The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-27

aducd IN an enOrf 20 appear cneerfui.
what matter where we live eO long
as we have each otherf
She drew away 90 hide her tears aud
left the room ON prctense Of inspecting
the house. She looked Into The dining
room and kitchen and opened the cup
boards. and when she returned there
were no visible signs Of trouble ia her
face
ITS a cute little house. isn't itg" she
said "I'ye always wanted little
place like this all TO ourselves. Oh IL
you only knew how tired I am of New
York and It's great ugly houses, it's
retlnue OF servants and Its domestic
and social respons 'lltiesl We shall
be able to live for ourselves now, eh.
fatherT'
She spoke with forced gayety that
might have deceived any one but the
Judge. lie T. Nerstood the motive Of
her sudden ealnge In manner and
silently he blessed her for makiL.t his
burden lighter.
Yes, dear. it's not BAD he said
"There's not much room. though
There's quite enough" she insisted.
"fet me sec" she began to count on
her fingers. upstairs, three rooms,
eh. and above that three more"
NO smiled the judge: then comes
the roof
"Of course she laughed how stu
pld Of me nice gable roof, sloping
roof that the rain runs on beautifully.
Oh, ! can see that this is going 10 be
awfully Jolly just Ike camping out.
You know bcw l love camping out.
And you have a piano loo
She went over to the corner where
stood one of those homely instruments
which hardly deserve TO be dignihed
by the name piano, with a cheap.
gaudily painted case outside and tin
pan effect inside, aud which are usual
ly TO be found in the poorer class Of
country boarding houses. shirley sat
down and ran her fingers over the
keys, determined to like everything
ITS little old, was her comment.
but / Ike these either effects. It's
Just like the sixteenth century splnet
| can see you and mother dancing
stately minuet." she smiled.
whats that about mother dancng?'
demanded Mrs Rossmore. who at that
instant entered the room. Shirley
arose aud appealed to her:
Isn't 1t absurd, mother, when you
come to think Of it, that anybody
should accuse father OF being corrupt
and Of having forfeited the right to bo
| Judge? Isn't It still more absurd that
we should be helpless aud detected and
unhappy because we are ON Long Is
land instead OF Madison avenue? Why
should Manhattan Island be happier
spot than Long Island7 Why shouldn't
we be happy anywhcre7 We have
each other, and we do need each 9th
er. We never knew how much til to-
day, did we? We must stand by each
other now. Father is going to clenr his
name of this prcposterous charge, and
we're going TO help him, aren't we.
mother2 We're not helpless just be
cause we are women. We'.s going to
work, mother and l."
"WorkT echoed Mrs Rossmore,
somewhat scandalzed.
Work" repeated Shirley very de.
cisively.
The judge lnterfered lie would not
hear OF II.
"You work, Shirley? lmpossihlew
"Why not7 My book has been sell
ing well whlleI was abroad / shall
probably write others. Then I shall
write. too, for the newspapers and
magazines. 1t VIII add 20 our income" J"
'Your book. The American Octopus
IS selling well2" inquired the judge, In
terested.
$50 well" replied shirley, that the
publishers wrote me IN Paris that the
fourth edition was now on the press.
That means good royalties. | shall
soon be a fashionable author. The
Publishers will be after me for more
books. and wen nave all the money
we want Oh, Il Is 50 delightful, this
novel sensation Of a literary successp'
she exclaimed with glee. Aren't you
proud OF me. dad?"
The judge smiled indulgently OF
course he was glad and proud. He al
ways know his Shirley was a clever
girl. But by what strange fatality, he
! thought to himself. had his daughter
I'm this book Of hers assailed the very
man who had encompassed his own
ruin? II seemed like the retribution
of heaven. Neither his daughter nor
the financier was conscious Of the fact
that each was indirectly connected
with the impeachment proceedings
Ryder could not dream that Shirley
Green" the author of the book which
hayed him so mercilessly, was the
daughter of the man he WAS trying 10
crush. Shirley. on the other hand, was
still unaware Of the fact that It was
Ryder who had lured her father TO his
ruin
when al last she could lock herself
In her room where no eye could sec
her, shirley threw herself down on the
bed aud burst into a torrent OF tears
She had kept up Appearances as long
as II WAS possible. but now the reac
TIN had get in she gave way freely
90 her pept up feelings; she felt thai
4 unless she could relieve herself IN this