The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
THE NEW
GENERATION
HoRrENsE AND JOAN MAKE UP.
By JANE PHELPS


CHAPTER %.
When next Joan met Hortense it
was with head held high, and a look
of utter scorn on her young lips.
Whatever are you looking at me
like that for?" Hortense asked.
Because you are such a silly"
I'm not a silly, and I don't want
you to call me one"
Then stop telling things that aren't
true"
'I don't"
you dol"
"What?"
get married and"
'I never did! just said that peo-
pie said she was"
And you said your own father said
it was a good match. You can just
tell him it isn't any match at all !:
give me up for anybody on earth-or
in Heaven either, SO there"
The following day Hortense said to
Joan:
81 told my father what you said
about your mother and Mr.. Forester
not being any match at all, just as you
told me to-
well, what did he say to that? ?"
Joan asked with all her young i'm
pudence.
He told mother I'd spilled the
beans whatever he meant by that.
ner, so knew it was about what I
had said"
You are a goose. He meant you
had spoiled the match by telling me.
I heard one of the boys say that once
and asked him what he meant. But
you can tell your father that you
didn't spill the beans at all; that you
couldn't because my Mumsie said
Craig Forester" Joan stopped,
embarrassed. She had almost told
that Mr.. Forester never had asked
her mother to marry him, and in
some way she had gathered from her
mothers conversation that to have
people know that would reflect upon
her, as well as embarrass her terribly.
So she added: thought her charm
ing, was no reason people should gos-
sip about her. Really nice people
never talk of other people" she added
for good measure.
81 guess they do, because my father
and mother are really nice, and they
did"
you think they are nice. of
course" patronized Joan. That's
because they belong to you"
Lets be friends. Joan. You said
you wouldn't, but if your mother isn't
going to get married, you haven't got
any reason to be mad with me any
longer even If did tell you What peo-
pie said" Hortense seemed to think
by accenting people" it sort of let her
out. ~
-perhaps-I-will. But If you
ever again say that my Mumsie would
even think of leaving me, or bringing
anyone to live with US. I'll never speak
to you again as long as live. I mean
that"
ST won't, Joan. Honest I won't!
Csr0SS NV - IJorfa1Sa ra1Ifad
That night when school was out two
little girls, one with dark braids tied
with bright ribbons; the other with
bobbed ringlets, whose golden strands
caught and held the sunshine, walked
home arms about each others waists
And when Malcolm Frost and Lonnie
Carpenter called greetings to them,
Joan replied:
Come along boys! Hannah said
she was going to make cakes today"
Gee! Joan. you're the right sort"
Malcolm replied, as they crossed the
ly: You sure are good, Joan, to be
nice after yesterday. 1t was mean in
use to call out that verse just because
you wouldn't talk to US"
"Oh, forget it, Lonnie! I had trou-
bles of my own yesterday without
bothering about what you boys said.'
''She's all to the merry, isn't she,
Lonnie?" Malcolm asked in an aside.
I'm tell the world she is!'' replied
Malcolm.
Margaret smiled when the four
troopeG into the house calling for
Hannah. and cakes. What a different
Joan from the day beforei Either it
was all sunshine with the child, or
there was absolutely no silver lining
to her clouds.
'You don't mind if we make fudge
do you, Mumsie? know you don't
but Malcolm is so fussy He wanted
me to ask you.''
Thank you, Malcolm. No, dear,
make all the fudge you like. But don't
make yourself i'll eating it,"
(Tomorrow-Margaret makes a trip
to Boston.)