The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-13
EVENING STORY
Meeting Sister.
BY CATHERINE PARSONS.

BY CATHERINE PARSONS.
You're a hopeless woman hater.
Kenny" groaned Lieutenant Camp
bell. But If you refuse to meet my
attractive sister-in-law. at least. Sou
will consent to meet my attractive
wife-she's quite harmless as far as
! you are concerned and well worth
/ knowing"
Kenny grinned.
You bet, I'll meet your wife, Fred
the sooner the better! Its only a
| lot of silly girls can't stand"
We'll. she's here now. She's taken
| a little apartment about mile from
camp-10 Main street. Well expect
you to afternoon tea tomorrow-that
will be before her sister gets there,
SO you won't have to worry. Is that
o. K. ?'
ut sure is. So long, now-I've got
to get back to my job"
The next afternoon was cold and
clear, and Kenny walked briskly along
| and thought rather pleasantly of the
hot tea he would soon have offered
ITO him. And he was really anxious
to meet Fred's wife. too. They had
known each other since they were
boys and his friend had married only
left training camp. The girl he i'm
| agined Fred would pick out, would
be tall and stately and dignified and
very good-looking-he could see her
perfectly in his minds eye.
But he had quite shock when his
ring was answered and he was ush-
cred into the tiny living room to Mrs.
| Can pbell's apartment. To be sure,
his hostess was there-very much so
but she was small, very pretty and
ridiculously young looking Fred
| should have prepared him a little for
| this. -
| We're glad you could come, Lieu-
out for a few moments, but they will
be back directly. Do sit down and
tell me something about the camp
| I'm dying to hear all about it,"
Sister" thought Tom Kenny,
groaning inwardly. ''Then she did
I've just been thinking it's so won
derful out-perhaps you would like to
see something of the place yourself
| We could take little walk out in the
direction of camp if you want to and
you think Fred won't mind"
| His one idea was to get outside be-
fore sister returned-he hoped she
never would return!
Mercy. no-Fred won't mind! He'll
be only too glad to get me off his
hands for WHILE
Having made UP his mind to make
|
companion decidedly good company.
She laughed at his jokes and made
herself SO agreeable that he found
himself feeling almost disappointed
when they finally turned towards
home. But the whole afternoon she
| never mentioned her husband once.
When they first started out Tom had
turned to her questioningly:
You are quite sure your husband
won't care II you do go off like this ?"
my husband " echoed the girl,
blankly. Then, light dawned in a mo
ment, and she turned her head away
to hide the twinkle that shone in her
eyes.
He'd trust me with you, I know"
she returned. smiling. I'm just going
to have good time and forget all
| about him.
When they got back to Mrs. Camp
bells apartment it was SO late that
Tom begged to be excused, as he had
| TO be back at caml in time for mess.
Fred's wife did not urge him to come
in, but asked him to come to tea two
days later to met her sister. He tried
| 10 refuse, on some sort of pretense,
but he found it too hard to refuse any
thing this girl asked him, when she
! really wanted to have her own way.
| SO ne promised, and went back to
camp. thinking that Fred was a pretty
| fortunate man to have such a wonder
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more women in the world like her!
On Friday afternoon he found both
| the ladies home, and he went thru
i the painful ordeal of meeting sister
She was far more stately than Fred's
VIE, and possibly very charming. but
Tom hardly noticed her at ALL
I was so sorry about the other af-
ternoon." apologized Miss Ely. Fred
told me 1t would only take a minute
and then I found SO many things I
had to attend to mat before I knew
it it was terribly late. I was SO sorry
| not to meet you"
| Mrs: Campbell was very kind. and
entertained me royalty assured
Kenny, -
''I'll bet she did," agreed Fred
Campbell. and a gleam of amusement
ipassed between him and his now-very
demure little wife. who was seated at
the other end of the room
I'VE had a beautiful time. Freddie,
dear" she cried enthusiastically. And
I've been thinking we ought to get up
some nice little parties while sister is
here-just the four of US. do so
love to chaperon."
gel. fe % naq be- s e Any,nins as you
Then, let's go skating Sunday af-
| ternoon-it's heavenly on the lake.
VIII you go. Lieutenant Tom?"
IF Fred's willing. Are you fond of
skating?" he asked the silent sister.
who had not entered into the CONVEX
sation for some time.
ct adore it," she assured him. ct
haven't been on skates for two years.
but I'll probably get along with lit
tie help You won't mind giving me
a few points till I get used to it. will
your"
ttoo promptly. and he thought he no.
ficed Fred cough sIiphflv IN coyer a