The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-31


league of hers. q Norwegian typewriter.
who was employed ia the Office of q
Scandinavian lawyer This girl, Az
ME Halvorson by nume was extremely
pretty, and Hattie sagely concluded
from her general knowledge of tho mas
culino gender that a pretty girl would
be moro likely to enjoy the acquaintance
of the elusive artist than homCly one
Moreover, Uattic had a vague rccollec-
tion thai Annie had told her of some
desperate a1air she had had with an
artist, aud it now occurred 90 her that
the artist might be Olaf Brun. Tho
number Of scandinavian artists in Chi
cago could not be very great and any
sort Of Glow would ho sure to lead
sooner on later TO the one she was in
search Of by "a happy accident the law
yer was ia court when she called, and
the two giIs sat down and chattcd TO
their hearts content, exchanging both
real and mouddcious cOuG1euces, but so
curiously mixed that they could not be
separated Hattie artfuljy led the con
versatim to artists, with whose ways
she professcd an intimate familiarity
and was fairly aglow with delight when
her friend walked straight into her trap
and incidentally mentioned a young
artist, with whom she declared she had
had 'ucst tremendous Irritation
'Was his naue ran Olaf Brun?"
Hattie asked in her glib, thoughtless
way
why, how do you know? He surely
hasn't been making love TO your cried
Annie Halvorson IN alarm
No, not bit Of it, But perhaps it's
not the same man wo are talking about
The one ! mean lives in Division street.
No -
Hattie mentioned Bruins last address,
which she had obtained from Hulda
Yes, cxactly cried Annie guile
lessly. "It's TIE very same one, but he
doesn't live there any more. He lives in
Halstead street now, No. -.
Halstcad street, Yc don't say sol
Why, that isn't a very stylish neighbor-
hood.
mo. He's down or his luck They
say he skipped from his last boarding
place His family at home are very
high nobs, but they We gone back ON him.
He has had two positions, but he lost
them both because he couldn't get VI
| early enough in the morning
"Well, declare. rather rough,
amt it? But / must be going cant
be sitting here gossiping all the morn
! ing Goodhy Come and see me soon.
I've got such II lovely roommate, YeI
like her awtdlly
They shook hands and kissed eacl
otherwith the beautiful sham cordially
Of girls who care nothing for each 9th
er Hattie felt however, that kind oi
supcrcilious kindness for Annie which
we are apt to feel toward person whom
we have outwited Size was terribly
light, this pretty blond lassio and Hat
tic, who Was neither light nor pretty,
scarcely knew which of these attribute,
she cnvied the none
She reached thc designated address in
] Halstead street in less than half an hour
/ and having asccrtaiuQd beyond pcrad
/ venture that it was correct returned
home TO apprise Hulda of her discovery
Tho latter rose expectantly as she saw
her enter and gave "a little gasp but nc
| sound was audible
81 have found him, cried Hattie
triumphantly
Hulda pressed her hand against hei
heart She ed not trust herself to speak
! but walked with subdacd agitation
across the door and stood for awhil'
with her forehead pressed against the
| window Then having mastered hel
emotion, she put on her hat and cloal
and beckonod Hattie 70 follow her. The
rain had no'y ceased, but the sky over
head was like a leaden roof which shu
down upon the city, keeping all it
smoke and exhalaiions imprisoned Tn,
tone of the atmosphere was grayisl
brown and so dense that you could mo-
see TO the end OF the block. But thougl
! not in common sense pretty, the scen'
of the great popu Ous streets was gloom
/ lily picturesque The colossal 10 and q
story buildings looming out Of the fos
| and losing themselves above in mis,l
/ indistincmoss, the huge trucks ladeI
/ with merchandise and the endless sue
ccssion Of cable car trains shooting hith
er and thither, sounding their monot
onous alarm IN the twilight, coinbine'
into picture the dusky conglomerat'
immensity Of which was tremendousl,
impressive Hulda. clutching her com
panion's arm, looked ahOut at th
swmming crowds hurrying along tn
muddy sidewalks, and she marveled how
she could have found her way here yes
terday without guidance. She wonder
ed, too, at the extraordinary ease will
which Hattie moved through the multi
tude, gliding along like a fish througl
water, without iostlings or collisions
Quite content TO intrust herself 20 th
leadership of this metropolitan charac
ter, she trudged along for a couple q
blocks. oppressed with "a hopeless sens,
Of alienism which She fancied she would
never be able to conquer. Presently she
found herself-n street car and heart
Hattie talking TO her with hushed ex
oitoment, telling hor of the suatagen
by which she had outwitted the pretty
typewriter, 1t did not occur TO her tina
there was anything wounding TO Ola
Bruins fancee in this story, and as HUI
da only sat looking at her with an enig
matical white smile, showing no sign O
offense, Hattie persevered 20 the bite
end She had expected a little praise 70
her ingenuity and thanks for her devo
tion, but having waited for awhile il
vain was forced 70 the conclusion tha
Hulda bad scarcely heard a word O
what She had been saying Hulda'
heart ,vns full 10 over1OWinQ. aul