The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
THE NEW
GENERATION
TENANT is SENT ON HIS WAY.
BIZ JANE PHELPS

TENANT is SENT ON HIS WAY.
Chapter IS.
Janet Walters marriage had rather
q saddening effect upon Margaret.
Not that she begrudged Janet her
happiness, far from it. But when she
saw the happiness in her face and the
pride in Hudson Bakers she glanced
at Craig Forester, wondering if he
too were thinking of what might have
been.
Ted returned Immediately to COL
Iege. When Margaret questioned
Joan about him in a careless way,
the only satisfaction she got was that
she and Ted had not talked nonsense.
''She hasn't a bit of sentiment in
her. She takes after my mother" she
said to herself.
Now for a time things moved slow
ly and quietly. Spring was coming
on, people were preparing to get away
for the summer, and Janet was away
on an extended tour. She would not
return until time for Ted to be grad
uated in June. Margaret missed her,
and spent much time with Joan at
the studio.
Craig Forester, too; had been called
west on business, SO leaving Margaret
with more time than she otherwise
would have had. He had not at
tempted to change her resolution. He
had been,- as she had said ne could,
her very good friend. But she missed
his delicate attentions, his compan-
ionship-she missed him.
Twice she carried Joan off to At
lantic City for the weekend, the girl
insisting they go to a cheap boarding
house where she could pay her own
board. She had sold several articles,
was writing a serial, and felt very
prosperous and happy.
Mother and daughter were growing
nearer each other all the time. That
gay note Of comradeship was often felt
now, that friend and pal intimacy as
well as that of the mother and daugh-
ter. In spite of her sorrow over Craig
Forester, Margaret was almost happy.
And Joan appeared quite so.
Her Bohemian friends still crowded
about her-when she would let them.
But during her working hours she
was the veriest autocrat. No one could
disturb her then. Dean Tenant
garet.
shes Shaving herself to DEATH" he
said. Cant you make her stop, Mrs.
Hayden, and marry me?"
Il don't want Joan to marry you,
and 1 am afraid she wouldn't stop
writing now if asked her, would you,
dcar?''
mo, Mumsie! not even for you"
you see, Mr.. Tenant"
Let her go on writing then and
marry me anyway"
mo, told you I didn't want her
to marry you"
'Tlave you any particular objections
to me, Mrs. Hayden - For the first
time Margaret saw he was serious
1es. Mr.. Tenant, I have. I will
be honest with you. You aren't in
any position to support a wife, and
you and Joan never would be happy
together And my little girls happi-
ness is very dear to me-" Joan pound
ing the keys of the typewriter, heard
nothing Of the conversation.
But together we could make a liv-
ing. And money isn't everything
titles out of the window" Mar
garet quoted laughing. Then: Joan,
do stop that noise for a moment and
listen to me. I have just refused to
allow you to marry Dean Tenant"
But don't want to marry him!'
know you don't, dear. eat least I
hoped you did not. But he thinks he
wants to marry you"
Get that out of your mind. Dean
You're all right as friend. I rather
like You at times, but as a husband!
You'd be joke" Then: 81 don't
mean to be horrid, Dean. but when
people talk of marrying I get dis
gusted. Get out and paint a picture
worth while, make the world sit up
and take notice of you Be a BoIshe-
visit. and anarchist, crook But for
heavens sake, be something
''After that think had better go. IS
That's right run along, Dean.
Come back about o'clock and I'll
give you a cup of tea with Mumsie and
me"
What a girl you are!" Margaret
said as the door closed after Dean
Tenant.
Poor Dean!- You were rather hard
on him, Mumsie, but thank you just
the same. You save me from a lot of
trouble"
(To be continued.)