The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30

seems to know 1 will snub him if he
speaks to me, and yet he ought to be
brave enough to take the chances
The next two mornings were lowery
and Miss Gertrude did not go to the
park. 1t was better weather on the
third morning, and as she left home
she hoped that the young man had
spent the two days prowling thru the
park in hopes to find her AS she
entered the grounds she walked and
walked and walked. until she was
mile away from where she had last
sat. She hadn't been seated five min
utes when Notwithstanding fellow
came along and pumped down and
said:
''They say that squirrels are mighty
goot eatin', but I never had chanst
to try en-"
No reply.
'T've ct rabbits, and they are purity
good
No reply.
rs that air book you're readin'
about Buffalo. Bill?''
Sir" demanded the girl.
'Oh. come on-iets go to matinee
this ar
Miss Gertrude rose up to look for
policeman, but sat down again almost
instantly. A hundred feet away, and
headed for her bench was the young
man and his newspaper. His eyes
were on the loafer, but he did not in
crease his pace any nor did he make
any preparations. He arrived at the
bench in due time and reached for the
loafers neck and lifted him to his feet.
Then he got a body hold and flung
him into the shrubbery as if he had
been a doll. He stood for a moment
to watch the hoafer stink off, and then
sat down on the other end of the
bench and began to read.
There was human being sitting
seemed obvious of the fact.
He needed only to turn his head to
see a girl with big blue eyes, but his
head didn't turn.
What should she do-walk away
again in a huff or return thanks to
him of the strong arm? She did not
know that she had decided yet when
she found herself saying:
Sir, if you could see a loafer, it
seems that you ought to be able to see
a young lady at the same distance"
1T does look that way" he smiling
ly replied as he laid aside his paper.
Il hope the fellow wasn't too rude
He deserved what you gave him.
Why did you hunt me down again
this morning."
please don't use that term. Our
meetings have been by chance. After
the first meeting I did not think you
| would come to that bench again. You
came, however, and you left your
| handkerchief
You saw it and didn't speak of iti''
You had passed out of sight when
1 saw it. 1 could only leave it for
you"
But you appeared when L changed
| benches"
Just chance, had been to the
dairy for glass of milk
But 1 changed to this place, and
here you are againi"
Chance, chance. 1 met that loafer
many rods from here and 1 thought
he looked impudent- I should have
taken another path but for following
him. Have 1 won or lost my case?''
You have stated it pretty fairly, I
guess, but what 1 can't understand is
I-iS|"
rs why I didn't take advantage of
some of the incidents to address you,''
he finished for her, as a furtive glance
at her showed that she was blushing
and probably mad at herself for say
] ing as much as she had said.
| She was looking off into the bushes
as he continued:
| ut was because I fell in love with
you at first sight,
| Miss Gertrude rose and hurried
away, and it cost Mr.. Fred Fayram,
civil engineer and mighty nice young
man, a full three months to find her
again and secure her forgiveness. And
the three months became fifteen be-
fore she was Mrs. Fayram.-(Copy-
right, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
| per Syndicate