The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-02

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IF the wreck of the /
nm oD, N environment. It !
ONL1 IL Wylamp his life, I
rice CIOtlsss, n. %oSat"isssT'. sana. si :
~ IHRIE Zee upon which |
Settlement would
Failing in this. IL
-'-'-'-'-'-~s- a murderer of /
my friends
lid You e.: :..::, !. !: !: :: 9: !:
tnces I could do
Ia wait; and, aa
- hid not dare to
eholG. Slowly,
were, It vssa
Il | should be
sewhere. or come internal ma
]atast resort, il
r paE to another
aing until it be-
mt n tm Mans con-'
- ~ he to4 4rd winifred
PAO. "a giyet the girl his
fthe sAmeful tale
waited oay for what
Ring featVse to be 4 Aing oppor-
The u rh,rtunity camS one day
FER was afieldl and her
bsence at one olthe neigh
= unh' Nan alone with kne. They
hammock forS Sne under
lg is mker of the farm-hdse porch,
girl was sitting onhe door
.as.Io ring. Not knowinaany tra-
fbf indirection in sub a mat
nt my first shaft aAstraight
lape afnld aim It.
you care a great de5 for Mr..
10Th; p. don't your" ssid sitting
trying to secure an ye-hoid
Ter
lnityFbent lower over her wdl X. and
flush began to creep sldgly up
-'-.-o-< the safiened brown d her
fand cheek.
that any o. your businessf she
led, antagonistically.
a is owe you my life, Nan and
4n't keep silence and see you
Nv yourself away on that sbnn-
NIumph!7 she said. Paw an iaw
~ been putin you up to say Dat,
.eckon."
INeither of them has ever sail a
N@rd to me about yourself or the IN
heer Bus | know what 1 am tal1-
IIlIg about. The man is a scoundril
ked in the wool He doesn't meA
be honest with you; he has neyt
heant 10 be honest with any womd
be has ever made love to-"
She went on sewing steadily, an
but for the dull flush deepening no'
20 crimson should not have know
that had touched her. But the e,
plosion came at last.
You're towards. all OF you!" sin
burst out, the beautiful eyes whic
were her major charm 3sshing il
dignation, and the ripe lips Gvrlin
scornfully. You don't darst say
to his'n face one of you!"
'i3e patient, Nan, IL you can. II
only trying to do you a service. Brin
him 10 me and shall show you ho'
willingly l shall confront him wit
his past and give him a chance I
clear himself IL he can"
She was silent for full minutl
Then she said:
Hes done cleared himself TO me
"Then he has lied 10 YOU
She flashed out again at thar.
Il say you don't darst call him
liar TO hiss facet said minni
ago at il was paw an maw al 3,
you on. | know better. now. II wa
the school-ma'am; that's who il wa
You needn't 10 tell me anytfin
about her l know"
what has wykamp told YOU abo,
Miss Sanborn?'
That's none o. your busines
either. But IL was her. I'd kce
mighty quiet I'd be 'shamed TO L
on. would so.
Miss Sanborn has never lisped
word TO me, or to anyone. Nan. Al
she has nothing TO be ashamed o
she was innocent s-as you mean
be. You will understand me when
say that if were her broth'
the world wouldn't be large enouf
to hold Wykamp and myself"
II don't believe it," she said, stu
bornly. You can't prove mare thir
ag'inst him-none of YOU"
Il can. can prove that whi'
should make most men and q
women despise him"
"Humph!" she said, again. "TalL
mighty cheapl"
1t was now or never. l had con
TO my final round OF ammunition. al
IL the shot missed the battle Won
be lost. took the newspaper eli
ping from my pocket-book and re-
Il aloud TO her. prologuing IL wi