The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-02


heads Of her household for so many
reras that the fact OF Alfreds lmagin.
ing lie could uplifI his voice in oppo-
sition to her wishes seemed 9repos.
3 tercus
Surely he had renounced all claim
] to such recognition long ago. Why.
he was only her husband.
My dear children" she began rap
lilly. but impressively. 81 trust you ob.
served that controlled myself [
thought Il better to say nothiig in re.
ply nor 70 open an argument There
viii be no argumeat-we shall so as 1
planned Vi you will invite Edgac.
Min, you may order the wagonette
from the stable We shall so. Tell
Willoughby We start at eleven"
~Ot course we will go. cried vi. Il
knew we would all the time. Let's get
,be luncheon ready"
Trips to the lake. FIVE miles from
the own. lad become weekly occur
renoes. Alfred had sat down to
lorely midday meal so frequently that
be could scarcely remember the mum.
hcr And these meals had been occas
ions OF trying thought.
1T cannot go on" he had said to
himself again and again. Il do no
see what Jalia is thinking OF. II is too
expensive. The bin from the stables
IS something enormous-and they &c;
boats and men to row them and hirs
fishing tackle. can't bear to say any.
.hing--they enjoy themselves. | sup
pose-but Julia should know better
She is so thrifty in some ways and Il
improvi6ent in others. do Mt ub
terstand It. | am so out OF the habi;
of finding fault at home that | don't
know what 10 say. | shall lose M
seif-control some day; know shall
And he did. No one but he knew
the volcano smouldering under tha
eruption-it was but the hiss Of thi
ruff of steam from the safety valvi
Of the boilers of a surcharged mind.
anxious and worried and shrinking -
hating to give offense and having to.
Saylow attended to his business
that morning with a certain feelin
Of exhalted emancipation. He had rs,
serted himsalf He had not intended
10 be so cross. but his voice ha
sounded different from what he mean.
It should Still they had said nothin;
and it would be all right by Dime.
time. and he would exert himself to -
very pleasant.
For the apparently meek little ma
was of a fierce temper at times. AMI
some men knew It. But at home-o'
al bome-anything but an angry word.
So he had often seethed inwardly with
a closed mouth.
"Golng?' Queued willoughby. in
great establishment when he was not.
lied. Why. father said We couldn't"
ma says we are, and she IS the
one answe,ed VI. "He didn't mean
anything hurry u2. VIII. and so over
u Eagars.
The boy shook his head dubiolsly.
Il cont know about this he said.
cautiously He did mean IT, They
Gay pas awful Ia the Office when be
geis cross"
"Oh. cono on" laughed his sister:
he is lea, harmless ola thing. and
wil be al nga. by lcniga.. Raa along
We are go!ag TO hsh today. Tas wsa1
is jas, right"
"lt is l,vely day almost wish
they had gone" sighed Alfred as ss
waihed into the house at noon Il hal
10 90 ie though. VIII Try 70 maks
it up 70 them some way-why whe-s
: eve.yoody! Hello. Julia. whers ars
yoa?"
They're goaG s4n Mrs. sayiow
sale sac expected to be back at abou.
six Your lunch is ready. sir" an.
nounced Margaret. appearing from tha
kitchen.
Cone Gone wheFe?" gasped tbs
man with a shrinking premonition o.
tae reply.
TO the lake, sir. Didn't they tell
yon?"
"Oh--oh-yes. To the lake. Yes
forgot" replied Atrial. irh.ncavely
hiding his feelings. while a great wave
OF anger slrged through him. Serve
the luncheon now"
He hew upstairs to his room, clos
ed the door and paced up and down
with clencaed fists and set lips. The
mirror ON the bureau reflected a white
strange face. unlike his own.