The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-05

aunt's next words were lost. but q sen
tence caught his ear directly; For
all she's gentle. she has plenty Of
spirit. BERTHE, did ever tell you about
the time our precious cousin threw our
great.great.grandfather's gold snuif.
box at herr MOI II was funny. She
flew into one Of her towering RACES,
and shriekiEg: Take that hurled
the snuftbox at Janet Janet wasn't
used 10 having things thrown at her,
She cSught the box. then she rang
the boil. Thunk you very much says
Janet; and when old Aunt phroslo
came. she handed the snuf.hox to her
as a present. But she sent Il that
same day Ia one Of the sisters. There
was never anything else thrown at
her. / can tell YOU"
They found a wonderful unset on
the hay when San Francisco was
reached, Still IN her golden humor,
as they ratified over the cobblestones
Of the picturesque streets to the PAX
ace hotel, Mrs. Winter told anecdotes
Of Robert Louis Stevenson, obtained.
from a friend who had known bis
mother. Mrs. Winter had chosen tho
Palace IN preference to the st.
Francis, to Mrs. Melville's high dis
gust.
"sho thinks II more typical"
snoered Milllcent; myself. l prefer
cleanliness and comfort to types.
Their rooms were waiting for them
and two bellboys ushcred Mrs. Winter
into her suite. Randall was lodged on
the same floor. and Mrs Melville, who
was to spend a few days with her
aunt On the latter's invitation. was on
a lower floor. The colonel had begged
to have Archie next 10 him; and he
examined the quarters with approba-
iion. His W room was the last OF
the suite: to the right hand. between
his room and ArehIe's. was their bath:
then the parlor Of Mrs Winters suite
next her room and bath. and last, to
the right. Miss Smiths roam.
Archie was sitting BY the window
looking out on the street only ths
oval Of hts soft boyiah cheek showed
The colonel went by him TO the parlor
beyond, where he encountered his
aunt her hands mli Or gay postal
cards.
Souvenirs de voyage" she answered
bis glance; 4 am going TO post them
Can't I take hem for yOug'
mo. thanks, / want the exercise
MAY | 80 with your
Indeed. no. Ny dear Berthe, I'm
only aged. Pm not infrma
you viii never bc aged. responded
the colonel CALAMITY. lie turned away
and walked along the arcade which
looked down into the great court Of
the hotel Millleent was approaching
hlmi Milllcont IN something Of a tenn.
per Her room was hideously draughty
and she could not get anyone, although
she had rune and te%lephoned TO the Of.
flee and tried every device which was
efIactual In a well-conducted hotel
but this. she concluded bitterly. was
not wellconducted; II was only typi
cal &
There's a lovely fire in Aunt Re
becca's parlor. soothed The coloncli
come IN there
Afierward Il seemed 10 rim that this
whole interview with MlIlicent could
not have occupied more than four min.
utes, that It was not more than seven
minutes since he had seen Archio's
shapely curly head a~gr.nst the curtain
fall Of the window.
Hut when he opened the door, Miss
Smith came bward them. rs Archie
with Aunt Rebecca?" said she
The colonel answered that he had
Faft him In the parlor; perhaps he had
stepped into his " room.
hut neither IN Archle's 0 the colo
nel's nor In any room Of the party
could they find the boy.