The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-30
EDening Story
An Altruist.
BY MARTHA McC. VILLA

Jimmy, Is tryin' the warmed-ove1
stunt-tellin' every gal everywhere
the same old stuff in. jest the same old
way
How else can a Teller tell it p" Con-
nell protested. Amt but jest three
words that really say anything: ]
love you"
ssBoy, thar's at least a thousand
speakin'," Eads flung back. Don't
YOU know that? Them as Connell
shook his head: we prutty much
don't know nothin'."
'fWisht to patience you'd show me
even ten ways from Cornell, sulk-
Eads grinned. It can-with my
eyes shet and both hands tied behind
time I found a gal 'at made me shaky
an holdbreathy ter look at I said it
ter her, with stove wood-sawed two,
three cord of hit, then toted it in
and piled it right handy
Did it work." Council asked sud
denly, sitting straighter.
TOO well-but not in the right
place" Eads retorted- odd maid
aunty she lived with. SEEM me sech er
handy boy, laid off ter capturevate
me right on the spot. She'd a-mar-
ried me shore as shootin' only I had
the sense ter run off while the runnin'
wuS fair"
What did We try out next?" Con-
refIectively, then drawled: Il remem-
Der, twas sheIlin' 'er turn o. corn an
goin' ter mill with hit-ridin' ba'ar-
back, exceptin' the bag
81 bet that fetched her." Council
interrupted, enthusiastically.
you'd lose" from Eads, with a
grin. "Soon as 1 wus off ter mill
'tother Teller come and run erway
they had triplets next year"
"a special providence, I'd call
him. Cornell commented joyously.
Eads nodded. running on: 'Then I
said it with candy; with baskets o.
peaches an apples; with goin' ter the
mourner's bench erlong or her: with
gaitin' er colt ter saddle fer another
you hadn't much luck with that
cynicalIy. Reckon you wouldn't a
done better if you'd put in the words
a few times?"
"Oi done that, like I was funnin'-
the other showed 1 meant business
Beauty of that sort O. courtin' is ef
you find out you're in wrong craw-
fishin' is eastern sin. Nobody can call
you over the Goals fer what you ha'int
said; We can set the doin' all down ter
yer obligin' disposition Wharas once
yer ask, viii We marry me? Because,
love you,' you've sewed yerself up in
a sack, tight and hard; no leeway at
all. She runs an tell everybody, an
thar We air.
Thing girls really run and tell?"
Cornell demanded.
Eads giggled: "Son. that's the main
good they git outen havin' a beau; at
least until they've sized We up and
seen ye're with runnin' thar brand
on. Ye see, hits putin one over on
the other gals also maxim you faster
ter the charyot wheels. 'Spose you
bust up after proposin' and go try fer
another gal handy by. Like as not
she'll tell We she amt wearin' nobodys
old shoes-ef she CANT be fust she
won't be last. Onless, that is, ye're
fust ter court her and she's set wait
in so long she feels you're the last
call ter the dinin' cyar."
IT don't seem to be gettin' any
where" Cornell said, heaving a deep
sigh. "And I'm bound to get some
go out of my head. Say,
Joe. are you just gassin' or did you
really truly care about any of them
girls? Like care for one right now
so hard I CANT hardly see straight
ner sleep sound fer wonderin' when
OP1 see her again."
Maybe not fer all of 'em. But
three or four times had it right down |
bad" Eads confessed with something |
you oughter told me-stated yer case
in full as the lawyers say-ef We |
wanted help O. me. Who Is she?
Whar is she? Whut makes you so
SheGTGu u hSI-llcI 0dOs CT DAe 0OSJ
Or a big sight O. cash? Eff hits none
Pr them, you must be milky sop; and I
that's next thing ter bein, er gutter"
It's Sara Bentley. Her father is
ny friend, and the house dog rolls |
,ver at sight of me-" Council ex-
planned. But she's got a friend-a
win souI-I'd love to drown AT col
eye together. and now always writin'
sara not to think about anything but /
career. Says her voice'll make her a
world wonder if only she'll give it a
nance. Thinks marryin' is slavery
women ought to express themselves all
sorts o. ways instead of having hus-
lands and homes and babies. And
Brown is comm Monday to stay until
Jew Year"
'.Lordy! You'll have a happy New
Year fer a fact Eads exploded,
baking With laughter.
Council sprang up and STROBE about
he room heavily, then sat down, say
ng between signs: wish l knew
rhat to do with Piety-can't kidnap
would it do to talk Ku Klux
nd try to throw a scare into her?"
mo use. I'd bet on her against
Ku Klux," Eads flung back.
Only thing I see is to try hirin' some
cal desperate fellow ter make love ter
err
.she wouldn't let him." from Con-
ell.
$50 she give it out" from Eads
hen that hard7bitten citizen hurrahed
oftIy and cried half under breath:
Son, 1 see er way out-ef only you're
anne ter take hit"
I'm game fCr-anything this side
f murder" Council calculated, spring
lg to his feet.
This may turn out wuss-as bad
from Eads- But
hairs this Observation-Disclosures way
ne cat jumps you'll have the Piety
erson pie-eyed before the third
ound."
Then the two colloquied darkly.
eeply, desperately. With the result
hat inside ten hours from the Piety
erson's arrival Cornell was appar-
ntly her captive, bound hand and