The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-03


bidln' in the Grange since the beginnin
O July She's aye feeln aboot In a
carriage an pair, an -
Jaw. ye mean Mistress Sprieht
heard her man wis awfu wealthy"
That's her. Aweel she never cam
over ma doorstep til the day afore
yesterday--na, II was the day afort
that.-an' she left her cairriage an pair
at the door an walkit in as II she wis
gaun TO buy a. l had. An | tell ye
I was rale pleased TO see her, fur I
kent hers wud be a graun accoont SO
I says it's a fine day an got ready
ma book an pincil."
"Wis she fist wantin' changer asked
Mrs. Wallace.
'Na, ma. But efter takin' LUX room
the place she spiert II ! had ony o.
thae petit poys' AZ least kent that
wis what she was efter. though she
/ Said il in a kin O. highfalutin style
'Pettee pOas' l think she said"
"That'I be italian maybe"
"Weel dlnna ken. But onywey
I had them an showed them 10 her an
spiert hoo mony bottles ! wud faHd
for OK course yin bottle o peas Is
naet1in' to thae gentry An wud yC
] believe It, Mistress Wallace she spiert
the rlrire. an when I telrt her she said
she cud get them frae the toon penny
bottle cEaperw
"Weel, neverl7
I Il was vexed az that, but l didn,
want 20 loss her custom. an said Il
she was takin ither proveesions AN
some o. thems chaper wi me nor II
the toon--J wad TAX the penny ad th'
peas But she said she dldna wan
onythin else an the peas was owe
dear. but she had been passin' an
thocht she wud gle me a trial. An
seein she was gaun 20 buy naethin
ava, got kin O. Wild an | says
deed. mum, it's a trial that's ge.
hard to bear But she gaed DOT TO he
carriage wi her nose L the air, as !
she hadna heard me. An she's yin 9
yer simmer veesitors that brings trad
to Kinlochanl Humph"
But this was not the informatio
which Mrs. Wallace had hoped sh
might gain from Mr. Odlvy. who wa
invariably a day before his neighbor
with the true news, not the mere go'
sip and rumors, of the district. Mr.
Wallace had heard certain rumo
and she was anxious to have it cor
/ frmed, il possible. ere she went 60 th
{ cottage. but Mr.. Ogilvy in his positio
of oracle was not always in the hume
Z for consultation, and she felt II woul
be vain to ask the question at the ms
2 ment, for just then the steamer appea
8 ed in the distance. and the groc'
3 seemed to be suffering from visions
e heavy consignments that held no prot
q for himself
i So. with brief adieu, she was tur
D ing away when he said abruptly: -
v we're for Hazel Cottage, We can to
y Dayie Houston that Master Mathiesg
!. o. Arden Hoose N shin be wantln' est
y mates fur repairin' a his greenhouse
hne big job, over big fur Dayie,
doot. But We best gle him the hint fl
| heard the liners in Kilmabeg n
Fairport was efter it, Weel, guild DIX
to We. Ye'll no be needin' Onythin' u
noog" concluded Mr.. Ogilyy, who nev
forgot business.
I'm maybe see ye on ma road hame
returned Mrs. Wallace as she bustl'
off with her desired information. Al
er some consideration by the way 81
decided, though It did go against I
grain. 10 tell Jess and not David abo
the repairing OF the Arden greenhouse
Mrs. Wallace entered the garden
| Hazel Cottage 10 find the owner ber
| ing over clump Of carnations as II
| loved them, as indeed he did. At
| sight of him her expression soften
| somewhat. for, after all, it was o
thing 20 speak severely of David Hol
ton and quite another to speak severe
| to him.
| "Weel. Davie," she said, advancl
! toward him.
! Mistress WallaceT he exclaimed
! a tone that suggested he was glad
see her, ana he arose and shook har
with her with the queer mixture
| dignity and eas'ness that had alws
! attracted her In the days when he "
/ courting her niece. Mrs. Wallace J
! many a time admitted 60 herself-ol
10 herself that there wis s0metl
aboot Davie Houston she cudna
as over"
% Jess n be richt pleased 10 see y
ne he went ON, ''an' we've jist come in Il
VI fur a few o. ma carnations. jess v
u fur takin' them 10 ye hersel', bu
nc telrt her wnd be prooder to gle
30 them jist DOT the garden Haze sn
wv that. Mistress Wallace" said Da'
with pride in his voice, handing he
bunch OF his blooms.
"a "Mphm, It's no bad scent Sh'
she admitted after a short inhaiat
'Jfs near as nice as cloves" she adj
.,s emt4eavortng to he gracious and "
IA dering how she could introduce the :
ject OF tAe lock for her coal cellar d.
o's but ven he wantin' 10 see Je
said David.
zen AYE. Is she in the hOoseT B'
answered iu the affirmative, she I
lrd ded to David and left him, decic
ar that after ali, II might be better
an mention her complaint 20 her niece
She found the young woman in
gle kitchen with her print sleeves 70
IRIS up and her arms up 20 the elbow
Mr. -four.
ist Preserve usl Are ye tryin yer b