The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
EVENING STORY
The HighbroW.
(By Earl Reed sifvers.)

short black silk socks, and bathing !
shoes. bud thought the socks rather |
iTnmodest. and he mentioned the fact /
to Tom Hathaway. Tom agreed in |
differently. |
why shouldn't girl like that wear
socks if she wants to- he asked. 1T /
isn't any more than some of our own |
society women do.
mo. I suppose not buds aristo- |
cratic face puckered slightly. That |
girls mighty good looking" he said !
suddenly. /
yes, but she is probably engaged |
to that bly, bruiser beside her"
i've often wondered Dud con- |
tinued, undisturbed by what his com
panion had said, IF a girl who has
never had much chance to know any
one worth while would really care to
go with real highbrow-like you, for
instance 1
I'm not a highbrow." Tom smiled
wisely. 81 sould say offhand that If
one of US should try to cut out her
Teller we wouldn't stand a chance in
the world"
Dud's eyes were thoughtful.
I'D like to try he said slowly
why don't your
How"
THAT girl you're talking about is
: here for the summer, probably; at
I
don't you try to pick her ur Mon
day."
do you think IL succeed"
NO"
''Why?"
Because girl like that hasn't any
use for man like you. She'll think
you're only playing with her, and
when someone of her own kind comes
along. she'll drop you quicker than
she would the proverbial hot coal
will IAaf nj
"a hundred dollars"
Shake"
The two men shook hands solemn
ly and. bud Treasure embarked upon
his campaign to win the favor OF
Nellie Drake. On Sunday he planned
out his method of procedure. 1t SEEM
ed inconceivable to him that girl
who had never hoped for more than
a moving picture show and glass OF
soda would decline an invitation to a
| dinner and dance at the seaside re-
sorts leading hotel, so he determined
to ask her on Monday morning to
spend the, evening with him. And
when Monday came, he was on the
beach bright and early. 1t was l
| O'Clock however, before the girl made
her appearance. bud was rather
pleased to note that she was unat-
| tended. AS soon as she was settled
on the sand, he opened his plan OF
attack He had never bad much ex-
perience with girls whom he would
! have designated as middle class. SO
he decided to approach the subject
directly, without preliminaries or
fancy trimmings He walked across
the sand, stood directly in front or the
| fair stranger, and spoke with defer
| ence-
! .Tve been watching you on the
| beach for the past week, he said, and
| But 1 couldn't find any mutual
! friends, and as 1 am going to be here
! for another week only I've decided
| to trespass On your good nature aud
| speak to you. Do you mind?
| The girl glanced up with rather
startled eyes For a full minute she
looked at bud directly, and 1t occur
| red to the man Under inspection that
she seemed very capable OF taklns
care of herself When she smiled, he
/ realized that she was one or the pre-
test girls he had ever seen
| mo. don't mind" she said finally
won't you sit down p
| Eyes. 1 will, thank YOU But hav-
| thing to say. The girl was regarding
| him with amused eyes as If she were
! enioying the experience. There was
brief silence Then the man spoNe.
| INV name is bud Treasure" he an
ncunced, land I'm staying at the New
Monterey. Do you nina telling Iue
@rm Nellie Drake" She seemed
rather impressed to find that he was
| staving at the resorts most expensive
hotel, and bud smiled. His plan prom
| ised a successful termination.
| Are YOU staying here all summer"
! he asked.
yes; / take tickets in the evening
at an open-air movie"
"OhI And you spend the day at the
beach?"
yes, I'm through every night at
ten o'clock
anything tonight"
Not after the show"
He expected her to jump at the
invitation, but she hesitated.
IN bring the car around to the
| theater at about nine" he continued.
"and we can go somewhere for
bite to eat"
Suddenly she capitulated.
That's be fine" she answered.
What kind of a car have you got ?"
They branched off into a discus
sion of cars and other things until
the vacant beach told them 1t was
lunch time. bud remarked that he
had better go, but neither seemed to
take the suggestion very enthusiasts
tically so he remained. They tried
the later a little later, and bud was
surprised to see how well she swan.
In fact, he found certain fascination
in her which no girl in his own set had
. ever been able to arouse. He admitted
. | frankly thaI heT fnBIlsH was not INV
| less, but he found himself enjoying
the occasional slang expressions which
| she employed.
They swan, and talked, and lay in
; the warm sun until almost o'clock.
And at lonely dinner that evening.
bud wished fervently that 9 o'clock
were not SO far away.
He was waiting outside the Airdome
, when she emerged dressed simply in
white. Her sun-browned face was
pertly attractive. and in spite of him
self he felt a vague thrill as he helped
; her into the car. It occurred to him
suddenly that all the nice girls in the