The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-19

Mrs. Wallace turned her back on him
and went to the window, where she
stood looking out on the calm, dusky
loch.
1T gars me feel she murmured,
'like an aud wife that's leeved to see
her dearest get her reward Master
Ogilvy, ye can obleege me by takin'
the brush frae the fender an pittin' IL
whaur ye got it in the kitchen dresser.
An say nae malr aboot the siller. man,
fur-I--l Gamma thole the mention o
I the moo"
"Aw. Mistress Wallace" he sighed.
"Tak the brush to the kitchen" she
snapped.
He crossed the room and picked UP
the brush and threw It down again.
Mistress Wallace" he cried excited
w. eyer brush can lie there till the last
trumpet for a ] care, for l tell We I'm
no gaun TO be treatit like as If | was
a-a servile rephlew
To bis intense establishment she paid
no attention whatever 70 his outburst,
but continued looking out of the win
dow.
stupidly he stood. gazing at her.
Suddenly he heard q faint sound and
saw her hands 90 up quickly to her
face.
"Oh, me-" he whispered to himself,
awe stricken, "she-she'S cryin'."
He took step toward her, checked
himself. turned, picked up the brush
and stole nOiselessly to the kitchen.
Samuel Ogilvy," he muttered, ''ye best
gang stracht hame an pit yer ugly
held In yer stootest broom paper poke
for ye're the maist meeserable speci
men o. the human race-nae guid to
onybody an nae guild to yersef?'
There was slate and pencil lying or
the dresser, and he picked up the lat
ter and wrote:
Good night. beg pardon VIII attend
10 esteemed orders tomorrow Beg PAR
don. s. CGlLNf.
He placed the slate where she would
see II on entering the kitchen, and de
parted quietly by the back door
But as he passed round the front Of
the cottage Mrs. Wallace tapped on the
window ana threw it open.
"Maister Ogilvyr'
lie halted, aud was relieved to see
her counIenance wearing its usual ex-
preston.
"Weel, Mistress Wallace?" he replied
axkwardly
Yen be at the pier the norm
Certainly"
"i'll bide here wi Katie an hae the
tea ready An'-an'. Master Ogilvy"
''Weel. Mistress WallaceT'
Davies shair TO get the nursery
nooy
.shairi At least Jess n rae the
siller"
aye. But there's nae fear O. il
beln' over late? There's nae fear q
Master Davidson ha'ein sell't it tC
anaither pairtyT
INA, ma. seen aboot that. Ye see
when l kent aboot the legacy, as q
were / jist gaed an had bit cracl
WI Davidson an telrt him he wasna IA
part wi lis nursery for three mout
an be wasna 10 ask ony questions
My, we've a neck on ye" exclaimed
Mrs. Wallace admiringly. what did
be sayY
He telrt me 10 gang ava an drool
maser But / sand l wud prefer Il
wait an see him hanged. An efter &
v''eer mair compliments o a similal
nature we cam TO business. | gle,
him ma bill an three month"
''Ye mean we've hocht his place.
'Well." said the grocer, smiling, III
haze to tax il if Davie doesna. s.
dinna gang an advise Jess TO pit he
siller ia the bank I've grocer's shol
to keep, an that's bad enough wi'oo
haein' white elephant as weel."
"A Whit"
q white elephant, Mistress Wallace
It's a feegure o. speech, ye ken, mean
in
q thocht IL wis a beast But neve
heed the meanin' | maun say. Maiste
Ogilvy, that we've been an unco gui
freen to ma jess an her man. But
doot when they hear whit we've don
fur them they'll
whist Mistress Wallace Ye-y
maun keep that secret. Oh, ye mau
keep that secretr' he implored
"ltll come oot whether l tell them O
no, she said. But I'll no tell sh
added gently
"Thenk ye, theuk ye, he returne
gratefully. "Noo, the hale show gau
10 turn GOT fine, The Wilkie lads z
be maxim DAVID am oner for the bus
ness as shin al they get the chance,
be went On jubnantly, "an' then it
Rang merry like marriage bell, as IN
poet says" Here Mr. Ogilvy becam
red and confused. "Itll be a rich
0nywey," he supplemented hurriedly.
Deed aver murmured Mrs. Wa
lace softly. "An' dye ken. Maiste
Ogilvy. anither thing that's pleased m
hne the day. / heard Master Dobbl
wisna comm 10 Kinlochan ony mair.
can it's true! There's anither ma
comes IN his place moo TO inspec' th
hooses. Dobhie cudna thole Tousl
Tam aye meetin' him at the boat al
rlnnin' efter him near a. day an seeil
him on 70 the boat again an foreve
spierin' the rent Tam had a rhyme
ye ken, about
"Haw Master nobhle
va Ser Two rooms au lobby!
IN a. the weans took it up an cried
efter him"
"Mphml I've heard It" said Mr
Wallace, chuckling, "an I've hear
furbye that Tam gets a heap O. sWee