The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-24
COMFORTING HIM

ldu the price OF Uckct west Ia 30
out there and never come back
THE west noth.ni' said the other
toung man with the ccriso cravat
What do you want with the west?
What's the matter with Chicago2
There's nothin Ia this west game. ]
know &c. because I've known guys that
has gone against t. Forget the weS,
She must have given you peach
a Jolt to maze YOU talk that way"
She didu't git gay said the dole
ful one. "She tried to let me down
easy. but my number was 2S all the
same"
What has she got agin your asked
the other young man.
She didn't have nothin special
against me. was all right, only ]
didn't suit, that's all Say, | never
got a better send-of anywhere than
she give me- could use her as a
reference any old time. Sure. The
trouble was ! was too good for her.
She said II chased myself around I'd
fnd lots OF fairies that was all TO the
good an what would give me all kinds
Of 'preciation. No. she didn't want
me to feel bad"
That's no lie, all the same" said
the confdant There's others every
time Why don't you take her tip an
chase around after EN-? It's a good
one, all right
"She says | don't need to get sore
an quit seem her" said the doleful
youth. unheedingly. she says we can
be good friends all the same She
says she thinks more O me than any
other guy she knows, at that, but I've
got to keep on my side o the fence
"Oh. rats!" calculated the confidant.
That's chestnut She's all right.
Say. she's just kddin' you. There's
nothin' to It, She's lettin' you go with
string on your leg, that's all You
make a blum at cuttin' the string an
see what'n happen. You don't want
20 go west You stay right here an
do business"
A CLEAN of hope came into the eye
of the youth with the doleful coun-
tenance and then It faded out again
NO. it's straight goods" he said
"She acted like It hurt her; but there
/ It was Me an her could be pals all
right but nothin' more Nixey. Keep
/ off the grass"
you make me weary" said the con.
ndant
"Well what did she want to say It
/ for If Il wasn't straight2'
what did she want to say it for?
/ What do / want TO drink "A glass o.
! beer for when somebody buys2 What
makes a squirrel climb a tree? What
/ do COWS eat grass for3 II comes kind
o. natural, don't It? Wen, then
What's the use O. tallkin like a bo-
logna sausage? You want my ad-
vice?'
Sure"
Then you saw off an go an join a
kindergarten class When you've got
so you've learned somethin you can
go call on her again an tell her you
know putty from glass beads. ! don't
wonder she told you to go an get a
reputation"
She didn't say that"
We'll, anyway. it's a pretty good
tip. You go rush some other girl
awhile an she'll be waitin around the
corner for you every time you go out
You keep OF the grass Keep away
from the park. Don't go anywhere near
her She Just wants to keep you
guessin Make her guess awhile IN
put you next to lady ] know She's
friend Of lreen Strelitzs ] dom
know her name but she all right
I'll put you next to her II YOU say So
"S'posin that didn't work Sposin
Sadie got mad about It an threw me
down good an hard an sposin' she
didn't give a darn anyway? dom
believe she would"
Don't you never think so" said Tho
confdant, earnestly. AN sposin sh,
did? Wasn't You talkin' about goin
west awhile ago? Accordin TO YOU
own tell you wouldn't be any wors,
I OF Say. you go down 20 State stree
=. an stand around on the corner awhile
. an watch I'm bet you $50 youll SCI
all the girls in ten minutes that you''
want In lifetime You don't nee
e 10 go on State street You can picl
most any street inside the city limit
an ketch on somewhere There ain
amy west not to speak of, but there
Erls To- bum right here in little oil
Chicago II lreen St-elltz's frienl
don't suit you, pick another"
"That might be an right" said th
scorned one. his countenance clearin
somewhat
You bet ms an right" said th
conhdant You amt wise 10 'eu
that's AN. n you want TO play th
bloomn' sucker. that's an right.
don't want TO butt in Only If you d
youll keep on playin f. Smell keo
you right al &c. an she won Z think an
more Of you, either Can her bmf
See what she's got in her hand an
don't let her see what you've got (
yours You don't need 10 cut tina
p string II you don't want TO- but n go
J, stretch u SOS to make her think
likely to snap most any minute she
get interested"
The sport OF woman's fancy smile,
Say, what are you goln' to do neA
Saturday," he asked
"Nothln'" replied the other.
Then you try to get a line on Tree
an hx q SOS me an you an her frien
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