The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-11-21
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Ser u, b- hs. at the little a .ondal
hotel at which 1 was stayinI;
The laDJloti. Mr.. Carpeui, was
jolly old f-II,w who was ed I'd
his sprightly stories. and Hid hi
best to eDterein his guestsShd kec
up their spirit ss they on th|
broad piazza oi ths wsyside Duse and
watched the steady dowupIr.
did not join the grouH on ihe'
veranda. If there Is snytlhg I par
tieularIy dislik- IL j. to Iiskn to the
chatter Of a .et Of peopset no arr
trs ing TO drInSe themssISd into the
belief that thSy are enjtng life
when the face Of Naiurebs ankle
deep with mud and watefsnd IL is
still raining n II Il urverv3endcd TO
stop. So ! stuck TO mi room and
burrow.d my Hsy thr1gh books.
week-old neuspapers- Hsnt medi-
cine -snythindhat would
help me IN n MEASURE forget the
aborninabl- weather.
But ON the evening the second
day. when IL grew W. colder
and roaring wood lad been
kindled in tn. open filblee IN the
big sittiHy-roorn. I w1V ce of the
frsi to gather sroun(ft cheerful
blsze.
Now. IL ever. was time for
storytelling. but the Ia xSisd's reper
tory seemed to be sbouttsaGsted.
NO use asking for any pre funny
stories.- he drawl-d out vJl a dcpre-
eatory shake Of the he'd These
two wet days have pumtI me dry.
40 to speak. I can only tnk OF one
more story. h,t A. th-rIisn't any
thing comicaI about that b.. don't
snppos~ you'll care to bedit.-
"ies. GO .-s.=-''::" sh"tt several
voices at onr-.
Give us a story. by means
urged one of tn. IadiestI can al
ways sIssp Iprtter FL a ghost
story or some rxritiny t.nture 10
20 to bed on
Well began th hbIord. re-
fectiveIy. Il don't hhinIlhis comes
under the head of \ ghoi story nor
sSen 4 story Of adytntu} iii have
to tell IL. and let ylu cIkify /, for
yourselves. Th. cIiklax nv story
came ten years ago heri was keen.
ing n hotel in my nal village.
which will call EsI~k Cefr: but the
beginning dated bacJ mas yrarS b.
fore that. to the iiui4 Will TIM Peek,
were the Bsbobs Of he aes
''s1pire Peek. with VIE and
OE.y daughter. lived in bis. whit,
house on n hill in shrkouf.irts Of tn.
village. ard a hauyhtk h,h.l.ppin,
old chap he was wbkn mr., knew
him. He sIways s~~ksdo eon.Iie,
himself and his famjA atstl. sbo,,
the rest Of the folks IL lep Center
and when Lucinda Pekk frw up. al
though she was by IorE Oh. IN. I~s
looking young lady III M plary an,
while th. young feIIkwJ vert al
half daft over her. uorl J,h-u zeal
Iy had the courage id ~, los. 4,
her for fear Of arou,irS H. wrath a
the stif-neckrd old Sauif.
The first one who 1rit II ~a. n,
outsider. and the ru,hIk. way Il
which his aspirations va. uiup~d !,
forth very II,,I. .n.o. -, .,
the other. lie was n ,,up,, e,yl.,
student. named Henry iapd-u IUL
had come to Elem Centr,to .Dsok hi
summer vacation in -,ruiD1 lou
needed money. Though JrD~,I,rp
wholly ON his own .a.nnyx he Iv,
braVely working his Kav th,lu..
college. q, seems. aad n. 90, -
keeping the books ana naki,,, u, =.
counts at the siIlag. store dsx,in-
and at night he gave lesson. an th
violin aHd other musical ins,v.m.s, /,
He was a frst-cIass singer. too h
soon after coming 10 the plar- \
started n singing school. hiring N
sehoolhoUse and charging q rsgu 4
fee for the lessons, which he ga,
every Thursday evening.
1T was at the singing school III
he made the acquaintance Of LaesnS
Peek. and II was n eI-ar eass of 10,
at hrst sight. lie was q manly vou,
feIlo~. and when the rest of the bo,
ssw how matters were shaping. the
wasn't one of them but wished nj,
we'll
-But the course OF true love ra,
sneommonly rough sometimes as a