The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-14
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
sBY JANE PHELPS
= BY JANE PHELPS
VERA THE POTENTIAL
MATCHMAKER.
CHAPTER "A.

CHAPTER A.
did you know your mother was
planning trip to California asked
Keith on the train.
Eyes, but I guess I forgot to speak
to you about it. I have been SO busy.
Margaret wrote mothers sister that
she thought the change would do
mother good, so Aunt Kate at once
invited her to spend the winter with
her"
IF she hadn't you would almost
have felt that mother should come to
US. wouldn't your"
"She would not do that The chill
dren worry her altho she loves them
dearly. Then she and Margaret do
not agree upon some matters" He
a very good plan. can't live with
her. And she will be happy with her
sister,
why can't we live with her.
Keith %
st have promised Margaret I will
questions, Vera, and please do not
mention it again. At the time gave
sister that promise 1 had good and
sufficient reasons. Things are slightly
altered, but unless Margaret should
marry I shall continue to make my
home with her.
I said no more. 1t was the first
and only time Keith had confided in
me anything concerning his family.
I was not surprised when he said his
mother and Margaret did not agree.
had SurmiSed as much months before.
All the way into town while Keith
either dozed or read his paper,
turned over in my mind what he had
told me. I would dearly have loved
living with his mother Evidently I
To-
ried.
Right away became a potential
matchmaker. I remembered how she
had seemed to like Clarence Butler at
Erma Longstreet's dinner, and took
heart from that. Perhaps she would
marry, and Keith and 1 could either
live by ourselves or with his mother.
Vera was of great help to mother
in her packing" Keith volunteered at
dinner. =
~, People &c with With an object frequently
matte reply. Keith looked from her
to me but asked no questions. I think
he was learning to dread these verbal
tits between Margaret and me.
That evening Mr.. Butler called.
was delighted. Perhaps Margaret
would not stand in my way so long
as had feared. She was extremely
gracious and urged him to remain for
the evening and play bridge.
I saw tired look on Keith's face
and wished I dared object. I knew
he would rather sit quietly and read.
and then go to bed early. But I kept
still for two reasons-one that fear
ed to anger Margaret. and be made to
suffer for it afterward; the other that
the matchmaking bee had lodged in
my bonnet and kept up such a buzzing
as almost deafened me.
We played until nearly midnight,
then Mr.. Butler left after inviting US
to be his guests at the theater and a
supper dance at one of the hotels
afterward.
+ Margaret accepted at once for all
of US.
DO you think Margaret likes Mr..
Butler?" asked Keith after we had
gone to cur own apartment.
.'Of course, she likes him else she
would not have urged him to remain.
Why?''
"Oh, you said If she married we
might have home with your mother,
and"
Don't try to make matches, Vera"
he laughed a little in teazing way.
They are made in Heaven, you
know
"Are they?" I asked seriously. do
you really believe that?"
"Wfhat?" he had forgotten already.
THAT marriages are made in
Heaven"
Sometimes I think ours was" he
kissed me fondly. Then, Now for
get matchmaking and everything else
and go to sleep. 1 am very tired
But I was SO happy I laid awake
long time thinking. When Keith
was like this 1 almost worshiped
him. I forgot everything disagree
able, and thought only of his dear
ness and how fortunate was to have
his love.
Yet the very last thing before !
slept I visioned a wedding where Mar
garet was the bride, and Irene and
Gloria flower girls. Then I saw an
other home where I was mistress, and
where Keith and I lived so happily to-
gether.
In the morning I mentioned Mr..
Butler again, and Keith rather stern
ly told me not to be foolish. I felt
as if cold water had been thrown over
me. Yet perhaps something would
happen some time to make my dreams
come true.
lTemorrow-A Pomeranian causes
trouble.)