The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-10
A ATiCketfOT Mexico


replied, "that contains ciew to her
Intentions. "Your husband is In Mex.
leo, believe"
Yes. He wants me TO Join him
there, but | haven't any idea Of do.
Ing so. This country suits me very
vel"
There are conditions under which
this can be a most delightful coun.
try have found It so during the
past few months
Mrs Weston has her mother with
her, believer
"Yes. DO you stray out this way
very often?"
"a haven't been doing so. but !
think snail in the future can't
understand why more people do not
take tramps through the country.
Think OF the thousands OF men and
women who might be breathing the
fresh pure air and looking at the
green delds and feeling the sod under
their feet out hore now II they cared
to-"
I'm rather glad, though. that they
are leaving this for our exclusive use
at present
Perhaps II was the fresh. smooth
Nre, ze that made her smooth cheeks
so red
"fIow much there is in the point
Of view." she said. smiling just
enough TO show the edges of her white
teeth "To me that thorn tree by
the fence is beautiful; but suppose
the farmer who owns Il would be glad
II some night 1t should mysteriously
disappear"
very likely lie would. It's the old
story ef familiarity You admire the
thorn tree, with its flaring top be.
cause you live where such things are
not. The country boy longs to live
in the crowded. smoky city. The man
who is cooped up in an ofiice sigha
for the omen fields"
And the man who is married
would be happy If he could have sim
gle blessedness again"
Only the man?"
He is more likely 10, l think"
but he wouldn't be If conditions
were equal"
How do you mean?"
III society perfGitted women to hnac
the same liberties men enjcy
women could be as sure as men are
that they might try II again In casr
they cared to-the longing would BE-
just as widespread among t4om az
It is among the men"
Perhaps"
"The whole trouble with our soci,
system is that It makes no provision.
for the cure Of familiarity II women
managed to be little elusive I
think love would last much longer
than it does"
And II men we're az chivaIrous
after they are married as they are
before, what a Splendid change there
would be IN the world"
but you wouldn't be happy II your
husband exhibited gallantry merely
because II was the fashion for hus-
cands to treat their wives with knight
ly consideration. You would wish
10 know that his chIvalrous treatment
of you was prompted by love-
Certainly Sull. your argument OF
familiarity might come Ia there again
should become very weary OF gal.
lantry that never gave itself a rest"
But you remember what said
about elusiveness. There shonla be
elusiyeness on the mans part. as well
as on the woman's"
Il don't believe it viii ever be nee.
essary for anybody to worry about a
lack of elusiyeness on the part OF the
men,
Il can imagine conditions under
which II would be difficult for me to
be elusive"
"You only Think so. II the con
ditions were present you would soon
become as weary Of them as you are
OF the"
Conditions that exist?"
Il didn't say that"
But You thought H. No. n the
fates had permitted u.s."
How beautiful those crab apple
blocaoms are. Can you imagine any
thins more loyely?"
Yes. | can at this moment see
something more lovely than"
Il wonder II the farmer would care
II you broke Of one OF the branches
for me?"
Il don't care whether ne cares or
not Which one would you likeg'
"Cf course the most splendid one Is
at the top. But you mustn't climb
tho 'rce. You never could get up
through that tangle Of thorns with.
out hurting yourself And you might
fall"
When he had secured the highest
/ bfaach for her he said
Now thal you have them. / SUP.
sese ycu viii not care for them"
i an not man u she replied. put.
ting her face among the fragrant bios
sons
That Is why I am forgetting"
THAT Il Is after Eve o'clock. Come
Il is long walk TO the station, and
am going out 10 dinner this even.
ing,
you said awhile ago that you
expected 70 come here often after
this.
4 didn't mean that exactly