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

her. I'll rup Ia soon again auu pct
hnps find her with you. Now / must
really 60"
Mrs. Houston conducted her visitor
to the door, and IN the porch the lat
ter said. Il thought we should have
found your husband In the garden
should Ike TO see him"
Hes not there" said Jess, looking
about. "He likely has walked along .
the road"
"well, perhaps you can take a mes
sage for him You might kindly tell /
him that our drawing room window is /
not working nicely and Gsk him TO (
come and put il right first thing IN /
the morning. Can you remember that /
Mrs Houstony'
I'm sorry" said Jess Cshe wasn'u, /
"but he will be busy all tomorrow
THE day after viii do
Il don't think he could attend to IL (
for a fortnight or three weeks
Dear met | didn't know he wos so
busy ms all that" said Miss Pork In O
tone Of annoyance. However, III call
at Ills workshop tomorrow snd see
what can be done Good evening. Mrs.
Houston
Good evening, Miss Perk.'
less re-cntered the cottage and met
~ vid in the dusky passage
"ts she awa'f' hc whispered.
"Yes." replied his wife, smiling In
spite Of herself "She wanted to see
YOU" She delivered the message and
told him what She had said TO tAe Wis
itor in reply.
4 wudna gang inside her hoose for
five pound. She gets me to promise
things / dmna mean. liH ycSed at ma
supeedity, lass
Never mind. Davie'
Jaw. but Jess. lidns mean 20 am
noy ye"
ITS all right, pavle- lad. dare say
wen be none the worse for the lee
lures"
I'm vcxed aboot the lectures. but
I'm mair vexed aboot nnither thing
whats thatY" She felt thrill Of
pleasure To think that at last he under
stood the cause of her annoyance ear
lier In the evening After all, she had
not laborcd for his creature comforts
in vain. Whats thaty she repeated
softly and encouraglngly.
"The- the pill" he stammercd Il
didna mean to annoy ye when ! men
toned it. .,re We feelm quite weel
moor
For an instant Jess felt she wanted
to slap his face Then she burst on
laughing
I'm gled yere no angry wi me onl
mair." he said and kissed her
Did you get the sweet peas plant
edy7 she inquired as She drew him Int
the parlor
He shook his head. "Ye see, didni
gang GOT to the garden eftcr a.. jis
sat in the kitchen waitm for her f
= gang. hgdua the hert to plant ny
r thin when We was angry wi me, Jess.
{ You're just laddie, Dayie' sh
g said, not chafiingly, but with worl
Of affection in her voice And nov
I'm going to have an hour at th
5 books she added quickly.
l 'Wun We no come for wall
e dearieY'
"I'n come afterward. Itll be to
= dark for the garden now, 80 you be
II ter take your paper and keep me con
" pany till / get through the accounts
n She laid ink and pen on the tab
and brought her husbands ledger fro
m the bookcase. she seated hersel
So thlakng how much more cheerful Il
figures before her were tonight ths
n, six months ago Among the neat
II, kept accounts she forgot the worri
p OF the day and now ana then fell
a dreaming OF how in the not very al
re tant future she would present Dav
e. with balance sheet, which 81
at would have to explain, showing hi
ld the reward OF his labor in black Al
1t, white.
re Donald Binnie is TO get a rise ne
We Saturday" remarked Mr.. Housto
re settling himself in the easy chair al
ON CHANGING admlringly at his wife.
m How much, DavieT'
,f "Twa shulln's. He's worked for q
ny "All right Anything elseW ask
ed Mrs Houston, making a note in
small book.
nd II gi'ed aud Angus FIVE shullt
ass yesterday. lie wantit II for his sist
ed she's vera badly the moo. puir h'
d. dy."
an ''Tll go and see her tomorrow, Day
gh. But you would have better told
ia first. for Angus always buys the wro
lly things for his sister She's fSr too
lys aud frail for timed salmon ana ere
TO checses'
Inn But She likes them better nGr o
er- thin else Angus tellt me. She M
me tasty things, ye ken But I'm q
m daein' the wrang thing Jess, he m
We tered sadly Il sudna haze gied 3
see the FIVE shullins."
Im- "Yes, you should, but you should
eli. have given 1t tin I had n chance
Ia telling the poor man what 60 buy
a pity he won't let any one help
nd nurse his sister Aunt Wallace ne,
some grand soup the other day ,
Sir took IL 10 Angus. and
i'm did he no TAX II to his sistcrf
had haze TO speak to him. He's gay dour
hat Angus"
ms 81 think he took II to his sis
gas Davie, but the next morning he brou
Il back 10 Aunt Wallace and said
rith sister was terribly obliged, but
ton, couldn't eat Il 10 please the king
her you never saw better soup. I wis
could make soup Ike Aunt Walli
ify So, Davie, don't give Angus any n
,ust extra money without telling me-
age and I won't quarrel, you know. "
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