The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-30
Eoening Story
She Had a Heart.
BY r. RAY BAKER.

Thru the clouds of Frank Norri-
sons despair broke a shaft of sun
light in the form of an idea
Frank was not the first person to
have the same idea He knew it was
being worked out successfully many
times, but until now not once had he
thought of applying it in his own be-
half
Jane Ellison had turned him down.
After three years of pursuing her
heart, with tacit consent Turing him
on, Me was wrecked on the rocky
shores of the sea of unreqqited love.
But Frank could not give her up.
There was no other girl in the world
like her. Black hair and deep
brown eyes, perfect complexion of
white, Jane was more like a picture
than a mere woman. Frank could
never care for anybody but a Dru-
nette, he knew. or for any brunette
but Jane. He was one himself, at
tho there was color in his cheeks
while it was absent in James. Yes,
he must marry Jane or life would
not be worth living.
The big idea was this: He would
CALI on James sister. Irene, who al
ways had appeared a good friend of
his, for assistance. If he could make
her a party to a plot he stood
chances of winning even yet. The
plot would consist of his paying at
tenGon to Irene, thus arousing jeal-
o0sy in Jane.
That's the whole trouble, said
Frank "Jane thinks she has me right
where she wants me, and it's made
her lose interest
ri AL
phone and arranged for a meeting.
Until the plot was fully concocted
he did not wish to appear at the Ell
lison home, so he had Irene meet him
on the river bank.
1T isn't quite proper, KNOW" he
said over the wire. But we're good
friends and I need your help-and
l don't want Jane to know
Il understand" Irene replied, land
I'll be right there"
Irene met him on the river bank.
She was seated on rustic bench
when he appeared Nobody eyer
would have mistaken one of the sis-
ters for the other, for Irene was as
lpronouncedly blonde as Jane was a
brunette; and she even had few
freckles.
Frank seated himself beside her and
| lost no time.
Jane has thrown me down." he
said, land can't stand it. This world
| will be a sad mess for me unless ]
can patch things up"
What caused the quarrel?" Irene
| inquired. gazing at him with eyes that
were serious and yet contained d YES
tige of merriment.
There wasn't any; that's the trou-
BILE. If we had had a scrap there
would be some hopes of fixing it up
But James just got tired of me,
guess. She said we could be friends
but nothing more, and a lot of that
bunk
James my sister," Irene observed
but I must admit she's a pretty colo
proposition. In fact, she hasn't g
heart. She isn't human. I'm con.
WINGED; just a picture, that's ALL
Frank protested.
| "Oh, no, you're wrong. ] know her
rand she has a wonderful disposition
I've known her longer" Irene de
clared, ''and I insist her heart is
made of stone. Oh, I love her as {
sister, but I'd hate to be the man il
love with her.
Don't talk that way Frank re
monstrated. ct think you're doing i
/ just to get me off the track Jane /:
| the only girl in the world for me
She's just the type Her hair ant
eyes are perfect. and the contras
formed by her complexion is wonder
fully fascinating. Don't try to dis
suade me-"
What would you have me do?" sh'
asked.
Frank explained and Irene readil,
agreed to be a conspirator. visi
to a theater two nights later wa
planned as the means of launching tn
campaign.
i At first the campaign seemed t,
bring no results whatever. Franz
saw Jane when he called on Irene bu
she evidenced no more emotion thai
if she never had. met him in any close
| relationship.
Frank took Irene to dances. ant
before long he could see that Jane wa
becoming interested. She never spok
about it, but on one occasion sh
flounced out of the room with darl
scowl on her countenance when h
called to take her sister for a motto
!, ride.
!. She's displaying anger" he toll
Irene when they were Swimming owe
a country road. THAT gives me som
Don't be too hopeful" Iren
warned. Remember. she hasn't
heart"
The warning was well founded, fol-
altho Jane assumed naughty atti
, tude that showed she was displease
by Franks attentions to her sister, sh
never made any advances. Under tn
| circumstances, if Jane still cared 70
Frank, it seemed that some hint tina
he was welcome once more as a suite
would not have been out of place.
Jane was now seen frequently wit
a man considerably older than hersel
: and the possessor of a comforta bl
amount of worldly wealth. Frank wa
, doing well himself as head of hard
ware firm, but he could not conside
himself on the highway to riches
II For two months the plotters keE
iup their pretense, and there were n
signs of success in sight. Jane, i
fact, seemed infatuated with her me-
I knight
/"Retter give 1t up" Irene told Fran
one night as they sat on the rusti
seat beside the river. you're was'
| ing your time
And yours. said Frank. ITS
shame the way I've been taking a
your time. No other fellow has