The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-17
A Change Of Season.

Wh9n Miss Jeannette Berklns went
TO the country FOR couple Of months
IN summer Il was for the purpose OF
relaxation The winter social season
With Miss Perkins was her busy day"
Born ia the swim, with no expectation
Of a dowry, it las her business to mar
- an blfslment None Of the
young men Sue had met during the
Writer that she could get filled the
measure Of h4 requirements Some
were stupid, eome dissipated, some
puffed with Venity and none OF them
quite rich enough. Miss Perkins SO
eial position rsquired as a minimum
$4,000 year. and 1t was her rubi
tion to land three or four times tbat
amount. a-
Tired OF the social functions which
she had constantly felt Obliged TO at
tend for matrimonial purpose, when
July came she resolved 70 go to some
middle class resort where she would
throw OF the artificial and be refresh
cd by the natural But even this was
a part Of her general plan. for she felt
that some real loyemaking would give
zest to her abilities as a charmer
when engaged In hunting down a mil
lionaire.
Miss Perkins received a heart fresh.
ening that she had not bargalned for.
One Howard Dangler q recent grad
unte of a school for civil engineers.
thlked so enthusiastically OF the life
work before hIrn and showed so plain
~ that his career would be the better
for her wlfely encouragement and af-
fection that be quite fiustered her.
Not that she had any idea of seriously
listening to his bubbling chat-not she
she had no use for love In cottage
and the care ofschildren while her hus-
hand would be absent--often for long
tesms-in various parts of the world
fighting his way in his profession
But when, the season being over. they
separated on a steamboat landing,
standing apart from the crowd the
Iovellght in Miss Perkins eyes was
not al assumed.
But this IS world of change.
II IL December Miss Perkins Is
handed a card on which is engraved
the name OF Howard Dangler. A faint
change of color comes over her face.
followed by indications OF resolution.
She goes TO the drawing room. enter
ing with cold dignity. II is not July.
but December. and Miss Perkins would
not he out Of season. She extends her
hand to her visitor as a queen would
extend hers TO n subject who has ear
rled her train oyer y ditch that he may
RECEIVE his reward,
How do you do. Mr.. Dangler? How
good of yon to look me upl You are
the only one of my summer acquaint
ances that have met again"
The words summer acquaintances'
are spoken In an unmstakable tone
II have not been 10 your city before
since ! met YOU" siammers Mr.. Dan
gler. cor would have Then. seeing
that he Is making matters worse. be
stops and reddenn.ass-a,~ r,it,..s .,sass
Miss Perkins does not help hlm. In
deed, she sits mute. waiting for him [,
uhtangle himself, He goes of igt,
something abont that delightful sea
son." checks himself and, with a toucl
af melancholy, speaks OF the "forma
winter" then comes again to stop
This time Miss Perkins condescends I,
make a remark.
"Do you remain for some time IN thi
oityg'
The words conveyed the Idea fha
she would be willing he should leay,
by the next train.
BY this time Mr.. DANGER was begin
ming to recover himself. When h
spoke agaia VI was in a conventions
tone, with which he seemed to be quit
as familiar as Miss erkins.
Il shall be here all winter" he said
''but fear shall see little OF you Il
society, for | shall be very busk NJ.
aunt. Mrs. Walter DelanO. and sothe
relatives and friends are urging me I
accept invitations, but !
"NIrs. Delanor exclaimed Miss Pei
kins "Your auntr'
Il shall be engaged financing the A
l.. and b. railroad, which we are goin
to build to connect two other roads Q
our system
But Mrs. Delano! know her yyr
WELL" again interrupted Miss Perkins
'She Is the leader Of our set"
The young man pushed on. ut WI
require some twenty millions to"s.
But thought you told me you wer
civil engineerfH r..s r,s
~ am. My father thought a know
edge OF engineering the best equil
ment for my lhe work. he IS Inal
ager OF the system and is beginning
throw some of his smaller respons
bilites ON 10 my shoulders. This Ii
lie matter of twenty millions"
Are you the son Of Edgar T. Dal
gler, the railroad kiugF
Yes. and my father sets more stol
by me than most fathers do by the
sons. for lie has only me TO carry Q
his great work after his death. RI
pardon me. I'm sure I have kept yc
altogether too long for a mere summ'
acquaintance"
During these Developments the be-
Of Miss Perkins heart had gone dow
to something lRe forty to the mlnut
She saw the opportunity OF lifetin
pass without a possibility OF even