The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

reasoning anger. but laughed. AM
you. Sir knight?'
Durrett bowed low. I'm waiting
until I have position 10 offer a
won an
There's gubernatorial election
next year" she advanced tentatively
He smiled in return. And hoi
polioi will. who knows. Fair Lady,"
The next year MaXon Eliot at the
fair told Jessamine he'd got the place
as postmaster at Harper several
months before. &c., he added. may
be 1 can 81 are the money to run over
and see Durrett inaugurated governor
in December. His elections a sure
thing Will you be there?" he ended,
a trifle wistfully.
live promised-I think so:" she
answered
Max understood her embarrassment
porarily raised itself settled back over
his face.
y In November. Durrett was elected
governor of the state. Judge and Mr..
Farra prepared to give their daugh-
ter a very handsome wedding.
'NaXon Eliot to be tried by the
United States court for fraud in the
Harper postoffioe!'' Those word I;
confronted Je-samine one day when
she picked up the paper.
TOO bad a perfectly innocent fell
low gets himself in a place to be tech
nically guilty of crime, and liable to
the penitentiary," her cousin. Will
Payne, remarked, looking over her
shoulder at her startled cry. 1--WE
heard about it. Seems a discharged
clerks twisted some papers some way
| SO the blame falls on the postmaster"
Max Eliot's been adjudged guilty
and they're going to send him to pri-
son, jessy." Payne told her a few day
later, unless the president parGcfi3
him. Seems his friends are getting
| up a petition"
Jessamine fled to her room.
"A lady wishes you to call to see her
| at once, sir" messenger boy said to
,Maxon Eliot, two weeks afterward
hotel, after satisfactory interview
with the nations chief executive
| When he went to the address given
figure in blue travelling suit ran
Farra was clinging to him. crying
softly, ooh. May!-Max. dear."
why, Jessy-Jessy." Astonish-
ment wrapped him. What is the
| NATTER"
"Oh, Max. I want your she sobbed;
Il want you'll"
Maxon's heart. racing with the wild
| happiness of her weight against it,
| overcame him, and in spite of him.
self. for an instant, his arms went
| about her and held her tight; then
he remembered,
| You are going to marry Governor
| Durrett, Jessy,"
I'm not going to marry Walton
Durrett-unless-u you don't
want me. Max"
! But l. poor Max stammered-
| I'm a failure-I'm disgraced-Pd be
in prison but for the presidents kind
ness! Surely, Jessy, you don't under
stand
| II do" she interrupted. ITS taken
this to tell me where my hearts been
all these years! If they'd, sent you
! to prison, and you'd have let me, !
would have married you on the prison
| steps. Kiss me, Max"
/ Max kissed her. then held her away
| from him with a groan.
"Oh. love, l can't can't let you
| do it,"-
But she was not listening, ooh.
Max" she smiled. I'm so glad grand
mother left me her home and so much
| of her money. It's invested safely
we can live on the income. You-you
don't have to try to make money-you
can study and write-and-and make
! me happy, If you won't go with me
and hunt up a minister I'll go home
and marry the governor and live mis-
| erably ever after"
| And Max went.
Copyright, 1919 by tile Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)