The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
EOening Story
Love and Luggage.
BY JANE OSBORN.

| that is because the mixture of eggs
. that he proceeded to fry on his little
! inviting when SO dubbed than as
/ scrambled eggs.
His coat was off and his sleeves
were rolled up. A book lay open on
! the combination study and dining
! table in the center of his large, rather
bare room. From time to time in his
preparations for his 2 o. clock lunch
he would read a few sentences and
| con1ure over them as he went about
his tasks. Then there was a knock
and he opened the door, holding his
i cooking spoon in one hand. He was
quite sure that it was one of his fell
/ low medical students. But it wasn't.
1t was Molly Hope, the daughter of his
| guardian, from way down south of the
j Mason and Dixon line
| Heavens above1" exclaimed Lee,
| throwing the spoon toward the table
| and taking Molly's hand in a vigorous
handshake.
II thought you'd be surprised. But
| you're the only person l know in
| Philadelphia" Lee had closed the
door and cleared his most comfortable
| chair of note books and papers and
| Molly was seated when she continued:
Il have been visiting near New York
and 1 had to make a change here for
southern train and I discovered that
/ L hadn't any money. Just 10 cents,
| and 1 spent that on carefares finding
! you. I must have left my money in
/ the trunk that was to be expressed
thru. In fact. am quite sure 1 did.
! I remembered your address just By
| chance, and so L came to get you to
give me a little money to get my
| ticket home" Molly stopped sudden
/ ~. shifting inquisitively. Excuse me,
Lee she said, but weren't you cook
| ing something"
In three long steps Lee, who had
| been very much engrossed just look
/ ing at his pretty caller and basking in
I -, L. 1,..6
| the stove.
''I was cooking an omelet. I guess
| it is burned. You see, sometimes 1
get a bite at home when I have been
working hard at the clinic
Then, after explanations, inter
rupted by explanations, it was agreed
| that Lee should go out in search of
| the needed funds while Molly should
omelet with the eggs that Lee had on
| hand, and after that they should lunch
together. Lee intimated that he could
] not reach the bank before closing
portant thing was that there was no
, money in the bank anyway. He hoped
| to be able to borrow the needed 500
from some of his fellow students
whose resources might not be so low
as his own.
| Two of these friends were away
When he called at their lodgings and
| the other two were nearly as impecuni-
Gus as he He managed to acquire
between them $3.25 and spent 40 cents
for pastries on his way home.
Lee, with much embarrassment,
confessed his failure on his return,
but Molly said that there must be
no further worry about business
matters until after they had eaten
lunch. She had cleared the table of
books and papers and pipes and set
it with Lees meager supply Of dishes.
There was real omelet, tea, crackers
the and the hun
young people it tasted like a feast.
Imagine my coming to see you
in your room, exalted Molly after
they had finished. when father didn't
he think of this?"
Under the circumstances, I don't
see how he could object" said Lee
with a little stiffness. Your father
seems to object to me on general
principles. OF course he is my guard
ian, and the way my fathers will was
left can't control my own money
until after I am twenty six-anOther
year more"
81 know about it," said Molly.
1 And you cannot hardly blame dad
if he doesn't give you any larger al
| Iowance He is really bound by the
terms of the will to take only enough
from it for the expenses of your MAIN
tenance and education"
II didn't want to have a larger al
lowance," protested Lee, glad to see
land lay. Il simply have been asking
him to make a. loan. I'm of age, good
ness knows, L know my own mind
and when money is tied up by wills
like that the trustees or guardians
often forward something-'
''But dad says you are extravagant.
Where does the money go? That's
what he-asks. You have large al
lowance," Molly blushed a little at
her seeming impertinence. Really. !
Lee. where does it go? Surely living |
this way can't cost very much, cooking |
your own lunches and things. You |
poor dear it's a shame, dad thinks |
you are living travagantly."
ut costs something to study medi- |
cine nowadays. Molly. I finished my (
work as inferno several months ago,
and now I'm taking postgraduate /
course here, some specializing was |
interested in. 1 didn't want to hang |
out my single until I had enough |
money to buy my car and set my /
equipment Lee stopped abruptly l
and looked into Molly's sweet brown /
eyes. "I didn't want to start till /
could go down home and ask you to
marry me, and had no right to ask
you or your father until 1 had my /
money. It's going to be great adj |
venture starting in with my practice
and l didn't want to be alone at the |
start. But perhaps it is all foolish
dream
Molly had drawn her chair over to /
Lees and had put one of her hands
over his soothingly. You know how
I feel, Lee-you must have guessed.
But, of course, I couldn't do anything
to hurt dad, and dad just thinks you
have been extravagant- He thinks
you've been studying medicine Just as
an excuse to come off here and live
alone He can't see how any one
who is some time to have all your
money to spend could choose to be a
doctor. That is why he is SO sus-
picious. Perhaps L can help to e~-
plain. now that have seen you. Still,
L don't see why you needed SO much
money to live this way
'arhat money still worries you" Lee
laughed. We'll. I suppose 1 must