The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-07

NI 4 Stttitff' ~ y. lEUltsV Iuthlut
thmueh large iissci eo,luio- ug tlle
hscienda ot1Jba use ~ tg,1 III sfin he
eVenlns nf my arrival on lhe ground
! received an Invitation frodl hin! ~
innke hia hyuee MY headquarters. Had
! been oids. ! might have declined 10
place myself under obligation 4mt ia
Youth one Is not so iineiy 10 refuse
faVors.
Nor Is one at that age cverscrupulous
80 isVe. Don Josehad a pretty daugh
ter Dona lsabel who vas heir 10 d
considerable potion Of his estate. l.
who had nothing hut my profession
and not much Income even ia that
should not have listened moment to
the temptation 90 make love to this
heiress When younsster wishes 10
do the right thing ia such q ease he is
apt to beat tie devil ab,,ut the stump
bs SNORING his heart TO the girl 10
some covert way. | beat the devil
around the stump not only as a salys
10 my conscience, but because / was
not afforded an opportunity 10 make
love orenIy. Resides. ! had no reason
to suppose thst the young lady would
respond, and to think OF receiving
snub from her for proffered love quite
took my breath away Prudence die
tated plan that was noncommlttal
never saw Dona Ysabel alone, but
| passed many evenings at the house
in company with the family one even
ing took dictionary from the library
on pretense or looking for the Spanish
for word wished tosuse Don Jose
was 10 the room with others. and Doua
Ysnbel was looking over my shoulder.
There Is story that 4 courtier who
aSpired 10 the favor OF Queen Eliza
beth of England wrote his aspiration
and his fears on q window pane With
a diamond and received his reply in
tho same way Tie message ana re-
Fly constitute rhyme and are famil-
lar to most people who have received
q finished education. Whether Dona
Ysabel had ever met with them | did
not know. While turning over the
leaves Of the dictionary stopped and
held my thumb for awhile on the
word "faih." Then. carclesSly turning
over the leaves. ! suffered tito remain
on the word "wouldr In this way
] Indicated the line.
Fain would | climb, but fear to fan.
I had reached the word "climb" and
Was looking far "lutr when Dona
ysabcl walked away from me. ! in.
ferred that she hnd not seen through
nus device. for if she had natural
feminine curiosity would have led her
20 remain where she was I'LL | had
finished Replacing the dictionary IN
the library. I bcgan conversation
with her father ahaut the location OF
the railroad through his hacienda, 4
subject in which he WAS Interested.
The next morning arose aud break
tasted "a WAS my custom. long before
the family were downstairs aud was
going TO my work when, passing
through the library, ! waN surprised
10 see The dictionary lying open on a
table Going TO it, my eye resled on
tile pages before me. which included
words beginning With the letter -
TFnder tie word III" ! noticed a light
peacii marx.
Nv heart Jumped "lf" was the he
ginning of Queen Ellzabeih's reply TO
the aspiring courier. Rapidly turning
over the leaves To words beginning
With cir | looked for you. There
was pencil mark under II. Are
was the next word IN tne queens reply,
aud this. too l found UNDERSIGNED.
had seen al | required 90 convince ne
that not only hsd a reply 10 my mes.
sage, bur The see!y ! desired II was
this
II you're afraid. climb not at all.
coInpleting the famous rhyme
Fain would climb. but fear TO tail.
II you're afraid. climb not at all.
Ii was so well known to DOna Ysabel
that she did not need 10 see 1t com
pleted after the word sclimb."
On the surface. from this time till
had finished my work, Dona isabel
and were merely acquaintances. we
did not even use the dictionary or any
other means OF communication. bul
the night before | was 10 take my de
parture, again making a pretext OF
finding a word. Withdrew the volume
from the library aud began q hunt
Ysabel stood over me. and ! pointed
10 the following words.
The way is dark The road fail &c see
As soon as had completed my mes
sage Ysabel left me and. taking nj
sorne embroidery. devoted herself TO II
But / watched her and saw that sh'
was 10 deep thought. After awhile sh,
laid aside her work and, turning 20 th'
dictionary that lay on the table, begal
20 turn over the leaves. went an(
stood over her She pointed out ih'
following reply:
Make your demsnd and leave the res
10 me.
After the family had retired for th'
night and | was having a few fina
words With Don Jose about the section
OF the rpiroad ! had iecated ! sud
denly asFonished him w asking 60
his daughters hand. II was not onll
my impddence that startled him IN
wonder dat | should have made sncl
demaHi without something Of
courshifas Il customary IN the uniie'
States Before he could make any re