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

beginninl wnu mas the man stoicn,
JessT'
"Oh. nothing nothingw
"1'm glad to hear se catched him IN
time. but III pit the polls on his track
onywey. weel. Maister Burguar, whit
haze yo got to say fur yersel, ehT
white with wrath, the glass mer-
chant turned on her "Show me how
to open this cursed door, or
"Whisht. man. Ye're bad enough
wi'oot sweerin'."
aunt Wallace for my sake let him
/ go" whispered less.
! eI.ct him gangg Nae fears Wait til
/ Davie comes hame, an he'll max col
lops o. this braw bit o mankind. I'm
no feart fur him. I'll stab him wi ma
umbrella as shin as lux at him.
The enraged man spoke again. DO
you know who ami' he roared
80 %, 2" said Mrs Wallace.
IS name Is DObbie'
IN ms,r curious to ken whit yer
nalar is"
And I'll tell you now that Mrs
/ Houston has foollshly compromised
herself
"whitg" For a brief space tue elder
ly woman hesitated Then she strodc
forward and struck him over the head
with her umbrella, splitting his felt hat
and crushing it over his eyes. "Thats
yin fur your' she cried
at that moment he succeeded In
opening the door
"NIr David Houston will go bank
rupt for this" he yelled. "l'll show
him no mercyw
An ye'll get name etherr' cried Mrs
Wallace, making dash at him. Yin
: Twa Three! Fowerv' And she rush
q ed down the garden path after him, be
laboring him with her umbrella till il
broke at the handle 1t was an utter
rout. so far as Mr. Dobbie was con
cerned.
/. 81 doot I've been whit the gentry ca
e vulgar" she painted to herself as sh'
returned to the cottage.
/ She found her niece on the verge o
= fainting and made speed TO soothc an,
/ comfort her both physically and men
j. tally.
Jess, ma dear she said when tin
e young woman hsd somewhat recoy
cred II doot yen haze to trust yer aul'
e. aunke Ye Gamma dae everythin' yer
y sell. Nobody can DinDa max Ian
: story aboot it, but jist tell me whit
I, can dae to help ye.'
b IL ken we've done yer best" sri
sirs Wallace a little later An ye'
dae better yet. lass" she added. II
keep It a secret to please We, but II
is feart ye're takin' over big respons
es beeli,y"
But it's only a few months nov
Al Aunt Wallace" Jess pleaded. Il WI
at so proud to think I could put David
Affairs right without troubling him.
ad couldn't bear 20 give in now
ne "Weel. weel. willfu' wumman
haze her ain wey. But mind an tru
~ me. | ha'ena the ready money We nee
ta- but I'll get it fur ye the morn, an ye
pev aft Dobbie, no furgetiin' TO ke
ps back the price o ma guid umbrel
les An We can pey back the money VIII
AG NNns Al AANb AZ sum ~ ffN-Af
lily get Davies tea ready, an ye ma
The gang early to bed the NIGHT an haze
nd guild sleep, puir lass.'
ler on her way home Mrs Wallace dr'
ped into the grocers shop.
"Hoo's trade, Mr. OgivyT
on. "Deplorable; waur nor ever, Mistr'
he Wallace Did ye forget somethin' VIII
Let We was in aforef'
"Na, but | cam back TO see If ye c
de tell me whaur / cud get the len o I
'oD- ty pound the morn's mornin'."
20 Forty pound!'
"Mphm. Dye ken onybody wha W
~ ask nae questions an pit the money
ma haun fur abOot three monthf
he Are ye serious, Mistress Wallace
DO AYE, I'm serious, Maister Ogilvy.
/ The grocer fixed his eyes on a tin
sardines and slowly said, "Aweel
may say / ken the person ye're spiei
aboot exac'ly."