The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-09-19

Five minutes before the arrival Of the
morning post Guy Hamilton would have
declared rye, on-the-sound, TO be the
last place on earth in which he would
take his summer outing. Now nothlk
less important than an earthquake Wouiu
keep him away from that WatsrlhB p5ate. ,t
I'd was not that he dsliked Rye ana lts
inha bifauts it's physical attractions ana
advantarcs. hut 10 his certain knowledge
there was danger lurking "ithlh It's
boundaries-for him.
There was something-0r was q some
ore2-in the place which famed the uny
flame in his heart until u puthtu wv
hriphttv Perhaps it was the sea breeze
nerhana n was the presence Of girl
whose sponsors said she should ne caHeu
Esteiic t..
lie had remembrance Of an eyeniiS,e ~,
In early June, before Estele went 20 we
country for the suntmcr-an evening Whtt
no had said things which she sald hIe
I did not expect from him. she hau uielgis
I thought him friendly-even chuinnig @ alu
l when he said he was more she was soit4.
soon after that she had gene. .t.... d,
, August had come and he was ttyihs ~
be friendly. It was because ne knew y
v-ould he impossible TO retain that attl-
| tude in her presence that he persistehJy
refused an Invitations 20 visit hye. 1T
AND II was not an invitation Whlch
l made him change his mind so suddenly
/ uvhataya~ may have been tie postnhn 3
| fnfontfon he failed to leave one OF those
| polite solicitations Tor MT. guy
me contents N the letter might have
/ hcen written with fatal intentions ioI
/ the way he gulped MS oreaklSst el'ta
reading ii was enough 70 send nm ~
| an early grave with indigestoh- 49,.
| Ills one ambition after reading the plue
| letter was TO get 90 Rye. .,
| several visits TO sporting goods huusTT'
! in search OF a tiny sailboat whlch WguN
| comfortably hold two persons seemed ~
be a part of the. preparation R l9r ,l,,sa nls r'G
parture After selecting one ana uellaliu ~
ing that the name painted upon ~
chubbv white cheeks be "Cupid, ne iel
HIS card with an address n thal tn'e7
me vyeatner mans offlce was the mex
| polnt Of interest. TO aim Guy posSo ~
| newspaper man desiring lnioIil@1i o9itii 4"
| "a story on How 10 tell Boou Sam"
For Instance. he wanted TO know VIVA VIVA
the outlook would be over we yslto.
,vhen storm was coming upf w he
Gmo ~ dav was II most likely 20
! cnlm2 These and many othei Wi'o.' Wi'o.,a " y ~
| able questions he put 70 tuV ",it,st
/ man until that person Was or tle ~ ~
| nnInion that the young mans bfdlh VI
| affected on the subject Of sailing Wea'i
ais last act Of preparation was 20 pe
"a bricf friendly note 10 Esteue' 4e'liL
her that he had changed ms inluu, , "t
~ August al Rye. incidentally ne Hel
tloned the "Cupid .s.r.,,se a
never. incidentally or other Wse, "
no mention TO her that she haq put y,
w & tntfer in his blue envelope. ~
refersnce to that he would Keep nnul
Uel at least until there is eaim
VIZ RVe ne spent most OF his time
ere Ctipid alone Ile was pecolhlNs d.
expert n TIE art Of sailing. nut n be,S he 1't \
,r,shed there was some one 20 h1iu
taHsbeaf for him or to take the uller
M Estelie thought i queer taat taa KS Z
ncf ndfe her TO go with him she ulu =
ny ~ n nor did she lack opportunities
sn{ov that sport because ot MS eNlu'
Authorization 20 take her. .,... 81, ,
ono night they sat tosethet Wy -
o,le .Stchtur the young moon pfl
her graceful crescent hhuie Hi'' ~
sr me trees ia the distance