The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-01
EXCUSES EoR MR. JACK.

NAuFtA Ao hbA tdht tu iltNtNoA tA hto
affairs. On the contrary. it IS because
oi the intensity Of their interest. Bus
whea i; rained so hard on Sunday
few weeks ago he remarked with
yawn that be wished the weather
wculd cleas Of course his brother
Harry Immediately inquired wha. els
plans were.
I'm going to see Marjorie Lewis
of " SAID Jack. "She goes East late
this afternoon,
mo wonder YOU are looking dole.
fui. said Henry. Think OF doing the
polite In such a storm as this!"
Il thought ne was dumpy because
Miss Lewis is going away remarked
the pretty cousin.
II does seem too bad for you to GO
out ia this downpour. Jack. Couldn'S
you telephone her that you are detAin-
edg asked Louise. in mock sisterly
Eolicitude
splendid idea" said iS.year-old
Teddy. or. pe;:er still. write her a
note explaining why you couldn't make
ths traia. wny. I'll write it for YOU"
No. thank you. began Jack. Il
prefer"
poa. ! want to write Ii. interrupted
the Nr.etty cousia.
'Lets eaea write one and iet Jack
take his choice. suggested Harry.
Extremely Kind of yon ALL" drawl'
cd Jack.
"well. here is mine. said Louise. a
few minutes later -lll read il 10 you.
My Dear Miss Lewis How sorry
az. that a sprained ankle SHOULD have
deprived me Of las, sight OF you at
the station tonight! had counted on
seeing you again and my dlsAppoint'
msut pains ine much more than the
wretched ankle. Yours. with sincerest
regrets.
JOHN BRANTER sEATON'
mo good al all." Harry exclaimed.
"N1 one believes in sprained ankles.
Ihsy we're done to death long age.
NOV listen 10 mine:
Although. dear Miss Lewis. I am
really too weak to hold pen. can
not refrain tIom telling you that moth
ing less thai d most sudden attack Jf
appendicitis prevented me from keep
ing my engasement with yoa his even
ing You will understand my sunerings
aud forgive my apparent neglect. fam
now in the surgeons hands and they
positively forbid further efforts On my
part They viii do the rest Au revolr.
OF II forever goodbye.
JOHN
That's a corker." remarked Ted,
admiriugly. wnen the laughter had sub
sided still. / think mine just as neat
and much more touching:
Ny Dear Miss Lewis: Little did
think when wc parted last night that
il would be weeks or months. perhaps.
before we suould meet again. But an
unkind fate mas laid me low with a
severe and unexpected attack OF pneu-
monia when developed this afternoon
just as was preparing to avail myself
OF the sad pleasure OF seeing the last
OF you at the station. My doctor tells
me that might have known that so
much exposure to the night air would
bring a dangerous Illness OF this type.
Eve, yours.
JOHN B. sEATON.'
"Thatll make her feel mean for
keeping you out night after night in an
automobile that costs-how much does
one cos by the hour. old man?"
That's my business" answered
Jack, good-uaturedly.
'All those letters make me smile"
said ,he pretty cousin JUST as # Jack
called her Miss Lewis yet! Now. here
is a no;e that ftis the case:
Marjorie Dear; Did you think for
one moment that / would have failed
to be at the station to say goodbye 10
you had not some accident occurred?
DO not be alarmed when tell you that
In my anxiety to reach the station
early / jumped on a moving street cat
and was thrown from the platform By
a sudden jolt When ! was picked up
1t was discovered that my right leg
was broken. II may have to be ampa-
( tated, but don't worry about that. All
! fear is that the dearest girl in the
world may be thinking tonight that her
Jack has neglected her.
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Yours certainly takes the prize"
said Harry.
by George, all your nonsense mas
mace me forget the timei" exclaimed
Jack I'm have TO hurry"
and hurry he did The first florists
shop he went to was closed. He re
membered that there was one two
blocks further uptown that kept open
on Sundays l. took what seemed TO
him an age to buy a bunch Of yiolets