The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
The Euening Story
She Arrives.
(By Ernestine Sisson.)

comes with the knowledge that re-
sponsibility has for the time being
taken wings and that no one in the
world expects anything at all of one
The girls had gone motoring. mother
and dad were away and the two maids
were out.
Maggie will leave everything fixed
for your supper Marjorie had ex-
planned as she tied on a pink motor
veil. I'VE won't be home until late,
and 1 told her there was no use COM
ing back to get dinner for just you.
It's too hot TO eat anyway, You'll
find the table il the breakfast room
| all set and there's salad and sand
witches and fruit and all the fixing
| in the refrigerator. You'll get along
| buddie, dear. Now be a good boy"
| Laurie had played tennis until four.
Then he came home, had a shower and
put himself into fresh white linen
| clothes. After which, he wandered
over the house with the delightful
] sensation of having several precious
| hours ahead in which to do as he
pleased.
| He got book. Not that he wanted
to read; that was the one thing he
was most unlikely to do. Then he
| chose a. secluded corner of the vine
| covered veranda, pulled a smoking
stand within reach and threw himself
down on the cushions of the swinging
seat. And just because he had so
much time to enjoy. to do exactly as
he pleased, he elected. manlike. to fall
asleep Immediately and waste the best
part of a summer day.
| The sun swung around to the west
| and slowly slid over the edge of the
world, a cool, faint evening breeze
sprang up and gently stirred the leaves
of the trees; little wisp of moon
looked out of the twilight and still
Laurie slept. The telephone rang.
Then it rang again-and again, louder.
/ He turned. muttered something about
watching out for the ambulance, and
slept sounder than ever.
From the distant street came sounds
of evening merriment; but the ming
ling noises blended into a soft hum
that had no effect on the sleepy man.
He was making the most of his free
dom.
taMcab stopped at the curb. and
| a girl with traveling-bag got out.
She paid the driver. and, after looking
around for a moment, started up the
gravel path to the house.
"Helen said directly across from
the library she soliloquized. 80 this
got my telegram! There was no one
at the station, and it must be that they
didn't. What a delicious smell. This
is Helen's place, all right. She couldn't
live without flowers.
The little crescent of a moon was
away in the west, but enough of the
long summer twilight remained for the
girl to see the house.
Not a light It's perfectly evident
they didn't get my word. There's the
telephone. Maybe it's Helen!" She
set her bag in the hall and groped her
way through the darkness toward the
sound of the bell.
"Hellol No; this is not Ogden's.
You have the wrong number. Good
bye"
I'll just make myself comfortable
until they come back. It's lucky they
left the door open. They're out for a
drive, I suppose. Now. where are the
lights?''
She found a switch finally. and a
light flashed on. That's better.
What lovely room. Now for the
dining-room. I'm nearly starved, and
maybe I can find some bread and but
ter.
The dining-room produced nothing,
however. but the breakfast room re-
vealed a table set daintily for one.
well, some ones expected that's sure,
and who else, if not me, myself? I'll
try the icebox, tool Fresh delicacies
some candles she found on the buffet
and proceeded to enjoy herself.
Nice house! I wonder what my
new cousin-in-law is like? 1 was
away When Helen was married, so
I've never seen him. There's some
body now, thank goodness! Ia never
dare to appropriate a sleeping room as
I've done my supper. and I do want
to change into something cool.
Mercy"
4 man, coatIess, in white flannel
trousesr andwrinkled silk shirt, stood
in the doorway staring unwinkingly at
the candles. His face was flushed,
his eyes were unusually bright and his
I, y Il L.
> head.
Bill he said. you tell Jimmy Dale
{ he's got to let me see him do it before
I'll believe lido you hear? Why,
} no man living can make number six
8 hole in three. Why, it's the longest
hole in the course and-and-' He
rocked unstea Oily or his feet
.fCousin-inlaw's drunk" concluded
the girl. scramb1ing to her feet. But
| the motion attracted no attention
! from the man. His eyes remained
fixed and unwinking. Something in
' his manner struck the girl as exceed
ing1y peculiar.
Bill" The man mumbled some
thing for moment ard then turned
: to go. Bill. you tell Jimmy Dale he's
4 a Gar!" He struck his fist into his
palm with force that made hel
jump. By this time he was out in the
hall and turning up the stairs. She
followed, fascinated.
He's asleep." she gasped stark
staring sound asleep, Goodness. Hell
fall I'd better waken him. Mr.
4 HOWELL Cousin Stop
a Wait u minute!"
v But Laurie proceeded on his way
: She caught his sleeve and pulled gen.
g tly. Cousin Roberti Wake up," An
Y other tug a. his sleeve
:, Jimmy Dalei" Laurie turned hi.
s staring eyes full upon her Sh,
shrank back, but not in time s.Jirnni
Dale, don't touch me. You are a Iiar,'
And he struck out with all his might
1t caught her on the side of the head
II which fortunately was partly protect
ed by her soft straw hat She stag