The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
EVENING STORY
The Gods viii Send.
(By Louise Oliver.)

over the river and the palisades be- |
yond. He was dressed faultlessly for |
the evening and Owam, his japanese !
servant, stood waiting with his over
coat and his gfistening hat
1t was not like Richard to stand !
pensively contemplating the scenery; |
there was nothing new in the rushing |
limousines, the boats making their
way slowly thru the dark water and |
the twinkling lights of hamlets far
beyond.
what would you do if you were tired OF
everything? Tired of food, tired of
people, tired of amusement, tired OF
living 2"
peculiar little shrug of the shoulders
'tMeester Dick get MARRIED"
"Who to-" asked Richard curiously.
mice girl
That's like you orientals. Any one
at all with five pigs, flock of geese,
a hundred SimSoS and a few thousand
ancestors. But 1 don't know that you
differ much from US Americans, after
all, only we invert the pigs and an
ceStorS going on the theory that
| live porker is worth-but there L
| Just mean, Owam, that 1 wouldn't get
married to just any one at all Ia
have to love her.
| Owam made a deprecating gesture
with his hands "Meester Dick want
wife the gods will send
You intimated that before, Owam
I'm beginning to think you've got one
up your sleeve and are waiting Tor a
nice, lonely moment like this to spring
her on me- Put the things away.
I'm not going out. Cali 3S44 Bryant,
will you, and ask the maid please to
give Mrs. Demming my regards ana
say that I cannot be present at din
ner on account of illness.
! OWaTn never protested I eS, 1n0eS-
ter" He bowed and hurried away.
Richard flung himself into a chair
For the first time in his lie ne was was
The trite phase hit him with stunning
force. He knew that once it came
there was no cure And yet what had
Owam said? The gods will send
He heard the Jap deliver his mes
sage That, at least, was settled and
the evening was free. Free! To DO
what? Sit around at the club with
a lot of dubs and hear them cackle
the latest scandals. He almost wished
now that he had gone to the dinner
ing of detachment.
The telephone rang.
Richard answered it himself. "del-
llo!" he answered with sudden m1sg1V-
ing, fearing it might be Mrs. DEM
ming But it was a thin high old
| voice trembling with emotion that
| came over the wire "Oh DOCTOR, 1t
pleaded, how is Kitty Louise resting
now?''
At any other time Richard would
have said, I'm sorry, but you must
| have the wrong number, and hung
up But something in the voice, a
pathetic usefulness. an overWhelm-
ing anxiety, touched an answering
| chord in his, heart The chance was
that the patient was at least living,
and another was that no doctor in his
right mind was going to break any
news other than reassurinG over the
telephone to a feeble old lady. SO
Richard answered, she is very COM
Portable now, really resting quite cas-
ily.'
Then tell her, please. that Archi-
bald will be around this evening to
arrange about the wedding to-mor-
| row, as he leaves for France the FOL
lowing morning"
This was rather a breath-taking
turn of affairs and Richard was about
to make haste to assure her that 1t
| was all a mistake and that he did not
even know Miss Kitty-Louise, but the
receiver at the other end went up.
| 1t was TOO late!
"Owam, 1 don't happen to know a
Miss Kitty Louise, do I? You know
everybody's NAME"
"Owam not know, Meester Dick"
| Yet, the name has a familiar
sound. Kitty Louise. Why, L say,
Owam-I remember One day in the
elevator L was gOlng-Ive got it now.
There. were two of them, but the one
with the soft brown hair and eyes like
a startled fawn, and the most beauti-
full curve to her cheek-a color, too.
that wasn't put on with chamois-
that one, Owam, was Miss Kitty
Louise. Bring my hat, Owam." And
then as the Jap hurried away, And
if 1 can find her tonight she'll not
marry Archibald tomorrow"
With the aid of an elevator boy in
door of the studio under the skylight
He raped and voice called, Come
in"
At first he did not see her propped
up on cushions on a couch on the other
side of the big room. The place was
in shadow-only one light deeply
shaded was burning.
Il couldn't answer the door myself,
you see," she smiled. land Polly had
to- go out. I've had an accident. My
foot caught in a grating today and
fell and hurt my ankle
Then you are Miss Kitty Louise
my Miss Kitty Louise, 1 mean"
Yours"
yes. That is-but I'd better ex-
plain. 1 happen to be the bearer of a
message to you that came to me by
mistake over the telephone. It is about
one Archibald He watched her jeal-
ously. You do know an Archibald,
don't you?"
Yes" She had turned very pale.
well, l was to tell you that he is
coming this evening to arrange for a
wedding tomorrow. He leaves the
next day for France"
She had turned her head away and
made no answer. Richard rose
There was so much he wanted to say
so little he dared. There seemed to be
nothing to do but retire and he moved
toward the door.
Mr.. Forbesi'' All, she knew his
name.
| He turned.
Thank you for the MESA ge. 1t is
odd that it should come thru you and
wonderful how you found me- Some
how I can not think clearly, but I feel
that 1 ought to explain. You see
grandma wants me to marry Mr.