The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-14
THE GREEK.GOvERNMENT /:
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pIVicAHlonS. III Is NOlnlnR UNUSUAL 10
find graduate punching cattle or
strimming piano in western dance
house or even dealing faro. AS to the
girls, a college education makes them
more self reliant, more daring. and
they are beginning on leaving college
TO take their chances with the men in
novel enterprises.
Everett Avery on being graduated
delivered an oration. The senior class
from neighborlng wonen's college
attended the exercises. and while
Avery was speaking his attention was
attracted TO a dark haired and eyed
girl with strongly marked face who
was listening TO him. A few days
later he attended the commencement
exercises OF ;he women's college re-
fcircd to and sat looking up with in
tercst at the girl who had favored him
with her attention.
Avery proved to be one Of the men
who find that a higher education
docsn't always bring success After.
trying n number of occupations and
finding that his education had inspired
him with contempt for all of them
he made UP his mind that success is
gamble and he would as lief gamble
with his pick as a prospector for mines
as in any other way. Five years after
oratiug on the Influences of Greek
civilization on modern university life
he was twenty feet down in n hole in
Colorado hunting for gold.
Rather. he was hunting for more
gold. He had struck vein that prom
ised something and was following it
mp. II opened well rs he went down.
but the widening seemed rather to lead
TO the western side of his claim. After
following 1t TO his line he knocked off
and went away TO put in claim for
the adjoining property. He was too
late. The land had long ago been taken
up. After having been away from his
mine for some time he returned to 1t
TO find hole on the eiaim he had been
after A good deal OF dirt had been
taken out. but not enough TO show that
the claim was being worked by more
than one person.
Avery went to work again. following
his lead" down, since lie had reached
his limit to the west. One day he dis
tinctly heard the sound of u pick I'M
that direction. His neighbor had evi-
IDENTIFY struck the vein he had discov-
cred. Suddenly something gave way.
and tho whole west side of the mine
slid down. 1nass OF loose dirt. There
stood his neighbor. To Avery's aston
ishment the miner was woman,
though size wore high top boots and Il
skirt TO her knees. The two stood star
ing at each other by the dim light of
their lanteres.
Your face IS familiar TO me-" was
the iirst remark. Avery made it.
81 remember you perfectly" replied
the ncighbor. "Where have we metz"
You were speaking of the influence
OF Greek civilization on
Blast the Greeks. IL they had never
existed perhaps | wouldn't he here
might have spent the time learning
something practical. BY the way. your
own oretion impressed me You were
dilating on the future OF woman in our
government, | believe"
1T doesn't look as if ! am 70 govern
anybody down here. does III"
mot unless you govern me. But, tell
me, how in the'world did you eyer hap
pen TO come here"
'After graduation | became a stenog.
rapGer and typewriter Father came
ont here AID entered several claims.
He died. and came out 10 look over
what he had. | was advised to have
this claim examined. That meant II
there was anything in it would be
cheated out of it. | concluded to do It
myself"
HIN. You've run into my claim"
"Nou mean you've run into mine.'
Hadn't you better so back east and
follow up the points made in Your
graduating speech go into politics.
and leave this thing 70 me TO handle
for both OF us:"
II Ike that You might go abroad
and study UP on the ancient Greeks in
nuence on modern university life. Your
college might give you a professorship
ON that
"Or some other subject Of no prac-
teal use. Thanks. no. I'd rather dig
dirt In that feel I'm doing some
thing"
I'D rather govern the country. ad-
nit, hut even woman suffrage doesn't
seem 10 make quick headway. aud I'm
afraid I'll be an old woman before I'll
be eligible 70 a governing Office
And even then you'd be defeated by
a younger one"
Right you are
"Weil, let's come 20 an understands
ing Five years in the world have
Knocked the nonsense out OF both OF
lis. These two mines must be united.
I'll sell to YOU II yon want to buy"
no funds IN sell to you"
Same here"
"What shall we dof"
we might unite our interests by
uniting ourselves. ! can handle pick
better than you and you can cook. l
fancy. Now, suppose we set up "A cab
in together You take care OF II while
| follow this lead. I'm dead sure
there's a LOT IN e."