The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-15

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wholesale prices o yer groceries, or yer
age. or YER
"Sb" was spierin' aboot David Hous-
toms affairs he replied, and briefly re-
lated his experience.
Il micht haze kent that" said Mrs.
Wallace with wag Of her head.
"she's been at Jess twicet this week.
and Jess thinks she wis offendit the
last time at ne gettin a the answers
she wantlt"
"But what business has she WI Da-
vid's affairsT
"Spier somethin easier Master Ogil-
w. But it's naethin new She's been
that wey since Jess got mairrit she's
been curious aboot lot o folk since
cam to Kinlochan She wis curious
aboot masel yinstiist yipst though
but she's never been curious aboOt
onybody like Jess"
Its maist mysterious" said the gro
Ger, drawing long breath "yln o.
thae things that may be said to bafIie
the keenest intellectual investigation
Aver
Battle yer Aunty Katel Ye've been
readin' mair o. thae detective storlesr
ut has been said by them as is com
petent 20 gle an opeenou that detec-
tive stories is vera guid for traiuin' the
mind to conseeder problems" said Mr..
| Ogilvy, nettled into dignity.
"Mercy met Then We Gamma haze read
suffeecient Master Ogilvy," she re-
torted crushingly. But" she contln-
ued seriously and with less aspcrlty,
"Ive been thinkin aboot Miss perk.
an I've got a.
/ "a clew?"
1--WE got "a
"a theory, Mistress
"Can ye no keep quate? I've got a
notion"
"A notion, Mistress WallaceT"
AYE Dye no ken whit a notion is?
| Weel. if yen haud yer tongue I'll tell
We whit | think. In the first place, ye
ken ! wudna say guild word fur ony-
body if ] cud help if, an in the second
place | dlnna like thon Miss Perk ony
better nor she likes me. But | think
she is rale fond o. Jess, though she has
a gey stupit wey o showin' her fond
ness. an furbve that think she's got
it Until her held. an Gamma get it oot,
either, that David's affairs is in a bad
wey Moo, Master Ogilvy, whit think
We o. that notionY"
IL think ye're an exceedin' fair
mindit wumman," replied the grocer,
"an' yer theory, or notion, is Is unco
nice jst wish had thocht o. it a
wee while syne."
INA, na Ye wis faur better to dae
as We did Miss Perks no gaun to heip
Jess by gaun room KinlochRn an spier
in aboot David's affairs" said Mrs.
Wallace.
I'm shair I tried for to show her
that David's affairs was hourishin', bat
she wudna believe me. She
AYE; tel't We she has gotten It I'm
til her held an Gamma get it DOT. She's
stupit buddy, fur she micht haze kent
at the vera beginuin that young
lass new mairrit an wi ony speerit
wudna pit up WI ony Teddy aye pokin
her nose Until her mans affairs. no
even II she kent the Teddy meant weel'
"Dye no think she's maybe gotten d
spite at Jess noo?"
NO real spite think II Jess wis
ever needin' her help she wud gle II
quick an kindly. But she's wild al
Jess the moo fur bein' independent
Hoover, wen maybe see If I'm rSchi
some day. Whit did ye say she wis say
in aboot thon penny masher DobbieT
Mr. Ogilvy supplied the details IN
full, finishing up with the hope that h'
had not said too much TO Miss Perk.
rye micht haze been mair discree
wi'oot bein' ta'en fur a complete dun
my" Mrs. Wallace replied. "But din
ma think ye've did muckle damage
That wis a guid joke about Tousi'
Tam" she laughed "In haze to gi''
him ieely on his piece the next time h'
comes to ma door. Weel haze ye had
e crack wi the Wulkles since seen yeT
AYE. Mistress Wallace, but Of cours
! was careful what l said. But then
an mes gettin rale pack Theyrl
dacent lads an they're bath tina
+ ta'en mp wi David an Jess Wha
dae We think o. them yerser moo tha
G we've got better acquaint wiz them
81 think thon jumpin jake nohbh
cudna ha'e picllit DOT waur men fur hi
J. dirty wark."
F. I'm gled TO hear We say that"
Il wis speakin' 10 the lads the day
+ an they're comiR' 10 their teas az mi
?. hoose on Friday. IN be pleased TO Sc
e yerser, Master Ogilvy," she addet
graciously, III ye can thole shuttin
p yer shop sac early"
e Il wud shut ma shop M Ony 'OOr 10
sic a pleasure" ne returned. beamin
p with delight. "It's rale kind o. ye L
invite me, Mistress Wallace, an III b
richt prOod TO attend. Ma satisfaction
Is vera acute, an / may say r.
l. "Is 7 settled that Dayids 10 get Ia
job o. the new store at the pierr sh
o interrupted.
Its settled, but It was a close shave
was jist in time"
N Hoo did ye manage Il? Did Maiste
Murdoch no think ye had an unc
s. cheek ringin' his bell last nicht?"
y Maybe he did, but 1 wasna heet
In. l jist catched him IN time to kee
1t him frae tellin his manager 10 gle th
b. job 70 the Wilkes. He wasna gaun I
see me az first but 1 sent him wor
20 that l was on an errand o justice d
n il were, an al last / seen him. II
,e wasna pleased at me for interferiu