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

CiattOn.
'What | want IN a wife IS amiabil
iiy.. don't care bow ioany other gooo
traits she has ~ She hasn't that d
don't want her.
How arc you going tu fnd oull
about i wonian's disposition before
nlaiflp@ey
'1'akc her ulmwnrcs aud test her.
-''1lnr rumintls me Vf story" re-.
jniicd the other. and lighting a cigar.
The told Il.
Ono morning a gentleman was sit.
slug IN a railway car when three well
dressed young ladies so. IN ANA began
to- look about them for seats together
There was one entirely vacant scat,
tie next is front OF the gentleman
mcntioncd. one OF The girls, who
seemed to be taking the lead. stopped
before these seats. turned over the
back Of the forward one ana looked
bard at the gentleman sitting in tho
other, plainly saying by her manner
'Ne three girls can have nice littlc
parry Of our ow,. i, these seats II you
will lake one with some one else
Haven't You the poitencss 10 do soy
"But the gentleman sat still in his
sear evidently there was no polite.
Ressgin him. The leader of he trio
took the seat next the window, facing
the impolite mau; one OF her party sat
beside her, while the third uroppeh
4 into tie seat beside the man Thcy
( we're evidently chums and kept up n
! clattcr with their tongues. The man
sat among them like black crow
Z among white doves. paying no atten-
3 ton 60 them nor they TO him. He wac
young and bore the stamp OF a gentle
s man. Surely it was surprising that he
should not have given them the whole
s OF tic two seats ana chosen another
for himself Instead he sat stolidly
looking IN front OF him. not even
gancing out OF the window or reading
a-newspaper. The leader OF the party
began 10 fire up Sitting facing the
man, she was subject 20 his constant
gate 1t was, to say the least. annoy
lng.
"'This ig iutoierablc,' she said fan
ming herself angrily. Did any one
ever see such rudeness.
''Gcntly, Alice said the girl beside
sFttfe sfurcr in a cauti0ning tone.
II you think you can stand II,
Bet, YOU change seats with me
"'f'm willing, Bet replied softly.
"'You shall do 10 such thing. You
haven't The spunk OF a Kitten. shall
stay right here. and il he doesn't stop
Il ili try 10 ilud way 60 make him.
"The man paid no more attention TO
the words than II they had not been
spoken If he had occasionally turned
his eyes upon the other girl facing hun
or glanced at the one beside him his
/. action would not have been so no
Z tlceable. But,-gHs she mad sGScd his
gaze on Alice aud ignored the Others
~ cau't endure it any longer,
Name She said = must keep my
eyes fixed on you or I shalt do somc-
thing terrible
"-Why not apply TO the CONDUCTOR
suggested Name.
~ Will just as soon as he comes
along.
But the conductor did not come
along, and .Aliccs position was not
! comfortable She turned again coward
the man. lie was slill staring at her.
Sllc resolved TO try the effect OF re-
turning his insolence IN Kind. Fixing
her eyes upon him. she stared at him
for a full minute Making no impress
sion whatever, her temper broke away
completely. Closing her fan tightly
ia her fist, she drew it back ana land
ed Il vigorously on the mans cheek.
"'There" she exclaimed Perhaps
It VIII teach you not to stare lady
10 death
The man brought his hand TO the
hurt, half rose aud in a gentle voice
full OF sorrow said:
t'F.s"rbefe IS Some mistake. You do
/, not understand. / am blind
. Ion. Aliceg moaned Bet. What
have YOU deneT
'ewhy didn't you tell mey said
4 Alice to the man
You have said nothing TO make me
understand that | was offending YOU
though pow some OF your remarks are
4 intcllisiblc to me-
People in such condition. said
7 -NH uJ1 lOiui9sl Suohiuu tidNel ulOuc..
Girls, exclaimed Bet. neither OF
you seems 70 appreciate that il is you
and not this poor man who is to
blame
"No one Is 10 blame, ladies' said
the man. 1T is simply my misfortune.
The train slowed up for station.
Tue man arose aud feeling his way
With a walking stick. started to leave
the traiu. The girl called Bet took his
arm and saw him TO the platform
Il see the pith of your yarn" re.
marked the listener. Your man aud
Bet became lovers. were married. and
she ministered all her life to a blind
mau. Very touching, but somewhat
hackneyed."
r-Nothiug OF the sort. The fellow
wasn't blind at all. Il was put up
job Oh his part He wanted wife.
just Us you do. who was amiable he
found her IN the girl who befrieudeJ
him, but instead of hunting her up and
marrying her what do you suppose he
did, Why he huuted up the girl whu