The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-01
A Blunder.

hois When I was graduated he had
removed tc BanSion ~ Y. lie gave
me the street and number. but he was
q lawyer and lawyers were In those
days rroverbia for their wrctchcd
handwriting so | found II dihicnlt 10
i make out The address As near as
rould come to dcciphcrlng The name Of
The street Il was Lafayette. This was
not correct. It was ISABELLE street.
Leaving the station on my Arrival ]
took cab and told tile driver to take
me to 30 Lafayette street When ] saw
the house was surprised that my
father could afford to live in it, had
left two story frame cottage IN the
west to come TO -four story stone
front house in the east
paid the coachman and going up
= ihe stoop. rang the bell A maid cane
to the door whom ] had never seen.
and | told her TO tell mother that had
rome from school she asked me whom
the should say had come. ! told her
''her daughter. of course" ana. going
into the drawing room. looked about
me at the handsome furniture. still
wondering how father had been able TO
purchase IL The maid went upstairs
60 make the announcement.
l waited quite long while for her
return When she came down she told
me that no one was at home except my
mother. who had recently had a cata
ract removed from one of her eyes and
was obliged TO remain in a dark room
] was surprised. for had not been in
formed Of there being anything the
matter with her eye aud as the maid
said l was to 20 up 10 her ] ran VI.
stairs and through room that had
been darkened so that one entering my
mothers room should not let in any
llcht. The chamber occupied by my
mother was so dark that could scarce
~ see my hand before my face.
didn't know which way 10 turn tll she
called mo. ana even then went IN the
wrong direction til She had done so
aevern times. Then found her sit
ting IN an easy chair and put my arms
around her neck.
why. child. she said. why did you
write us that you would come tomor-
row? Your brother would have met
you at the station
] was startled My mothers voice
had changed. Could it he that her
trouble with her eye had broken her
faculties
There's some mistake about that
mother dear ! replied. ~ wrote that
/ was coming on Thursday Thursday
and Friday by bad writer may be
made to look alike. Perhaps there's
where the error lies"
was about TO speak OF her trouble
when | heard the door of -rhe ante
room open and shut Then the door OF
the room | was In opened. some one
hurried in, and n mans voice said:
Where are you sisf"
nm here"
"Ellen told me you'd come, and come
n day ahead OF time"
My brother Tom, ten years my
senior. never called me anything but
isis" and "sissey." but there was some
thing wrong with his voice. ! had no
time TO wonder what had caused the
change when ! felt myself clasped In
two strong arms and lips pressed
against mine.
whats become Of your beardT l
asked.
Beard never had one. We've
been counting on your coming. Moth
er Is shut up for the present, but she'll
come out all right. The doctor says
she may have the light in one week
more Awful glad to see you'll mean
10 feel You, ha, ha! Can't see any
thing IN here. Have to rely on the
touch" And lac gave me another good
hug and several kisses. but come
out into the light | want TO see how
you've improved. You won't mind,
will you, mother;"
''Not II you don't keep her too long.
Putting his arm around my waist he
led me out through the anteroom and
opening the outer door, we stood on
the threshold between the room and
the hall.
! say we stood there, and so we did
We didn't get any farther. at least not
just then. Never were two people more
astonished, bevildered. We were en-
tire strangers TO each other.
"Grcat Scott" was his exclamation
Heavens wns niue
He dropped his arm as II II had beer
shot, and l quickly drew away.
"How IN the name off,
Il must have got into !he wrong
At this point he regained his equa
nimty "lf you're not my sister, You're
certainly worthy TO be any ones sister
At any rate. I'm happy TO make youl
ACQUAINTANCE. even by mistake, though
assure you I don't usually on 81
light an acquaintance
lie paused, and my face flushed Grim
.on.
4 come" he said rcassurlngly tel
me how il happened"
told him my story. and he rcpief
that his own sister. who had beer
away frori home on long visit wa.
expected the next day lie insisted
that needed luncheon and orderc'
one. and while ! WIS eating II he tele
phoned for carriage. When Il cam'
he got in With me aud began hun