The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-22
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IN - HELEN FonnEs-

u am Louise Qucenchant
course. On my castles ln the CIR had
fys imagincd what the helress was
The heroine in the latest hook I hHd
had "honcy colored hair so. OF
se. 1 had furnished tho imaginary
with looks 20 match 7 WAS always
fnnte in realizing my drcame Louise
fnehani had hy nature hair oi The
n which people are always frying TO
zach with dye TO their everlasting
1ine AZ first sight J thought her
ectly lovely. but now, in calling un
recollection % her I can sce that she
more conspicuous looking than
'aily beautiful She bad an eNtraor-
'ry swaylng case ~ movement that
unlike an EurllshWomnn. and over
limbs for strict proportions; her face
colorifsa, 9nd her mouth set ln scoru-
trurVeE She was dressed ln what
Ped. to the positiveneas OF my youth
frY ridiculous fashion. The length ~
skirt made her look even taller than
was. and Obliged her to hold To up
of The country mud, TO the display of
absurdly thin shoes For the rest, She
bed 10 issue forth from % cloud Of chif-
and ostrich feather. from the midst
hich winked an occasional diamond
. gold chains chinked on her wrists
arrogance would have turned uu ita
~ her appearance. but that n was
ifi 10 place by her manner. 70 me.
1 found Il 20 difficult 20 make talk
90 people I saw constantly. such aa
! Wears Wife. Iouist's case seemed
f that ! was ont Of my depth, an op-
sion Was on my sengcs. did not
IN then what u was in Louise that
4 nected me. but ] know now Ii was
| glamour Of the great world
" mise asked ~ up 20 the Bic House.
Invitation for which we made no pre-
nc OF not piniaR II was also extend
4 the cQllies, Louise PROMISING that
terrier should be duly tied up, so the
nc ran eayly before JOS in ssielo fiic.
Hiished drive IN bliesful Ignorance on
near neighboihood of their white
Swas not disappointed IN my expecta-
=. The deer ned. as usual ans me-
fhone rs 4 always ala ON the tcr-
"a. the birds seemed wen fed ard
so never dreamed Of hsNing In the
III 4 was inside The house that the
aed at FIRST. / bad pictured thoso
Nf rooms sparfely dotted with old
llsh fiunliurei u was n SHOCK 10 see
n croxdcd " as Louis XIV. / especi ed
InWoQd. and 1 found gliding. soft coi-
and found bright ones; severe lines
4 found voluptuOus curves She had
Ne London house % lf-n0t a country
and spoiled H. said my engry con-
IL, then. Louise came IN with her
fk Paris gown throwing up her con-
luQuaiA fhir color ug und undulating
II her swaying movements, and ! was
lseu 70 confess 10 myself that she
hd have been cut of keeping with my
lfineo surrounding. She was no dream
lthe aNerder-scentcd ma dcnhood OF
Hfaigar days; she was the newest type.
q pFodnct 81 the new mixed race. redo
oi Nelettes de- parme aand machine
d % 4.NI|
herb.
f,er that was always running over
thc house with or without the colies.
t0od IN great awe Of Louise. and did
always approve of her, but my iBl
Z consciousness and perhaps my cUrI-
y were always attracted, She had
40 Eiit Of description. and could talk
z u she chose She had WiRtered in
81 York. Ia Rome, IN 81. Peters bures
Cairo she knew Paris even better
n London and spoke French with aA
eut ! could not have attained on pain
iQeath, though her vocabulary was
i'ller Than mlnc, and her read ng
tNrr siil When she described these
ecs and their life, / Was intoxicated
D the pleasure OF her soc ETY.. But
fy now and then she would tdlk in "a
b of cynicism which shocked me-
hlFerFihlne Is 70 be- hought-eyery-
4E in This world, she wound say some
n DAYS when she said this sort OF
IG ] used to report primly tu my goV-
eHn that ! was not pleased with Louise.
as q terrible little prig in those days.
ise manner with ils suggestion Of
Idly wisdom. her 1.-THE grace as she
cheu herseii on the edge OF the billiard
lc 60 make "a stroke the abandonment
ler attitude ae she threw herself down
the shnven lawns by the yew hedges
careless ring OF her iaugh-aboVo an.
absolute lack Of pretence az any but
most conventional Mourning IN
u repulsed me- Yet her difference
iu anything ! could eyer be still piQuod
interest. ana even y I remained away
"A day ! alwayG come back.
DO not think Louise cared for me. ex-
ID ae an audience I doubt II she ever
iHghi Of me al an, though she tolerate
me. and believed that she was educate
me. hut she was entirely the center
the least among her attractions for
Are there any young mon about horeg'
asked me one duy about three weeks
er her arrival
9h, don't know, suppose so. why?'
expect II there are, / shall hear OF
IN before Ions. she said. with a sap-
nod.
Whyip ] repeated.
Why. indocdi she returned. laughing.
.lsnt ID occurred 10 YOU, my henlghtcu
Nils. that YOU are talking 70 much
ght atttr young lady
But they don't know you.H I said. stl-
~, 'and i wish sou wouldn't can me
fliis. My names hilda"
Phyllis is the name OF sweet simplicity.
they don't know me- but that's no
son why lhcg never should. There
at ctrtaiNly hc dearth OF thom in
rart Of the world ] expected nocks
them nf soon as thcys heard of my
4 think iiocks of Young uen would DO
IN much in the way I remarked. se-
ely
Sour Frapes Phyllis. sour grapes!' said
iuse. laughing,
DON'T know what you mean." / pro-
s)h, yes, you dol But ] don't suppose
3t course npti i cried. gcaucalEcd.
ihousht an things apncrtaining 10
Irtship and marriaEe sacred. and. more
3 3he crown of maturity
have had twenty-sevcn. Louise as
Hl me. (i believed her thenl "And
NfHt WAS when I was fourteen
low h0frid. 4 exclaimed seuuln-iy
Louise laughed again. II wonder you
lt 60 see any moro men, 4 added.
li course. ] Dol 10 Is such fun"
sut ~ ~ makes them unhappy
Ahi & doesn't make them unhappy,
5 foui IL Is only my money that they
"a hturtlcae nirt" having read that
ressiou ln a book. Aiy GoNerncss hes
ne NE IS implicitly as believed
lte herself
ilss Qucenchant began again on ana
Ne Topic next day she Was apparently