The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-09-12


Five years had wrought little change IN
PhilMpsburg. Here and there new
house had been erected. there had been
few deaths and some removals. OF
these minor changes, Oakley was in-
formed hv Uncle Grant the aged negro
who drove the dilapldated carry-aH ne-
tween The steamboat landing and the
The steamboat James Leo had landed
him on the leTHe shortly after midnight
and. as he crossed the gangplank IN the
glare Of the boats searchlight, Uncle
Grant had recognized him az cnce ana
greeted him enusively as Mrs Iohn;
II was pleasant to hear the familiar
drawl Of the old negro. but Il was far
more pleasant to think that after on
absence OF hve years he was returning
% marry me girl whom he had loved
IL seemed TO Oakley that u had been
much more than five years since ne naa
asst seen the town. He had first come
there as "a mere boy and secured ems
ployment as bookkeeper of the cotton
seed oil mill For six years no lived
very contentdy the pleasant, II some
what lazy life of the other young men
Of the town. and then he had fallen In
love with Neva Horine, the prettiest girl
IN falling In love with her he had but
followed the example OF every eligible
and most OF the intelligent young men
who knew her It was expected OF them,
The only thing which differentiated MS
case from that OF the others was that
Neva fell IN love with him. And then
0id Pierre HORNE. Nevas father.
was the weaithiest man Ia the county
and he fairly snorted with anger when
john. oakley asked permission 20 marry arr.
hts daughter. The idea seemed to MN
10 be so ridiculous that It hardly merited
When he calmed down no told Oakley
that the thing was impossible, ana
oakley had 10 admit himself that the
idea did seem almost ridiculous.
His saary as boolSkeeDer for the mul
was 500 a month and there was not the
slightest chance that he would ever be
materially increased. There was little
chance Tor any one, without capital 70
make money In Phillipsburg, and go
oakley decided that he would go else
Il was the Understanding with Neva
that he would come back to claim her
when ne had established himself in
some business elsewhere. Meanwhile,
however, she told him he must not
cate with her in any way. Her Iacher
| had made her nledre her word 70 this.
The five years had been fortunate 70
| Oakley in business way. and he felt
| Neva's father could not object 70 her
marry him
/ more. Us heart beating high with the
anticipation o. seeing Neya on the NOR
That she could have forgotten her love
/ for him and married another man ne
could not believe for a moment He @as
! so sure OF her faithfuincss that he
would have atakcd his life upon the
When they reached tho hotel. oakley
/ took Ills suit case and walked into the
/ office first lnstructing Uncle Grant as
/ to the disposition Of his trunk The night
! clerk. doing comfortably behind his desk,
! recognized him at once.
| "Heno old chap" said the clerk; glad
| 10 SEQ Won back. Had about come tQ
/ the conclusion that YOU had forgotten az
| of ms in phiuipshurg ] suppose YOU ran
| down from Memphis 20 the weddings You
I know Old man Horlnes daughter is going
/ To be married tomorrow 70 ON biohiey
| There was too much good blood In
] Oaklev's velns for him 20 allow any one
| 10 see tiat the information he had lusl
| received affected him. The clerk had