The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-17

"Im glad you're not Davie" she re-
turned. with tender smile. "But
don't be vexed, lad, for you've nothing
to be vexed about. You've succeeded
and l. Oh was never $3.50 prond
and happy in all my life! My dear
good man." she added, as he protested
his selhshness in the past "haud yer
tongue an dinna haver like sweetie-
wife,
Her little speech in the vernacular
was meant TO make him smile but
somehow it touched him almost to
tears, ana he bowed MS face on her
breast, bereft Of utterance
Jess lay back In her chair. with
sigh of contentment, and laid her arm
about his neck So they remained,
scarcely moving, never speaking, while
the fire burned lover and lower.
II was not till he seit her arm re-
lax that David raised his head to look
upon her face and to usl. the question
which had beel the most insistent Of
the many in his mind.
"Jess, ma dear wull ye tell me hoo
ye managed TO max Jess, are ye
sleepin'f" he whispered.
A coal fell; flame flared up, illuml
mating her lace.
Jess Wifer' he cried In terror.
But jess neither stirred nor spoke.
There was sadness in Kinlochan.
jess Houston lay i'll, and the doctor
was puzzled aiI1Ust to hopelessness
'Tf Houston were only well on" he
said to himself at last. Il would sug
gest Matheson." But IL was the joiner
himself who first made the suggestion
for further medical aid
At the conclusion of the doctors
fourth evening visit-he had been call
ing thrice a day David went with him
through the dusk TO the garden gate
Doctor" he said huskily, 81 jist
wantit TO let We ken I've some siller
here-a hummer pound" He produced
the notes which he had found on the
parlor floor the day following his
wife's seizure. Doctor. is it ony useT"
he asked anxiously.
The doctor cleared his throat 81 was
just thinking that you might like Or
Matheson the most skillful man in
such cases to see Mrs Houston. and
er-I was sure you would not grudge
any fee for his advice. Shall l com
municatc with him tonightT
AYE; she nicht, doctor please" said
David eagerly
Every well. No, MOI Keep the money
in the meantime. And cheer up. Hous
say and don't mention anything I'm the
way Of your business however pleasant.
Let her go on thinking you're a gar
dener not joiner. And her aunt must
do the same. 1t seems to content her.
Now I'll go and wire TO the man who's
most certain TO kklp us. Good night"
The doctor hurried Off and David
was ON his way back TO the cottage
when "a high voice recalled him TO the
eate
GLOW is your wife tonightI" inquired
Miss Perl1. IL was coming 70 ask. but
perhaps you can tell me without my
troubling Mrs, Wallace"
He told her all there was TO tell Of
the doctors report, adding that the
great specialist was being telegraphed
for.
Il am glad to hear that. 1t is the
right thing TO do, but For once
Miss Perk checked-nay, strangled in
its birth-a question prompted by her
curiosity, the question being, How
can you afford itY" TO her everlasting
credit be the stranglng of that Ques.
ton. for, alasl the poor lady has been
haunted by It's ghost ever since.
Before leaving the gate she put other
Questions of a sympathetic nature, and
finally, In softer tones than Houston
had ever heard her employ, she said
"Tell Mrs. Wallace not 20 let you
wife want anything Tell her to lei
me know if / can be of-of any use
whatever" Strange that Miss Peril
said "use" when she might have said
''assistancer
David returned TO the cottage a littl,
less hopeless. little less dreary, thar
he had left it.
ON an evening a fortnight later Mrs
Wallace stepped into the grocers shop
interrupting Mr.. Ogilyy in his occupa
tion OF pacing up ana down behind the
counter
"Ah, Mrs. Wallace, I'm rale gled e
see ye' he said, his sad wearied eye.
Frightening "Is there ony wordT
aye jist cam in fur a meenit t,
tell ye that David got a letter the mich
frae the nurse. Her an Jess arrived a
Vicht, an Jess is name the waur o. th'
journey"
That's guild news David III be unc'
pleased"
"'Deed, aye, The puir lads thenkfu
fur the least CHEEKY word the1nOo. IL
a sad time fur US a.. An pui
aud Angus is ava" sighed Mrs. Wal
lace.
early this mornln'," said Mr. Oglly!
so low voice. carefully examining th
point Of his pencil.
"He sudna haze been DOT thOn day
"Ah, but he wud get up an gang L
see Jess afore she gaed on the boat
He sent Mistress Munro DOT a mes
sage, sayin he was gaun 10 hae a bi
nap. an he maun haze rose an pit ol
his claes whenever her back wa
turned l got an awfu' FRIGHT when
seen him comm doom 10 the pier, mai
like a ghaist nor a man, but no IN
happyiike-nO' unhappy-llke. But oh
Mrs Wallace. the wey he smiled whe
he seen Jess! 1t wasna ike an auH
wearit man ava. Puir aud An