The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-27

Ischool-he's. going to be a doctor-and
after that year or two as inferno IN
hospital 1t seems long time,
doesn't it? l told him I'd see. He's
such a dear boy, and hate to hurt his
feelings. But wouldn't if be awful Il
I'd say yes, and then find out in
couple of weeks after 1 went nome
that 1 didn't care a bit? Just like
Wally. But 1 can't tell him; III Write
it. It's SO much easier. There's Mr..
Denny outside looking for some one
Monday-This place is bewitched- |
lose everything. L wrote TO Alan ana
put the letter in my blouse to mail,
and lost It, too. I've looked all morn
ing. If don't find it I'm going home.
I've "a notion to go out IN Mr.. DIS
canoe. He's gone to town.
Tuesday-There's a lot to write, but
I'm so excited 1 might get things
mixed bit 1 looked for that letter
yesterday until l was crazy. Then l
decided somebody had found it. l
| was Wild
Just after 1 started out in the canoe
a storm came up. Before l got TO
the island the rain began, and the
waves got SO high and the wind was
! so awful l was sure ! was going to
upset. Well, l got there at last and
| pulled the canoe upon the beach as
well as l could and crawled between
! two big rocks to keep dry. I'm not
afraid of a storm usually, but it was
waited for death. 1 just knew l was
going to be struck by lightning. And
| wet! The rocks instead of keeping
the water off shipped it down on me
like porch roof. 1 was soaked.
/ After about two years, it seemed,
| the thunder and lightning did stop
and l got a chance to breathe. So
crept down to the place where I had
| tied the canoe, and what do you
think? 1t was gone. 1t had pulled
up the root or whatever it was and
| departed, hide, hair and all.
There l was wet as a fish, hungry
| q had only eaten a dab of salad for
| lunch in my anxiety about the letter.
| evening coming on and miles away
from everything. 1t was certainly dis.
NAL The canoe was nowhere in
sight! | could see boats out on the
lake, but none came near enough to
call. Evidently l had not been missed.
1t got dark after a while-very-
and was getting sleepy. Thank good
ness, II was warm and I'd dried out
pretty well. So l found a soft, messy
place and tried to sleep. L thought of
! Wally-and Alan, poor dear-and of
| Mr.. Denny. Wouldn't he be mad
| when he found his canoe gone. And
l wondered if the Old Girl would get
him, and l hoped not-because he
had such nice eyes and was such a
4 gentleman. Then l went to sleep.
And suddenly 1 felt Il light on my
face and sat up, blinking into an cleo
trio flash. OF course 1 thought 1 was
IN my own room and a burglar had
broken in. Take any old thing you
want 1 said, only don't waken
Bertha's baby-it's in the next room
and mothers got a bad heart so please
-" Then 1 realized where | was
land what had happened, for the light
had left my face and flashed on the
trees and things around.
| THANK heaven you're all right
said man, l mean, said Mr.. Denny
for he it was I'VE found your canoe
upside down at at dark. Theg're drag
lying the lake for you. IL thought
iyou Were dead" His voice sounded
queer.
You don't happen to have a sand
witch, do you?" 1 asked. I'm starved. .
Not a thing, I'm afraid" he dug
down into his pockets, pulling out let
tiers and cigarettes and a dozen things
And suddenly the flashlight fe.l
on my picture and l grabbed it and he
his fingers-well, I'm just not going
to put it all down even in book But
he said he'd loved me from the first
| minute he d seen me, but was afraid
liked Alan. And he'd seen me dror
Alan'S letter, too, and had that-un-
opened. of course-but he was afraid
to return for fear I'd accept him.
And then all at once 1 knew how il
was 1 loved him, too. so 1 said Sc
I'm going to put down. After all,
believe I'll just keep a diary in my
heart. I'm SO happy 1 can't write my
thoughts. Poor Wally, And pool
Alan,-(Copyright, 1917, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)