air of dependence upon the
other sex. He was quite bored by the
strong, independent type of girl.
He thought it delightfully."- odd that
she had never tasted coffee. They
talked about it, and he asked her if
she knew Bob Linscott. Bob proved
to be her dead husbands brother; he
had been Jacks chum at college.
They grew more friendly and told
amusing stories of school days. She
said her name was Lenora, bur they
had always called her Leo. And Jack
considered that the browning touch to
her many charms.
1.-The wildly sure has Jack on the
rum" slangily remarked Finley
Moore. Jack overheard the observa-
ton and flushed hotly. He had just
returned from putting Mrs. Linscott
into her motor. He shrugged i1npa-
tiently at the remark. Any one could
see at a glance, he told himself. that
Leo LinScott belonged to the elusive
type of woman. The man who won
her must pursue her gently, weaving
his net of love subtly, to capture this
daintiest of butterflies.
AS for pursuing him, as Moore mad
coarSely suggested, she had not even
responded TO his timid inquiry if ne
might call. She had merely looked
dreamily at the moons refiectlon on
the waves, and she appeared so lovely
in that mood that he had not riSked
breaking into her thoughts by repeat
ing the question.
''ShaIl you be at the Whittakers to-
morrow night" he had asked at part
She shook her lovely auburn head;
"I wanted to, but had promised
Cicely Holiness really mad anOtner
engagement"
When he got home that night Jack
looked over his invitations. Yes, there
was one from Mrs. Holmes to a dan
Westminster. He hurriedly wrote an
acceptance and dropped it in the mail
chute before going to bed.
So Jack spent another evening in
the society of Leo Linscott, and by
that time he was seriously in love,
and desperately jealous, as well. For
| Mrs. Linscott was impartial with her
smiles, and Jack found her always
/
At the end of month, he proposed
to her Before she could reply, the
telephone bell rang and she was
spirited away to minister at the sick
/ bed of cousin who had inconVenient-
! Iy met with a motor accident.
So Jacks hopes, like Mohammed' s
coffin, were suspended between
heaven and earth. and he did not see
her again for weeks. The cousin died
and left a fortune to Mrs. Linscott,
and the lovely widow appeared more
fascinating than ever in trailing
black garments.
refused him gently, oh, so sorrow
fully, with real tears in her melting
brown eyes.
TT is hard not to-" she sighed;
He caught her slender hand. Then
don't try not to, Leo" he pleaded
She shook her head. wait awhile -
she temporized.
So Jack was forced to wait, and
still people whispered that Leo Lins-
colt would capture Jack Follinsbee
after all, and he wondered what they
meant Any one could see that she
didn't care a flip for him. He was
always at her train, picking up a
careless word concerning her attend
ance at dance or house party and
shamelessly arranging to be there,
too.
Jack finally followed a nGuch-taIk-
ted-about plan and went up to the
| White mountains for a month. He
was astounded to find Leo Linscott
dining on the broad veranda of the
hotel when he reached his destination.
She looked so surprised to see him
there that Jack was wretchedly
ashamed of himself. She'll think /
dogged her steps, he muttered he
hastily dressed in his room. When he
reached the veranda she was playing
bridge in the parlor and he had bare
" a word with her before bedtime.
The next morning she had gone for
an early walk along a mountain trail.
I Jack followed her and found her look
ing dreamliy off over the billowine
clouds below.
Leo he said softly, coming up be-
hind her.
A rich color famed her cheek and
her eyes shone, while her voice was
not entirely in her control.
"Jacki" she faltered.
Have I waited long enough?"
TOO long" she confessed in his
arms 81 have been yours since the
first moment 1 set eyes on you
1t was during their honeymoon
passed in a southern resort, that Jacl
once more heard the whisper of spite
full gossip. His hammock was swung
under some palms near the beach and
Leo was sitting on the sand near b,
picking up shells
Two women in a wheeled chail