The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-16
The Story Corner
CUPID N The sLlzzARO.

lhe unproopdpHicd Noycnher hH2Slrd
6orked iogc,hcr foto the good Of 10.
land Raxtcr
The SilperHess wedding was schod'
uled Cor Denver The abseni.minded
Mrs. Graves and the relentless hllz.
zar met IN Chicago
Polly Hess had recently moved 10
Chicago ana when her brothers n.
ancee wrote that the wedding would
occur diraetiy before ThankssivIng
day and would She plcasc have a
ducky irook Of leafsreen chiffon cloth
to wear as maid Of honor, Polly u,
siantly decided that Chicago was a
very biz city aud one IN which a new
dressmaker must be- sought with dis.
erection.
Upon her musing entered Mra.
Graves, whose faculty for switching
from one topic OF conversation TO an.
other with lightning rapdily was as
amusing 70 her friends as Il was be.
wildering TO new acquainianoea. Said
Mrs Graves:
"Of course. ! can help YOU ont My
friend, Mrs. Baxter you never dld see
such clotael Hy the way. didn't Nfs,
DAILY look Ike a trump at the CLAN
meeting Thursda.tg s,,e Mrs BAXTER
my dear-did YOU eser hear worSe ylo.
In music than we had on that pro.
ernm2 Her address-oh, yes GTa
Boulevard. Dear child. however dd
YOU train your Iaahes to curl like
thatg"
An hour later Roland R9s;er loos
ing Inio the wonderful violet eyes be-
meath those same curling lashcs. inp
medlately decided tha. eyes lashcs'
ana the owner thereof had dfcaped
straight rom heaven
THE haxtdr maid was standing IN
Che private hallway of The nater
aparimcnt explaining % Polly Hcss
that Mis- noxier was moi yal M
Wo,id Miss Hess csll later IN tho
day? Mrs Baxter cxpec,ed TO be
home ali afternoon
And a. this instant the eIdgsi scion
81 the house Or Baxter added carei.
,y 4Youn surely fnd hor here abort
-Four Do come back SIZE would re
sorry 10 miss you"
Then by cxcrllng al bis viii power
he managed 70 stand perfectly rtHl
and watch tho yoleteyed angel ial
hsf departure.
Polly lless walted through ne
sharp November air feeling oadiy ba
wilderca.
~ must have been the places and
her name Is Baxter bnl I'm ufrald ne
prices arc way beyond me She mus
be dreadfully smart, and suppose
she has to 80 out late tc theater
aud things 70 see the styles but ahs
ought TO be up BY 10 O'Clock Maybe
she has Q good forcwoman Anyhow
am coming hack 10 bus froSlM with
ont figuring on the rem tha dress
maker makes you helm 10 pay"
At $3.50 Roland Raster slrnlla { ittt
hts mothers drawing room The tca
things wefe artmsed on o conyealent
table. bat the afternoon lowered axe
guests would probably Go few Mra
hudef closed her masazlue
ANYTHING wrong q. lhe oifltp R6
iand2' she inquired
No. Just thoaghi "a klock or rs
hideops afternoon downlown. ar,
pretty women around tca ta8la ca
make you forgat the worst weather
liis aatuie mother was Cor once noa
plussed Roland q willing sacrifice Oh
ihe altar u her afternoon iea table
AND then iAe maia announced Mis-
Hess
Polly Hess paused hewlldcfed. ID
the doorway Ttsa vita labgh tlue
% with dIsmay and jvst liila iiys
terra she cried:
"0h- now know there "a somethlh4
wrong Please forgive me, I've mode
such dreadful mistake
Mrs Baxter stood midway between
her chair and ner flushed sliosl
Perhaps II yca woGld ezpiam-
Ven do let ME explain. was looa
lna for dressmaker and Mrs Crave
-"
showing her Yesterday, She asked me
for the address Of my dressmnker.
you asked hel about dressmaser ana
she gage you MY address when sic
ihoisht she waa giving ron tic dresa
makcrs Thuts JUST Ike ne9"
THE two Numan laughed In concert
and then suddenly plnsed both hxA
caught the rumble Of maaculinc lauga.
tcr and realized hist Roland haa Fisea
and was stumbling altusethor rsFectau
i attitude and expression.
My son. Miss DO ten me your
aine and stop for cup Of iea mW
mnred Mrs Basler eager 10 relieve
The girls embarrassment hlise
IIessg Ny son Roland light ihp
alcohol stove ana ring for some Of
that strawberry Jam SOU love
Mrs Baxter meant only % undo The
mischief wnnnnhf by her Volnble and