The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-01

not before he he had seen fash OF
something like interest dawning In the
eyes of Harriette Grace.
When he arrived in the attic room
he seemed actually appalled, by the un-
tidiness and cheerlessneas Of his room.
1t occurred to him that q woman's
touch was really an essential thing in
the building of comfort and the FASH
tening OF happiness for man. He
fell to wonderir~ what sort Of a man
the father Of Beppo was and why he
did not adeqsiately support his family?
1t was 6ffle difficult to find his
inspiration of earlier moments. but
when he realized that the sooner the
tale was finished the sooner he could
take it to- the drawing room below
ConstableA Dep took up the old pace
when. toward O'Clock in the eve-
ming. he took his word-story to her.
He fell to wondering Immediately
how a woman who had typed all day
and perhaps cooked her own and her
sons dinner could look SO fresh and
blooming a. did Harriette Grace. She
mad slipped into q pink gown which
suggested 70 OtAstable the daintiest Of
rose buds. However. he felt that he
had not the right to nken Beppo's
mother to rose buds or anything sem
timental
My room is CHASTITY compared to
tulSs ne ealo.
Then you have no women folks-to
questioning tone in her voice.
l. NO, There was genuine II sud-
den regret in Constable's answer.
Fhen-if you are not inspired to do
another story and care to. you may sit
down by my fire. You see," she added
up the bell" She pointed to the cleo
trio button. Il had no idea any Of
the bells In these old houses had any
more ring in them. but it never takes
Beppo long to discover mischief II I
leave him Tor a moment"
Il am glad you left him-this time"
Constable said quite frankly. "Other-
wise I would not have had my story
typed so soon. As it is, there is q
chance. with luck. of my having a
check this week from it. II SO. will
buy Beppo a little railway that we can
will get pink roses for that lonesome
vase on the table" He looked happily
into the eyes of Beppo's mother.
Baby will appreciate a man chum,"
she said quickly. II am sometimes
afraid Of spelling him by loving him
sO.''
II will make a man of him." Con-
stable said with short laugh that held
deep emotion under it. He felt elated
that there was apparently no reason
WY nc SOOlu not Cull1Vdl0 the IOScs
bud he had discovered in his own gar
den.
Mrs. Grace looked with tenderness
at Bobby Constable's sensitive face She
thought it strange that her husband
had been a writer and that now a sec
ond scribe had entered her life.
Constable rs he met her soft eyes,
found himself saying aloud that which
had been running through his thoughts.
Writers are not frightfully wealthy
beings" he said, but 1 have a sketch
running that brings in thirty dollars
week. and magazine articles land an
other ten. and stories average at least
stwenty-ffve-we might manage for a
while on that. and there will be more
WEI gasped Beppo's mother.
Constable laughed. Yes. we-you
and Beppo and me. I know when
first saw. you that I was going to fall
desperately in love with you. and am
only planning-you don't mind. do you
III PLAN?
.sEo long as your plans are built
I do not mind" laughed Beppo's moth
err s6ftly. and Constable was content.
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)