The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-20
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
KEITH AND VERA GO TO HIS OLD
HOME.
BY JANE PHELPS
Chapter 40.

| Chapter 49.
would you like to go down and
stay with mothers housekeeper for
few days?" Keith asked. IT shall be
down there about a week. perhaps
longer"
.'oh, I would love it," exclaimed
enthusiastically. It would be heavenly
| to be alone with Keith.
| VERY well then, get ready and meet
! me at the station at 10 o'clock" he
said.
| We were at the breakfast table, and
I could hardly finish the meal. Gloria
and Irene both begged to go along,
but Margaret would not take them
out of school.
| To my surprise. Margaret had made
no objection. 1 rather laid her indif-
ference to her dislike of having Clar-
ence Butler see me when he called. 1
might have been mistaken, but what
ever her reason, 1 was delighted that
she did not object and so. perhaps,
make Keith leave me at home.
1 met Keith very promptly, in fact,
was at the station nearly a half hour
ahead of time, so fearful was I of
missing the train.
Hello! On time I see,' Keith
greeted. me. then took my bag, and
helped me on the train.
| II feel as if we were going on a
second wedding trip" said happily
nesting close to him. There was no
parlor car on this train, and so I
| tucked my hand in his, and sat close
| ly, not caring who might see and re-
mark.
we?" he answered, giving my fingers
a little squeeze. After I get things
down here Strengthened out a bit we
must go off. to the sea shore or noun
tains for a month"
| Really, Keith! Just we two?"
II e.
I had, without meaning it, drawn his
attention to my dislike of having Mar
garet with us.
| UNLESS Margaret wishes to CO." His
answer was cold. and he withdrew his
hand and. taking paper from his
poket, commenced to read.
| I felt as If a wet blanket had been
thrown over me. Would I never learn
Ito keep still when he seemed kind and
| gentle with me? I could have chatted
with him all the way had 1 not made
| that unfortunate speech, and as it was
he scarcely spoke, and seemed not to
| hear my questions for the two hours
and a half we were on the train.
1t was not because he was angry. I
simply had spoiled the mood he was
in and he could not get back where
| we were when we left town. He did
not sulk. he busted himself with his
ipaper, leaving me to amuse myself by
staring out the window at the IA
Here we arel" he exclaimed
4 heartily as we drew into the station at
Hillsdale. Now for a jitney fer you,
and I'll go directly to the factory"
| He found jitney. put me and my
bag inside, and said:
| "T'I be up about $50 for dinner"
| The old housekeeper seemed de-
| lighted to see me. I wondered if she
were not lonely in the big house alone.
fav hoy hOo r-fH oil
/ come. Naturally our coming to stay
with her would make more work. =
4 Part of the house had been closed,
Il but the room I had before occupied
was put in order for US. bathed and
changed, and then sat down to the
Keith should come.
had laughingly told Mrs. Brown:
the housekeeper. that felt like a
BRIDE and she called me to come and
look at the table when she had it
ready. 1t was low ly, and 1 told her
so. She had some beautiful flowers
for a center piece, and had taken out
some of mothers file linen and silver.
ran upstairs and took off the plain
black dress 1 had on, and donned a
white one had put in my bag. I had
only finished when Keith came in.
ct felt so bridey, Keith dear, just
had to put on a white dress. You
don't mind do you?"
81 think you look very sweet. ]
will dress, too. If you are a bride, ]
must be a bridegroom" So laughing
} and chatting happily, he dressed.
''Whew!" he drew a breath in Nth
whistle when he saw the table. INC
wonder you felt bridey!" He kissed
me as he drew out my chair. l was
so happy I wanted to cry.
After dinner I played and sang fol
him until o'clock, when a new man
ager he had hired came in to see him
about something. Then I went up
stairs. And while 1 waited, Just
thanked God for letting me be so hap
. Ply. and asked Him to please not lei
anything happen while we were there
:, to spoil our first lovely evening.
I never had quite given up the idea
J that praying about things helped.
(Tomorrow-Fhe old housekeeper
gossips.)