The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
EVENING STORY
Called Ont of Town.
(By Joan Bugby.)

ly. Hello. he called.
Hello, Jacket" came his sisters
voice. Are you in a very good humer
today?"
He knew what was coming, SO he
was prepared. Not very he an
swered.
"Oh. pshaw. Well. anyway. I'm go
ing to take chance. This is Satur-
day and I know you are not going to
be in the office
'Weu?"
Get tickets for the matinee. won't
your
Il had planned to go fishing
Il just thought SO. that's why I'm
heading you off. Now be clever, Jack,
and say yes. It's the best show of the
| season.
Jack knew it and began to soften.
81 don't know, sis. III see"
! That's the spirit. big brother.
! You'll thank me some day for saving
| your life. It's too cold to fish. You'll
get pneumonia. And Jackie" she.
paused.
! What is it ?"
Get three
| Three what?'
! Tickets
! He smelled mouse. Why"
Flo Van Buren's here"
! He exploded. II thought there was
a niger in the woodpiie,''
John Newton,"
We'll, you get me into corner and
l get tired of your Foxy CUTLER bust
ness. Why didn't you say so in the
! flrst place? I'm willing enough to take
you but l balk at an extra skirt. Why
can't you take care of your own
friends?'
| she was accustomed to his roaring
All right, Jackie. Wen be at your
! office at 2. And do be in an anna BILE
/ mood. Flo is dying to meet you. She
/ in,
/ winch, dear brother, you look like a
i combination of Croesus and Apollo
ana are wearing mysterious express
sion that drives all the girls crazy
| Live up to it, john"
! Live up to --" he answered. but
she had hung up hastily.
| Il I'll not going TO spoil a perfectly
good Saturday afternoon trying to en-
tertain a fool GIRL he declared. "I'n
get the tickets and leave them here.
but m going fishing
! Which he did.
He went home after lunch, changed
his clothes for all the old things he
could find in the attic, rubber boots
and ALL found his fishing things in
the cellar and went out the back way
across lots down the road and across
country to the river. No one saw him
except Susan, the second maid, who,
looking out of her own window, saw
him leave the yard.
l. ar those tramps don't stay away
from this place. she saiF I'm going
TO ask Mr.. Newton to get a dog.
wonder if the kitchen door is locked y
In the meantime Claire and her
guest went to Jacks office promptly
at 2. On the ia BILE was a note with
two tickets inelosed. Sorry, not to
be with you, but was called out of
town on business. Have a good time.
Jack"
The beast!' cried Claire.
I Never mind" laughed her guest.
| I'm the story the beast va~.shes only
to reappear handsome prince"
Don't worry He's afraid to. put
IN an appearance of any kind after
this. Well. Wen go to the theater.
anyway, by ourselves. No use letting
this spoil the afternoon. I guess we'd
better hurry. What time is 1t %
Flo pulled back her cuff to look at
her watch. why, lit isn't here. |
haven't got it; it's gone."
| Florence -
Yes, sir, I've lost it! And dad gave
it to me when 1 graduated"
Claire looked her distress. ''Oh, I'm
so sorry. dear. 1t was the handsom-
est one I've ever seen. Maybe you
didn't put it on
Flo thought a minute. "Yes-I did.
remember. But | may have taken
it off downstairs to put on my gloves
land then forgotten it. 1 believe that's
what l did, It's on the living-room
table. Can't we telephone?''
But Claire was already calling up
the house. rs that you, Susan? VIII
you look on the reading table in the
living-room and see if Miss Van Buren,
left her watch there? Look all around
| everywhere. I'll watt
In five minutes Susan returned
mo, Miss Claire, 1 don't see it. 1 was
just thinkin'. | saw a tramp leave
the house a lille ago and I'll bet he
stole it,
Claire screamed, Whats wrong?'
cried Flo.
IT'S gone-stolen, Susan says a
tramp took it. I'm going to call III
the olice.' Which she did
Jack Newton. sitting peacefully by
a bridge and putting at his pipe
heard the clatter of hoofs. Lookine
up he saw three black uniformed gen
tlemen in black helmets riding his
way and evidently interested in him
Brown hat turned down. old gra,
suit and red sweater. It's him. said
one, riding quite close.
Yes, it's me-" answered Jack, "ant
1 wish you'd shut up and so away
You're soaring all the fish,
You're the fish we're after, my
man. answered the other. ''Stant
up. We're going to search you"
I'm hanged if you will,''
mo, not hanged-but Jail maybe
Get up"
II won't"
Yes you will. Come on fellows.'
The fellows came on and the,
turned out poor Jacks pockets. Ant
there was the watch. One of tn,
policemen held it up triumphantly
| Here's the watch he stole from TIL,
. Newton house. Come along with us.
But l didn't get that watch in tn,
Newton house. L found it there OF
the bridge
Tell that to the judge. Just nov
shut up and come along.
! There was nothing else to do, s,
Jack went.
| He would get no hearing until Mon
| day he knew. so he tried bribery