The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-12
Eoening Story
We're in Love.
BY r. RAY BAKER.


The glare somehow managed to
leave the N-indowpane in a state of
solidity and appeared to have no eff
feet on the automobile or the two oc-
cupants, one of whom was the yellow
haired girl in a tailored suit. while
the other was young man who sat
rather stiff behind the wheel was
CARRIED in maroon Uniform.
When the girl, just before the road
ster became shut from sight behind
a house. turned and waved her gloved
hand, Mrs. Willie Weatherby snorted
and became more furious and also
frantic, and raced from the luxurious
library, down the luxurious hall, to
stop, lettering from one foot to an
other. before a closed door, on which
she gave a resounding rap.
A deep. roaring voice doomed
Some in and she did.
A lean, lank, six-foot man who had
been strewn over a deep, comfortable
chair-comfortable had the occupant
been less long-gathered himself to-
gether, and when he recognized the
intruder he folded his paper, placed
it on corner of the table, sighed, and
inquired in a voice that was not so
thunderous:
What seems to be, the trouble, my
dear? You appear agitated."
Mrs. Willie Weatherby reeled into
another big chair and sat clenching
ing for breath.
Mr.. Willie Weatherby- Che signed
and preferred it William T. Weather
by but had been unable to down the
nickname society had selected for
him) waited in patience for his wife
to explode, which he know she would,
and which she did.
"Agitated? Agitated? VINO wouldn't
be? Think of it! Agitated? Huh! You
will be, too, when tell you.''
Aant Il crib 81
longingly at his paper on the table,
and waited to be agitated.
Its nothing less than preposterous
criminal" his spouse resumed. Its
simply terrib1ei Think of it, I say.
Our daughter. our little daughter.
June, in love with the chauffeur"
Her prediction as to Mr.. Weather
by's state of temperament was full
filled. He gained his feet, as tho i'm
PEELED by a spring.
Jim Nevins? Our daughter June?
Horrible, unspeakably shorriblei 1t
can't be true-it simply can't"
Mrs. Weatherby smiled and nodded
with satisfaction. satisfaction occa-
| stoned by the perturbed behavior of
| agitation over her. daughters plebeian
choice in love was supplanted by her
gloating over Mr.. Weatherby's frantic
conduct.
Its true, tho" she said almost
sweetly. 81 was seated in the library
when the roadster passed with June
and Jim. She's going to town to do
some shopping, she said-the little de-
ceiver, Well, as the car went past the
library window heard her say:
isn't it wonderful to be in love,
Jim?'' 80
'And that ungrateful rascal replied:
- Yes, and we're sure in love, amt
we?'"
Hero Mrs. Weatherby bristled out
again in ferociousness and launched
Nevins. but which broadened its scope
to include all chauffeurs and wound
i up with an attack on the man who
invented automobiles. whoever he
might be. Her husband chimed in
now and then, whenever she paused
for breath, but finally both Gained
down considerably, realizing that they
were accomplishing nothing. and that
perhaps their harumscarum daughter
had eloped with the miscreant driver
while they were holding their torrid
confab.
whats to be done? That's what
I want to know" Mr.. Weatherby in
Quired. as he sank back in his chair.
| tore off piece of his newspaper and
began chewing it nervously and medi-
! tatively.
There's only one thing" said his
wife decisively. "You must speak to
her-you must forbid her having any
thing to do with jim; and IL that does
no good you must discharge JIM"
Willie shrugged his shoulders. He
had once visited France
/ Easily said" he observed s'but I
don't care to tackle June She's too
much in the habit of having her own
way, and she's too much of spitfire.
The first thing she. would doN would
| be to marry Jim, If she hasn't done
I h a q r1n Ind fG-
charge Jim. He's too good a driver
and besides. it would make her care
all the more. No, there must be an
| other way
chin, and presently her eyes spark1ed
with a happy thought.
Il have it. Well get Mr. and Mrs
Sparkwell to invite US for cruise on
their yacht. That Will give June a
1 chance to get in with Charlie Spark
well their nephew. You know. we've
| often talked over with the Sparkwells
what a good match it would be, and
they'll be glad of the opportunity.
| Naturally, we wouldn't take our chauf-
/ feur on a boat cruise-and June is
| just crazy about the water. Perhaps
she'll fall in love with Charlie and for
get all about Jim, once she's away
from him.
| June returned late in the afternoon
| with no evidences of having eloped
and fell unsuspectingly into the trap
that had been laid for her. and two
days later Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Wealth
erby and daughter. and Mr.. and Mrs
| Saxton Sparkwell and nephew set sail
on the yacht Glover Leaf for a two
weeks cruise on the Atlantic. In or
der to prevent June from fathoming
| their designs. her parents had kept
from her the fact that Charlie Spark
well, would be one of the party.
June and Charlie seemed to get
along swimmingly. much to the graf
| ification of the four more elderly
\ members Of the party. who, while the
young couple strolled the deck In the
evenings. played bridge and seven-up
and discussed the future happiness of
| their respective daughter and nephew.
One evening Willie Weatherby COM
planned of being out of sorts and re-
manned in his room while his wife and
the Sparkwells partook of amusement
Iaccnrdfne To HnvIe In the midst of