The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-13

You'll hear from me thru Judy-She
knows eyerything-and won't tell Be
his place until come back. Love and
all the rest of it, from the Wicked
I Marjorie"
Judy knew everything, thru having
been the door of hope.
Dem Warrens people ober to Pine
Hill done come yere tn leern what We
all dom, and wus ragarin' an chargin'
case dee couldn't git no cook ter stay
wild unl-''not since Jincy, Judy's sis
! ter had been Wrested from their kitch-
! en- by sudden matrimony. "Oh-Yessum,
dee paid all right-most anything
was asked una. But de ole lady she wus
cranky as a rams horn. even befo' she
! fell and broke so many bones. Den de
| two trained nurses and dat dar ram
| rod-legged man. her son. even wusser.
/ Dee WIS sho'Iy too much fer any plain
wukkin' woman. Maybe er lady
mought stand UNI. Miss Mahje better
run long ODER dar. light an make
1 engagement, 'pendin' on Judy ter send
on her suit case-and keep her mouf
shet ter everybody"
Marjorie nodded-she was beyond
! speech. But she Rugged Judy tight,
and ran away trying hard to whistle
! Six hours later on the edge of sun
down. she was in the Warren kitchen
! saying to herself as she glanced
around: Tuesday of creation week
couldn't have been a patch on this
! The acknowledged SON. had fetched
/ her to the door, waved a helpless hand
mumuring he would make it worth
| her while to stay.
( Faith may move mountains. but vir-
gin ignorance can give 1t three in the
game. If Marjorie had known half
| the week following taught her she
would never have adYentured into the
Warren household. One nurse was a
kindly inca pable-so was the remnant
elderly maid. But the head nurse.
Miss Slackers, made up for both by
abuse of the permission even head
/ nurses have to be hateful. Small Won
der when she had marked down the
ramrod-legged one as her special prey
and saw in. Marjorie her potential
rival; Especially after order came out
| of chaos. and meals were no longer
penances, but full fed delights. The
| tongue-tied Mr.. Warren had no need
to praise them orally-the smacking
| of his lips was sufficiently convincing.
Also and further he began almost to
thrive, to an extent which moved Jim
Leslie, his imported scientific farmer
! to say grinning to Marjorie: IF you
keep this up you'll be able to get blood
out of that turnip."
Casual contacts with this person
who did for himself, and came into the
| kitchen only to bring fruit and vege-
! tables, were Marjorie's main, allevia-
! tons. She knew she was a puzzle to
| llIIl-dlSO tndJ ne IOunQ study OF i
/ fascinating. Audaciously she had no
| fear that he would recognize in JOY
| the Warren cook, the Marjorie Joyce
Millburn he had danced with casually
| at the senior prom five years back.
Then he had been slight-now he was.
| tanned, muscular, almost burly. Yet
she fancied she would have known
| him without hearing his name. His
| manner towards her was friendly
kind yet touched with fine respective
chivairous reserve infinitely refresh
| ing.
Upon a sweltering late August twi-
| Light the scent of ripe grapes enticed
| Marjorie to the long arbor which ran
down the main garden walk. She was
very tired-but happy-hadn't she a
hundred dollars to show for her
months toll? Grabbed old Nine. War
| rem had mouthed angrily as she paid
! it-John was fool-no good girl
could be so heartlessly extortionate-
| with sickness in the house-and SO
| little to do. John had checked her
peremptorily thereafter. in the hall,
| he had apologized almost timidly, for
| his mother-she was so old. so ill-she
would never be better-he knew. If she
| did not, what a gOdsend Joy had been
to them. He had looked even more
| Majorie smiled wryly, reme mbering
| his eyes. Possibly the memory helped
to send her out of doors recklessly
conscious that in the arbor she risked
| DRY that grapes should be cut while
| sun-Yarm.
TN let you help if you ara1very
| good,' he called gayly as she came
within range of his lantern light.
Hanging directly overhead it hung re-
vealing white illumination upon her
lifted brow, her round throat, the
small quizzical curl of her lips. In
stantly he knew her-as instantly he
I dropped grape-shears and basket,
/
her hands, saying: Want a prize
idiot? Here he stands
| ANY proofs?" Marjorie asked sau-
oily. "A whole month of it--I ought
to have known you at the very first.
he said hushedly. falling back a pace.
tically upon them. leading a reluctant
| captive-Mr. Warren-and brandish-
/ ing a letter as tho it were a dagger.
AS she came close she thrust the let
i ter upon Marjorie, kissing. by spe-
ciai messenger-he's waiting for the
answer"
He is-judicious," Marjorief an
swered, taking the missive. which was
addressed: Miss mArjoRy Joy-Mil-
bun,
at Pinehin warrens.
Saying tremendously: Excuse me-"
Majorie broke the seal to yead: You
come back HOME. uNc Dan is done
Found heself. Say eff Don't find you
quick, he'll Kill me. I'm in dee
Kyar down At de big Gait-you come
wild de sHofEr-make him Tote yo
Close"
You are going. of course" Leslie
said. He had read shamelessly over
her shoulder. She nodded. Miss
, Smokers interposed, "Not' until your,
| bags are searched. I insist upon that
for my own protection, A-per-
Ison sailing under false colors is capa-
BILE of almost anything. I do not pro-
pose to jsopardize my good name
She is not going if I can help it,"
| Warren almost shouted, cluthing Mar
jorie's arm. 'Stay-as my wife. 1
loved you the minute you came"
Miss Smokers screamed and prompt
ly tainted. Marjorie brushed past her.
saying to Mr.. Warren: Thank you