The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04

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take it. However, if you wait here,
I'll bring up the car and take you
home if youll allow me"
It's cross country-you can't
But it must be on some roadi''
I'm staying at the Rex Hardins."
II guess you are right. There are
some places a car just won't go and
that's one of them So you'll have
to travel on the sled"
You'd better fix your nose a bit.
You didn't get the blood all off.
There's some right on the end, and
you look like Christmas package all
stamped and ready for mailing.
There's a dent in your hat, too, and
I suppose you know your glasses are
benti"
The man laughed. Goodness,
must look handsome! How could you
find it in your heart to offer me a
perfectly good cake?"
You look as though you needed
consolation. I feel as though we
ought to give Aunt Martha's pet a de-
cent burial she went on ruefully,
tucking her skirts in around her when
he had brought the sled. ct looks
so lonesome out here in the cold with
nobody to care for it
"Oh. let the sparrows have a feast.
1t can't do more than give them a
good old-fashioned tummyache. Knee
hurt" Giving the rope a preliminary
tug to moving.
mot much!" she answered bravely.
But it was hurting more than she pre-
tended and the pain was getting worse
every minute.
Conversation lapsed. The narrow
path across the fields fortunately was
level and there were no fences in the
way. In short time they were home.
You're to come in and get the Lady
! Baltimore for Mrs. Sommers and save
Yourself Il Seeding at Aunt Martha
hands,"
Sorry, but 1 can't hide behind a
skirt
THE skirt-as you respectfully al
| Jude to me-isn't going to have Aunt
Martha's chance of apopleXy on her
conscience You're going to take the
cake
well, we'll see! There is Mrs. Har-
din now, believe, looking for you
But as the girl tried to get up she
tainted and after that nobody thought
OF the cake.
Two weeks later Anthony Stearns
was alone in his office, a look of min
gled annoyance and dfsapproval on his
face. A delegation of women had just
| taken its departure after a vain at
tempt to get mis- support for the new
| child-labor law
He hated politics for women, and to
his mind this indirect voting was as
bad as suffrage. Pretty Virginia
Blanchard, whom he had knocked off
her sled, had proved to be the settle
ment worker he had heard of and her
visit was for tie purpose of asking his
influence for the new bill. His es-
cape was due to the fact that she
hadn't known him and that later the
accident kept her from all the feS-
tivities in the neighborhood. There
were drawbacks IN being a state legis-
lator-when pretty women asked one
to do things But the echo of Vir-
ginia's rich voice had been ringing in
| his ears for days.
"a lady to see you, sir"
And in came Virginia smiling-and
limping ever so little.
Miss Blanchard! I'm delighted tC
see you," he cried springing up and
holding out his hand. But I'm Sc
sorry for that!" indicating her injury
'Oh, it is nothing, just little stiff
1t doesn't hurt q bit now. 1 came
Yes, know!" quickly. Il just re
fused committee of ten. But I fee
that l owe you a good bit for nearly
killing you, sc I'm going to promise
before you ask. Against my convic
lions I'll vote for the new child-labol
bill, Miss Blanchard. Now let's talk o
something else!"
Virginia was silent Il moment will
amazement. Then, you darIing!" sh,
cried. "Oh 1 beg your pardon! Blu
you are wrongl That is not what
came for at all. After 1 heard tina
. you were opposed to the bill 1 decided
not to bother you about it 7 came to
bring you a cake for the one
spoiled
you darling!" ne exclaimed il
, turn, adding, "I wonder if you will
be cross if 1 don't beg pardon, as you
! did? You see, 1 really mean it"
Virginia did not call him to accoun
, for his y.-(Copyripht, 1916
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)