The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-15
JUST A GIRL
By JANE PHELPS
THE END OF A PERFECT DAY.
Chapter 119.
Mary and Tom were married.

Mary and Tom were married.
In the flat, daintily but very cheap
ly furnished, we gathered for the we'd
ding supper which Mrs. Fagin and I
had prepared. Mary looked lovely in
her simple white crepe de chine dress,
and Tom every inch the good sturdy
fellow he was, in his new dark suit.
We had trimmed the table with ferns
and sweet peas. and had also dressed
up the room with some potted plants
one of the roo-ners at Mrs. Fagin's
loaned us.
We were very gay. and Mr.. Claxton
the gayest of all. There was only Mrs.
Fagin, TOMS friend, myself and Mr..
Claxton-aside from the bride and
groom. Like myself, Mary had no
girl friends She had become estrang-
ed from those she had known when
we opened the pancake shop. She
had been so busy she had no time for
even the simplest of pleasures. Then,
too Mary had grown more particular.
She would not have felt the same with
the girls as she had when one of them.
She was far superior to the girls in
the sweat shop, and we had located in
an entirely different part of the city,
so that she never saw the restaurant
people, altho some of them had urged
us DOtn 10 JOIN LnoIn OcCdSlOHdlIy.
After the dinner was over, Mr.. Clax-
ton took Mrs. Fagin and me home in
his car.
THANK you for coming, Mr.. Clax-
ton, and thank you so much for your
present." Mary said as, she shook
hands with him at leaving.
Thank you for allowing me to
come. I have enjoyed myself i'm
mensely."
I felt he was telling the truth, that
he had enjoyed himself. I was per-
haps foolishly pleased, but had been
so glad to have him interested in Mary
and Tom that I felt it almost per-
wedding and that he had shown HIM
self so thoroly at home with u.s..
It would have astonished his fash
ionable friends could they have seen
the Zest with which he had entered
into everything. He had told stories,
had been the life of the party. When
he bade me good night-while Mrs.
Fagin waited-I also thanked him.
please be sure it has been a very
happy evening for me-" he replied. re-
tanning my hand. 'I-may I come
and see you some time when you get
settled with them ?"
You have forgotten that Mary said
she was going to ask you to Sunday
dinner soon," replied, just a bit un-
comfortable at the length of time he
held my hand.
That's sol I am to be asked" he
said, but 1 knew by his tone that he
had not been quite satisfied with my
reply But why should he want to call
on me, his office girl?
81 thought he was going to stand
there holding your hand all night"
Mrs. Fagin said after he had gone.
'"There'Il be another wedding soon. I
expect. He's awful nice, dearie, you
needn't blush So"
ct am only blushing because what
you say is so absolutely ridiculous" I
returned. please don't get any such
ideas into your head"
'It won't be his fault II there ain't!"
she added doggedly as I started up
stairs to my room.
How lonely the place seemed!
Mary's door was open, and stood for
moment looking in, then closed it.
The bare, cherries room made me
SILVER.
After went to bed I lay for a long
time thinking. lived over the even
ing, recalled all we had done. Then
remembered what Mrs. Fagin had
said. Another wedding"-Mr. CIax-
ton and me! He had held my hand
for a dreadfully long time. No wonder
Mrs. Fagin said ridiculous things to
me! But after bit I forgot the
wedding, forgot Mr.. Claxton, forgot
everything as Kenneth Lawrence's
face came before me.
Where was he? What was he do
ing? He might have married, and
forgotten me. / think had it not been
for that last thought I would long
ago have written him-;just note
telling him where I was But it had
been SO long since he had left New
York that I feared he had married.
and that would embarrass us both
by writing.
ct wish I dared!" muttered. Then
1 got up, lighted the gas, and Tipped
| a penny-'Tails I write!" It came
heads twice
(Tomorrow-A new honey