The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-29


he Is a literary lapidary: but bis sen
seneea ere sc subtle. 80 complex &c
intricately compounded. and 30 dis
cursive that ! get q pain In the back
OF my neck before ! flnd out what he
may mean; and theni don't agrea
with him Nov 10 is worit while to
put IN 70 much hard reading oaly to
be irritatedY
n beg pardon" Winter interposed
with masculine pnaillanimity eyadins
takes aldes IN the question at Issue,
a thought we we're going TO have
some music; why doN't YOU boys give
US some college aongs2 Here "a Q
mandolin"
Auat Rebecca'r still luminous eyes
went from the speaker 70 Janet Smith
IN the corner She said something
about hearing the music bcite. from
the otheg eide Of the balcony Now
Gas Mrs Mlllicent very truly ex.
plaiaed) there was not ha'penny.
wofth's difference IN iegor OF one side
over the other but she followed IN
tho weac 81 aeF smperlaur aunt.
The colonel dgaw nearei te Janet
Smhl IN order TO sink his voice be
low disturbing the musie-iovern ne
found u necessary to eft Oh 8 pilt o.
cushions az her feet
@Did you know Mercer will be back
t0'nisht2' he began, long way from
his ultimate object, lie noticed that
leAnlng back IN The shadow her ready
smile had dropped from her fece,
which looked Nred. q wGnt TO tell
you a little story about Mercer he
continued "nay q? 81 won't take
long
Ne was aware, and Il gave aim q
twinge Of palD 20 see u, that she sat
up little stralghteT, Ike one on
guard and on. how tired her face was
and how sweet he told her OF all his
suspicious Of her brotherln.law; OF
the blood.stains and the changing OF
'clothes, she did not interrupt him by
S question, hardly by motion, until
be told Of the conversation with
Keatchara and the note signed ~The
Black Hand" AT this her eyes light.
ed; she exclaimed impetuouslyi
Cary Mercer never did send that LEI,
teri She drew deep intake OF
breath. y don't believe be touched
Mr. Keatchaml"
Neither do ~ said the eoIonel
"but watt" He went on to the theater
girls report Of the receiver Of the tele.
grams Her hands, which clasped her
snee. fell apart Ter lips parted end
closed firmly
did | think It was your" said he
"Why, yes, confess did fear Il
might be and that you might be trying
10 shield Atkins"
II" she exclaimed Aotly; that de-
testahle villalnl"
isn't he3a cried the eolouel "Hut
well / coaldn't tell how he might
strike a lady" he ended lamey
" reckon he would strike lady II
she we're silly enough 70 marry him
and he got Tired OF her he ip the
kind OF man who viii persecute girl
TO marry him, follow her arouna and
impoftuue her and dattar her and
then. II he should prevail never for
give her for the bother she has given
him. Oh. / never did Ike him: I'm
alrald Of him. awiully.'
"NUt youge-the colonels voice vas
cheerful, aa II be had h0t ehiyered
over HIS own fofeboding vision I've
seen you IN action already. YOU know"
mot fighting bombs. hate bombs.
There are 80 many pieces lo big gou.
You cant run away"
We'll. you'll fnd them rot 50 bed
besides. you did tght one this very
morning, and you we're cool 80 pep
permintl"
rThnt was cutie different ! had
Tins 20 thlnk, end The danger was
more 10 me than to gny one elas but
to thinks Of Mrs. Winter end Arehle
end ~ an Of you that ecares me-"
"Now. don't let It get on your
nerves" ne soolhed--of course ia Is
necessary 10 take girls hand "
soolke her when She Is irightned but
Miss Smith calmly released her hand.
only reddcnlng. little and she
Where where were we
nt2e she asked in her unconscious
phraaeologg
Somewhere around hlklns. 4
,hhk. said fhe colonel; ne laughed In
bis turn he found It eesy to laugh,
nov That he knew hos she felt toward
ATLAS. "yan nee. alier talked with
xeatrham couldn't make anything
but Atklas out Of The whrle business
fut there we're th0se siclned cags and
llia chshglne his clothes
4Yes said she
eiiou explaln2 Trere wes oaly 0ne
that wea, that perhaps
Mercer had diseovere6 Ileatcham he
Ihrs we dld. unoonscIously spotied his
ru1s, been alarmed by our approach
Ard hidden, lest Il should b. Gle inur,
itierh returning, re might have
wanted 4 chance 20 afaw bis ~
Yplfer say he dld that Wy he miehl
Io0lIshly pretend to enter for the first
time II he made that mlslake and
lhen discovered the condition Of his
rn1s Gnd the sputa on hIs knee. shat
would Be his natural first impuiseg
Why, 70 change them. Trusting that
key hadn't been noticed Rnyle,
hen he i'd 81 them -"
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