The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-16
Friendship VS.. Woman S Love
By WILLIAM FORSTER BROWN.

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! Capt Amos soul, awakening old and
/ potent memories.
"Lem?" he said dimHantlv- -uncon.
sciously usiag ,.ae familiar diminutive
that had not passed his lips for years
5'you notice how terribly pretty the
/ sky looks over there to the westard?
l ain't seen It look like that for years.
an II sorter reminds me of the time
we was young fellers-with old man
Bragg in the Dreadnaught-in 63."
"Yes," assented Capt Lemuei,
thoughtfully. "an' speaSin bout the
Dreadnaught, do you remember how
we uster hook a share of the grog
bein' too young to hey' any, regular.
Blamed n | don't wish had that OF
tin pannilin o mine here now, with
some In it,"
Capt Amos heart gave sudden
throb of anticipation
"Say?" he remarked deprecaungly,
course | amt a-sayin there is any
thing o. that sort aboard this dory but
s'posin' there wuz? Would you prom
I ise-on the Biole If we had one--not
I to say anything toto -Fairport. bout
I my bCn' capsized-if / gin you
some2"
Capt Higgins stopped his oar and
reaching forth, grasped his dory-
mates shoulder, whirlng him around
unceremoniously
do YOU mean TO say you've got
some Ticker, Amos Stubbs?' he de-
mauded sternly.
! Capt Subbs explained and produced
the flask
Capt Higgins elevated i, for a long
inmate and returned it with a deep
sigh or satisfaction.
ITS curious how set some women
is sgiu a little ticker" he commented.
with glistening eyes, "all foolishness,
too"
80 tis-so It's concurred Capt.
Amos, raising the flask in turn. 81 all
lus said so; specially if their fust hus-
bands couldn't stand much, women is
ALFRED queer anyhow"
They certainly be" Acknowledged
the tall captain, eyeing the flask hope
fully, IAN that's one reason I've been
so everlastin' s'prised at seein you a.
chasin' one of EN- at your time of life.
THROWN over OF friends an actin
stubborn an contray II you was
young feller O 20"
ME o-chasin of em'" retorted Capt.
Amos Indignantly. What hey you
been dciu yourself, I'd like 20 know?
Amt you been a-goin' up to the Wild
ders every Thursday night for the
last three years? An tryin' to pizen
her mind agin me2 'Tain't your fault
she amt Mis- Lemuel Higgins this
mint, nuther-why don't you say
suthn?'
Capt Higgins moistened his lips
If twan't for things bein as they
be- he ventmed hesitatingly. 81 dunno
but I'd be tempted to make sorter
proposition TO you, Am Subbs, but ]
spose il wouldn't be no use you bein'
so set on marryin Mis- Tompkns"
Il cont sees I'm any more set on
marvin of her than you be-" Capt
Amos retorted, with asperity, What
kind Of a proposition was you thinltin'
o MAXINE"
"Weli," returned Lemuel, moving his
oar almlessly. Il was goin to say that
If things was the same between us as
they was once mean 81 there want
no wldder-ld ask YOU if you dldn't
want to come iu with me ON my new
lobster contract? There'd be good
money for both of us in Ct, an I've
got 20 hev' somebody"
Capt Amos rubbed his chin, staring
ahead az the wide and scmuuatng
fairway the moon had flung down
clear 10 the dorys bow
Look here, LENT he blurted husll-
ny oven his shoulder "mebbe I'm O
fool: but somehow. tallin over old
times sames we've been doin, has
kinder made me feel dinrent from the
way I've been a-feelin il seems to me
amt SO al-hred set on the widder as
] thought / was. I'm gettin along IN
years an I'm a good deal more set in
my ways than you be-you heyine
been married once-so-so-so--" des-
perately--"I'll come TO the weddin'.
ain't sayin' this on account o. the Offer
you made me. nuther- though I'd be
moren glad to take up with IL an do
the cookn'" he concluded resolutely.
DO you mean TO say that youll give
up the widder 10 me?" faltered Capt
Lem IN a curiously shaky voice
That's jest what / meant" replied
Capt Amos, steadily I've made an
my mind that there's some things thai
, is more precious TO an oil feller INK,
rae ,hSn the love o. any woman. ol
times an oil friends an"
Then we won't neither on us hey
. her" cried Capt Lemuel triumphanuy
S'pose we ies give her the mitten. So
70 speak. an sheer on? We can begir
lobsterin' the ust OF the week"
suits me TO a 7, broke in Capt
/, Amos. delightedly
re held out the nask joymlly.
Lets finish the Ticker an run er 81
p, a-kiun,' - he suggested
, Copyright 1896 by Joseph B Bowlcst
r STRONG m eRoTHERLY LOVE
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