The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-13

that he neglected other duties deplora.
bly,, falling far behind bis improvident
average With Grimes disposed OF. he
once more forsook the battlefield Of
love aud gave bis harassed and undi
sided attention to bls own peculiar
business
The rast and 'oose game dlspieased
Miss Barbara greatly. She was at nrst
surprised then piqued. then resentful
Monty gradually awoke TO the distress
ing fact tsat she was going TO be in
tractabie. as he pnt Il. aud forthwith
undertook 10 smooth the troubled sea
70 his amazement and concern, 81
was not to be appeased
Does II occur 70 you. MONTY" she
said. WITH u gentle coldness that was
Infinitely worse than beat. that you
have been carrying things with a pret.
ty high banda Where did you acquire
the right I, interfere with my prlvi.
leges1 You seem to think that J am
not to speak to any man but you"
"Oh come now. Babs," retorted
Monty. "Ive not been quite as un-
reasonable as that And you know
yourself that Grimes is the worst kind
of a boUader"
II know nothing OF the sort" replied
the lady. with growing irritation you
say that about every man who gives
me a smile or a flower Does 1t indi
cate such atrocious tasteT
Don't be silly. Barbara You know
perfectly well that you have talked to
Gardner and that idiot Valentine by
the hour. and I've not SAID a word
But there are some things ! can't
stand. and the impertinence Of Grimes
is one of them Jovei lie looked at
you out Of those fishy eyes sometimes
as though he owned you If you knew
how many times I've fairly ached TO
knock him oownl"
Inwardly Barbara was weakening
little before his masterfulness. But
she gave no sign.
"And II never occurred to you" she
said. with that exasperating coldness OF
voice "that ] was equal to the situa
ton. suppose you thought Mr.
Grimes had only to beckon and |
would joyfully answer III have YOU
kMOWt ANAAN AtlENoANAs fAEAA lUN AheAN
am quite able TO choose my friends
and to handle them Mr. Grimes has
character. and like him. lie has seen
more Of life IN a year of his strenuous
career than you ever dreamed Of In all
your pampered existence. His life has
been real, Monty Brewster and yours
is only an imitation"
1t struck him hard but it left him
gentle
"Babs," he said softly. 81 can't take
that from you. You don't really mean
it, do you? Am l as bad as that?"
1t was a moment for dominance. and
be missed it. His gentleness left her
cold.
"Monty." she exclaimed irritably.
"you are terribly exasperatlng DO
make up your mind that you and your
million are not the only things in the
world"
His blood was up now, but it flung
him away from her
"Some day perhaps you'll find out
that there is not much besides. ! am
just little too big, for one thing, to be
played with and thrown aside | won't
stand IT,"
He left the house with his head high
in the air, angry red In his cheeks
and a feeling in his heart that she was
the most unreasonable Of women Bar
bara In the meantime cried herself TO
sleep, vowing she would Eever love
Monty Brewster again as long as she
! lived
A sharp cutting wind was blowing In
Monty's face as he left the house. He
was thoroughly wretched.
Throw up your handsv came
hoarsely from somewhere, and there
was no tenderness in the tones. For an
instant Monty was dazed and bewil-
dered. but IN the next he saw two
shadowy hgures walking beside him
stop where you are, yolng fellow"
was the next command, and he stopped