The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

phone to Ethel Marbridge and she
fatty refused. Flew into a rage and
said something, to the accompaniment
of flashing eyes. about having looked
forward to. Jerry's visit Can it be
| that BY George, I'll bet that's
| it,"
"Of course that's H." said the
shrewd and observant Alice. "Only a
l blind and stupid brother would have
failed to notice it. Why, she's been
since the annual came"
Excuse me, please" said Jerry,
rising. Il have to go up to my room
/ for something"
But Dale did not reach his room.
/ On the way to his room he had to pass
little alcove on the second floor
and from that alcove he heard sounds
| of-crying. He knew it was Marjorie.
| He hesitated q moment and then went
| in.
Don't cry, please. Marjorie" said
jerry. He felt a great desire to cem-
| fort her.. However, Jerry had had
very little experience with girl psy-
| chology, so his resolution went to bits
when at his first words of attempted
comfort Marjorie turned on him. eyes
| blazing, and all Inundated at the re-
membrance of her half-uttered confess
sion of what Dale meant to her.
please leave me. I'm crying about
something else" said Marjorie in a
| denial that was the best confession.
Il don't care What you're crying
about" said Jerry. Don't cry at all.
| Il don't like to see you cry.'
Il guess 1 can cry If I want to.
| Please let me pass. I want to tele-
phone to Miss Marbridge."
To the uninitiated Jerry this exhibit
ton of perverse feminine psychology
was puzzler. Hadn't her protests to
Brother Harry meant anything? Why
had she refused to telephone in the
| first place? Girls were funny and
variable, thought Jerry Dale.
Marjorie brushed past him and
started for the telephone at the other
end of the hall. She had given the
number when Jerry. still remenstrat-
| ing reached her side. His pleadings
were of no avail Marjorie was bent
on telephoning. cost what it would to
her heart.
She was sure she hated Dale as
the world in general that fine April
morning. What right had Dale to
| overhear her impulsive revelation of
his significance in her thoughts.
'Helloi Is this Eethel Marbridge 2"
asked Majorie in her sweetest voice.
This, is Marjorie Rogers" She was
on the point of delivering her
! brothers message when a strong hand
was placed over her lips and another
took the receiver away from her ear.
She was held in Jerry's arm away
from the telephone.
~Hello." said Jerry into the trans
mitter. This is Mr.. Dale. He asked
Marjorie to call your number for us.
| Harry\can't whisper ocer the phone
SO he wants me to tell you that we
can't come over this afternoon. Sorry"
There were a few perfunctory re-
marks and Jerry hung up. Now,
Marjorie, do you understand why I'm
not going over to Miss Marbridge's this
afternoon? Because I'd rather spend
| the afternoon with you. Madge. look!"
He took from his pocket a little photo
graph of Madge.
i've carried this in my pocket for
months. Harry missed it from his
dresser. but he never guessed that his
roommate had appropriated the pic
ture of his pretty sister. We can tell
him now. And we can tell him that
II like you very much, ,Madge."
Marjorie was having a hard time
making her lips stop their trembling
happy fearful trembling Was it real
~ true? 1t must be for she was look
ing into Jerry's. glistening eyes.
Lets go intS the alcove," said Mar
jorie, Jealous of these happy moments.
And in the a1cove they came to a very
happy understanding. When finally
they came out. in response to Harry's
repeated calls for Jerry Madge, after
a mad glad embrace. said: "And you
can tell that thoughtless. blind, brutal
brother o. mine that II like you very
much, Mr.. Jerry Dale
downright, 1920 bv the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)