The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-27

vet suit. "One of the life isreallife,
is-earnest kind. But they always get
it the worst AMI It started as a oke.
4 man she knew went west three
years ago and got friendly with this
Lcmuel Shelton. and from speaNing Of
him took to sending messages from
him and Il just gradually grew Into
correspondence between IeMuel and
Tot. After they were started on the
gadsome way Of pen and ink court
ship the man Dot knew went to Alas.
ka or Hawaii and stayed Gway and let
things take their course. And Lemuel
and Dot wrote and wrote.
Wasn't he all righ.." asked the
girl with pink cheeks.
"Oh. dear. yes He was lawye,
and Dot said be had the most beautl-
ml thoughts. His letters were gems.
She used to read parts Of them to me.
He certainly had a command Of Ian.
guage And such lofty ideals!"
lie must have been humely." sue.
gested the girl with the pink cheeks
intuitively.
NO. he sent Dot his picture. and.
while he was not haudsome. his face
VAS attractive. Photographs are
mighty clever these dayu. Wen. It
went on TIL finally he wrote that, even
though he had never seen her he
knew from her iettcrs witch had re
yealed her mind and soul that she
was the one woman on es'th for him.
So he asked her 10 marry him. Dot
didn't know what TO do. She hated t.
set engaged to man she wouldn't
know il he passed her on the street.
il seemed kind Of unconventional.
But II was romantic. And his letters
had quite won her. They showed h9
was a man Of sterling virtues. So fin.
ally she said yes"
81 didn't think she had the spirit to
be so daringl"
IL did upset her nerves But that
was nothing to her emotion when she
get word he was coming east 20 see
he-. or course. she knew they'd meet
some day. but Il was al so unusual
and thrilling"
Didn't he Gomez"
The girl in the velvet suit laughed
amusedly, He did. Dot told me all
-t.-... t...,.-, ho,.rorod D., 600 lnr
when she was so fun OF anguish she
lad TO conade in some one She said
when he stepped of the train she
thought IL was a hatrack on wheels
coming toward her. He carried sew
oral pairs OF those aatlers you see in
windows downtown with red and
eral pairs OF those antlers you see in
ve1 present for her. Instead Of a
respectable suitcase he had one OF
those dreadful telescopes. all bulging
out and running over.
"And his picture had fiattered him.
Dot said his eyes were washed out
and his hair needed cut and alto
gether she was just paralyzed, He
seemed awfully glad to see her. How
they got home she never knew. She
said that ride on the street car was
one long dream Of agony. She had
put on her swellest tailor gown-you
know Dot is a stunning girl She knew
she and Lemuel didn't look well
matched. She induced him to leave
the antlers outside on the car platform
and everyone who got on the ca fell
ever them. Lemuel undid his coat. and
when she caught a glimpse OF "A Gel.
mold collar and a green made-up tie,
spotted with cerise squares, she knew
via. a shary stab at her heart that
she could never be his. The cellu.
loiG collar settled that question.
But she had to introduce him to
her father and mother and brother and
two sisters-antlers. tie and teloa
ccpe. Just as he was. OF course they
bore up politely and Helped Dot as
much as they could bgt with an air
which said II served her right They
had never approved Of her long-dls.
tGuce engagement That is. they
lholred her tin Dots brother had TO
take Lemuel 20 the club. and then Dot
was talked to. Her father told her
wheat he thought and more too.
= don't know how Dot managed 10
break her engagement. but know Il
must have been an ordeal. Why. she
actually looks thin and pale since shs
hnally got rid OF Len.uel and sent him
hack to-t0--I don't knOw--but Il
must be where antiers come from! r
But I thought you said he bad
sterling virtues and a brain, and all
That" objected the girl with the pink
cheeks
unfortunately" said the girl in vel
vet. 1t needs something more thar
those admirable things ~ win q Sirfi
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